PULLMAN - The Pullman High softball team scored 10 more total runs than Clarkston during its Great Northern League doubleheader Wednesday, but had to settle for a split. After bursting for a 20-7 win in the opener, Clarkston responded with a 9-6 victory the second game.
"They're playing with confidence right now and I want them to play that way and so it stings a little bit, but they know they can beat somebody by 20-7," Pullman coach Tara Briggs said. "I think that almost makes it seem more worse sometimes."
The first game saw Clarkston run out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first, but Pullman (8-6 overall, 7-3 GNL) responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame, thanks to a triple by Halley Ghighleri and a Bantams error. Things really opened up in the second inning, when they exploded for 11 runs.
Anne Mari Petrino ripped a double down the left-field line to tie the game at 5, and on the next at-bat Becca Wickard crushed a home run to left.
Wickard was one of several Greyhounds who went up to bat twice in the inning as Pullman blew the game open. Desi Tennant quickly made the score 8-5 on her single, and a double steal soon made it 10-5. Kenzie Druffel tacked on another run with a triple to make it 12-5, and when Miranda Davidson ripped an RBI single to put PHS ahead 13-5, the Greyhounds had scored 11 runs in the inning.
The second game was a different story, as Pullman lost despite outhitting Clarkston 15-12. Petrino, Ghighleri and Sarah Olson all had three hits, but the Greyhounds struggled to overcome a 4-0 deficit in the top of the first inning. Pullman got within 5-4 on Petrino's single, but that was as close as the Hounds would get.
FIRST GAME
Clarkston 500 02- 7 12 8
Pullman 2(11)0 7x-20 19 0
J.Carringer and M.Aliverti. Desi Tennant and Sarah Olson.
Clarkston hits - Rogers (2B), S.Swan 2 (2B), Hill (HR), Aliverti 2 (2-2B), Johnson (2B), J.Swan 2, Schell 2, Brannger.
Pullman hits - Anne Mari Petrino 3 (2B), Miranda Davidson 2, Becca Wickard 3 (2B, HR), Halley Ghighleri (3B), Sarah Olson, Desi Tennant, Kelsey Nestegard 4 (2B), Bri Surfus 2, Kenzi Druffel 2 (3B).
SECOND GAME
Clarkston 401 121 0-9 12 2
Pullman 202 200 0-6 15 6
S.Swan and M.Aliverti. Miranda Davidson, Desi Tennant (3) and Becca Wickard and Sarah Olson (3).
Clarkston hits - J.Brinkley, S.Swan, M.Hill 3, M.Aliverti 2 (HR, 2B), K.Brannger 2, J.Swan 2, F.Lenz (3B).
Pullman hits - Anne Mari Petrino 3, Miranda Davidson 2, Becca Wickard (3B), Halley Ghighleri 3, Sarah Olson 3 (2B, 3B), Bri Surfus 2, Kenzie Druffel.
Pomeroy 8, Waitsburg-Pres. 3
POMEROY - In a game the featured 16 errors, Pomeroy center fielder Heidi Heytvelt gunned down a runner at home plate to end the game and secure the Pirates' nonleague win over Waitsburg-Prescott.
There was a total of just six hits in the game.
Pomeroy, which improved to 9-4, will play host to Colton in an 11 a.m. Saturday doubleheader.
Waitsburg-Prescott 002 001 0-3 2 7
Pomeroy 220 112 x-8 4 9
J.Brown and J.Alleman. E.Schuh and T.Cloud
Waitsburg-Prescott hits - J.Brown, B.Adams.
Pomeroy hits - E.Schuh, L.Coleman, H.Tardif, K.Halbert.
Colton 15, Davenport 4
COLTON - MaryAnn Jacobs smacked two doubles and drove in seven runs to lead Colton to a 15-4 nonleague win over Davenport.
The Wildcats smashed 12 hits and ended the game on the 10-run rule after five innings.
Davenport 200 11- 4 4 5
Colton 334 5x-15 12 2
Zeiler and Smith. Schultheis, Schultheis (4) and Kelley.
Davenport hits - Halverson 2 (2B), Abbott 2 (2B).
