A pair of wild extra-inning non-league softball games highlighted Thursday action.
Union needed eight innings and a pair of home runs to hold off Mountain View 4-3, while Heritage came from behind three times to finally top Camas in the 11th inning, 10-9.
Camas (8-3) pulled out in front 8-2 after a seven-run fifth inning, and Heritage (3-6) came back to tie with two in its half of the fifth, one in the sixth and three in the seventh to force extra innings.
Jaila Ellis hit a one-out double to start the seventh-inning rally. Kaliann Newberry — who was 4 for 6 with four RBI — singled home Ellis for the first Timberwolves run in the seventh. With two outs, Kylie Thomas doubled to score Newberry and Makiah Iven followed with the game-tying single.
Both teams scored a run in the ninth inning, Camas on a groundout and Heritage on a hit by Newberry.
After Camas went 1-2-3 in the top of the 11th, Heritage was quickly down to its final out when Newberry’s ground ball turned into a Camas error and courtesy runner Skyler Jones came home with the game-winning run.
In addition to pitching 10 2/3 innings, Ellis was 3 for 6 at the plate with two doubles, a home run, two RBI and scored three runs.
Over at Mountain View, the Thunder (1-8) scored twice in the bottom of the sixth against Union (6-0) to tie that game at 2-2.
Union’s McKinley Ermshar and Kayla Brusseau hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the eighth for a 4-2 lead.
Mountain View then scored on Izzi West’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning, and Emily Palomino kept the Thunder alive with a two-out base hit. However, Ermshar struck out the final batter — her 11th strikeout of the game — to seal the win and avoid the upset.
Stars of the day
- Brooklyn Gaston, Woodland girls golf, shared medalist honors in a match against Mark Morris with a 45 at Lewis River as the Beavers won by 1 shot.
- Jana Knapp, Mark Morris girls golf, shared medalist honors with a 45 at Lewis River in the match against Woodland.
- Layla Royle, Skyview softball, went 3 for 4 with a double, three-run home run and four total RBI in the Storm’s 11-3 win at Kelso.
- Zoey Hughes, Battle Ground softball, struck out 10 batters in six innings as the Tigers beat Evergreen 13-2.
- MJ Westmorland, Hudson’s Bay softball, went 2 for 4 with two RBI, two runs scored, stole four bases and was the winning pitcher in a 12-8 victory over R.A. Long.
- Sam Jones, Castle Rock softball, was 3 for 5 with a double, home run, four RBI and scored two runs as the Rockets beat King’s Way Christian 11-5.
- Caden Spanier, Skyview baseball, pitched a complete game, allowing five hits, walking none and striking out nine in a 6-1 win over Union. He also went 3 for 3 with a triple.
- Brett Hoover, Kelso baseball, went 2 for 2 with two runs scored and a double in a 6-2 win over Mountain View as the Hilanders improved to 12-0.
- Joey Marin, Evergreen baseball, went 3 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI in a 16-1 win over Heritage.
- Charlie Palmersheim, Columbia River baseball, pitched a complete game in a 4-1 win over Ridgefield. He allowed five hits, one walk and struck out five.
- Derek Tarnoski, King’s Way Christian baseball, went 4 for 5 with two doubles and three RBI in a 15-4 win over Castle Rock.
- Eli Wall, Seton Catholic boys soccer, scored a hat trick and added two assists in a 9-1 win over Stevenson.
- Max Moscovciuc, Skyview boys soccer, had three assists in the Storm’s 8-0 win over Kelso.
- Daniel Reyes, Mountain View boys soccer, scored two goals as the Thunder beat Evergreen 3-1 to move into first place in the 3A Greater St. Helens League.
