Warden grad leads Wenatchee Valley softball to sweep

Warden graduate Iris Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs on Saturday as the Wenatchee Valley softball team rallied past Walla Walla with three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning of the opener of an NWAACC East doubleheader.

The Knights topped the Warriors 12-11 and 9-3 in Wenatchee.

Rodriguez, a freshman, added an RBI single in the nightcap as Wenatchee Valley swept Walla Walla.

Kendyl Hamilton was 3-for-5 with four RBIs in the opener for the Warriors.

Walla Walla 010 046 0 — 11 10 1

Wenatchee Valley 440 100 3 — 12 18 2

Moe and Snow. Rambo, Crookes (7) and Swanson. Highlights—WW: Pontarolo 2-5, 2B; Kessler 1-3, 2B; Hamilton 3-5, 4 RBIs; DeBaugh 2-5; Smith 1-4, 2B, 2 RBIs. WV: Hess 3-4; Wilkey 3-5; Rodriguez 2-4, 2B, 4 RBIs; Pope 4-4, 2B, 2 RBIs; Rambo 2-4, 2B; Swanson 2-4.

Walla Walla 100 011 0 — 3 9 2

Wenatchee Valley 171 000 x — 9 10 2

Smith, DeBaugh (2) and Snow. Crookes, Rambo (6) and Hazen. Highlights—WW: Pontarolo 2-4; Kessler 3-4, 2B, 2 RBIs. WV: Wall 2-4; Wilkey 1-4, 3B, 4 RBIs; Hazen 2-4; Pope 1-4, 2B.

Yakima Valley 13-1, Columbia Basin 4-0: The Hawks were swept by the Yaks in an NWAACC East road doubleheader.

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Columbia Basin College 020 200 0 — 4 8 1Yakima Valley 238 000 x — 13 14 2

Columbia Basin College 000 000 0 — 0 2 0Yakima Valley 000 100 x — 1 4 0

This story was originally published April 26, 2014 at 10:52 PM with the headline "Warden grad leads Wenatchee Valley softball to sweep."