Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2009

Tri-City team takes 2nd in 16U state softball

By the Herald staff

OLYMPIA -- A marathon day came up just short of a grand finish for the Washington Angels, the Tri-City-based ASA team that finished second in the state Sunday.

The Angels lost 11-4 to the Yakima Steelers, the second time the neighboring team beat the Angels in the tourney.

To reach the championship game, the Angels had to win three loser-out games earlier in the day, including a 4-3 victory over the Kent Tigers on Emma Lochridge's walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth to start the day.

In a 7-2 win over Selah, Christina Ramsey went 4-for-4 and drove in four runs, and Paige Goulet was 3-for-3.

In the semifinals, Stephanie Rojas tossed a two-hitter in a 5-2 win over the Kelso Slammers.

For the day, Lochridge went 10-for-13 (.769), and Ramsey drove in six runs.

The Angels qualified for regionals, which start Friday at Delta Park in Portland.

Yakima 120 051 2 -- 11 14 5

Angels 002 000 2 -- 4 7 3

Katelin Heid, Michelle Fuerst (7) and Maddy Roberts; Paige Goulet, Stephanie Rojas (5) and Emma Lochridge. Highlights--Goulet (W) 1x2; LeAnna Thompson (W) 1x1, RBI, 2B; Lochridge (W) 2x2, RBI.

Sunday highlights: Emma Lochridge 10x13, 3 RBIs; Christina Ramsey 7x17, 6 RBIs; Paige Goulet 6x11; Stephanie Rojas 4 RBIs; Megan Deffenbaugh 3x11; Krysta Beach good defense; Sienna Skeels 1x4.