Colton hits - Druffel, Jacobs 2 (2-2B), Moehrle, Schultheis 3 (2B, HR), Meyer 3, Smith (3B), Schultheis.
Lake City 12-9, Moscow 5-3
COEUR D'ALENE - Moscow's Reese Bentley smacked four hits, including two home runs, but the Bears couldn't hang with Lake City in a nonleague doubleheader.
The Timberwolves won 12-5 and 9-3.
Moscow committed eight errors in the opener, but cleaned up its play in the field in the second game and went errorless.
FIRST GAME
Moscow 000 130 1- 5 10 8
Lake City 211 431 x-12 12 1
Dreesmann and name not available. Flerchinger and name not available.
Moscow hits - Staszkow, Carscallen, Bentley 2 (HR), Cook 2 (HR), Doty 2, Dreesmann 2.
Lake City hits - Loffer 2 (2B), Hawkes 2 (2B), Williams 2 (2B), Cavanagh 2, Cook (2B), Walker, Dement.
SECOND GAME
Moscow 002 000 1-3 7 0
Lake City 521 010 x-9 13 1
Carscallen and name not available. Flerchinger, name not available (7) and name not available.
Moscow hits - Staszkow, Carscallen 2, Bentley 2 (HR), Cook, Maynard.
Lake City hits - Hawkes, Dement 3, Walker, Falciani, Gray 2 (HR), Beamer 2, Kaufman, Patton 2.
BASEBALL
Pomeroy 6, Waitsburg-Pres. 2
POMEROY - Pomeroy was aided by six walks and four errors as it hashed out a nonleague win over Waitsburg-Prescott.
The Pirates (13-3 overall) got hits from just two players, Jace Gwinn and Hogan Heytvelt. Gwinn smacked a single, a double and a triple while Heytvelt drilled two doubles. Both drove in two runs.
Gwinn, a freshman, has been hot of late, going 7-for-8 in Pomeroy's last two games.
The Pirates were without two usual starters, which allowed other players to get into the game, coach Dave Boyer said.
Pomeroy will now brace for a visit from Colton for a doubleheader at 11 a.m. Saturday. Both teams are unbeaten in Southeast 1B League play.
Waitsburg-Prescott 000 002 0-2 5 4
Pomeroy 201 021 x-6 5 2
Tyler Fedderson, Tyler Hoffman (5) and Jake Dunn. Jared Starin, Billy Ruchert (5), Hogan Heytvelt (7) and Jace Gwinn.
Waitsburg-Prescott hits - Kyle Gradwohl (HR), Dunn 2 (2B, 3B), Hoffman, Braden Miller.
Pomeroy hits - Gwinn 3 (2B, 3B), Ho.Heytvelt 2 (2-2B).
GOLF
Colfax's Whitze leads pack
WALLA WALLA - Colfax's Chance Whitze shot a 1-under 71 to lead the Bulldogs to the team title in a gathering at Washington 1B/2B schools at Wine Valley Golf Club.
Colfax had a team score of 332, which was 17 strokes better than DeSales of Walla Walla. Asotin, which took fourth, was led by Jacob Elskamp's 82.
Pomeroy, which didn't have enough boys to score as a team, got an 85 from Devon Caruso.
The Pirates won the girls' competition, with Deana Caruso shooting a 91.
BOYS
Team scores - Colfax 332, DeSales 349, Tri-Cities Prep 356, Asotin 360.
Medalist - Chance Whitze, Colfax, 71.
Other Colfax individuals - Bennett Gray 83, Augie Allenbach 89, Brian DeYoung 89.
Asotin individuals - Jacob Elskamp 82, Chase Ward 84, Hunter Gordon 94, Kyle Mason 94, Jake Dilling 100, Jacob Koerperich 106.
Pomeroy individuals - Devon Caruso 85, Jake Tewalt 89, Wyatt Flynn 99.
GIRLS
Team scores - Pomeroy 308, Tri-Cities Prep 320.
Pomeroy individuals - Deana Caruso 91, Teresa Meyers 105, Karrie Gould 112, Olivia Meyers 125.
