CBC, Walla Walla out of NWAC softball championships
Columbia Basin College and Walla Walla Community College were eliminated from the NWAC softball championships Saturday at Portland’s Delta Park.
Megan McMurrin drove in three runs for CBC, but Clackamas scored in the bottom of the seventh to beat the Hawks 5-4.
CBC finished the season with a 33-18 record.
Walla Walla (29-20) went home after a 17-0, five-inning loss to NWAC East rival North Idaho, which got a combined 11 RBIs from Chloe McIntosh and Katie Barron.
After Wenatchee Valley lost to Clackamas and North Idaho fell to Lower Columbia, no NWAC East teams remained in the tournament.
CLACKAMAS 5, CBC 4
CBC | 000 | 103 | 0 | — | 4 | 8 | 3 |
Clackamas | 130 | 000 | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Highlights: Sarah Gilliam (CBC) 2x3, R, RBI; Karissa Valdez (CBC) 2x2, R, RBI; Megan McMurrin (CBC) 2B, 3 RBIs; Taylor Balfour (C) 2R.
NORTH IDAHO 17, WALLA WALLA 0
North Idaho | 622 | 52 | — | 17 | 20 | 1 | |
Walla Walla | 000 | 00 | — | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Highlights: Chloe McIntosh (NI) 4x5, 2B, 3R, HR, 4 RBIs; Jamie Yurick (NI) 4x5, 3R; Katie Barron (NI) 4IP-0R-6K, 4x4, 3R, HR, 7 RBIs; Lexi Courtney (NI) 3x4, 2R, 2B.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
NWAC SUPER REGIONALS: CBC took advantage of 14 hits, while Karver Pate struck out six in five innings to lead the Hawks to an 11-2 win over Edmonds in a West Super Regional loser-out game in Tacoma.
Isaiah Hatch, Tanner Simpson and Colton Kelly each drove three runs for CBC (33-13), which will play Pierce at noon Sunday at Mt. Tahoma High School. The Hawks must win twice against Pierce to move on to next weekend’s Elite Eight.
Pate and Josh Williamson combined to pitch a three-hitter against Edmonds, which beat CBC on Friday.
Edmonds | 000 | 200 | 0 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 |
CBC | 230 | 400 | 2 | — | 11 | 14 | 1 |
Highlights: Brendan McClary (CBC) 2x3, 2R, RBI; Colton Kelly (CBC) 3x5, R, 3 RBIs; Isaiah Hatch (CBC) 3x4, 2B, 3R, 3 RBIs; Tanner Simpson (CBC) 3x4, 2R, 3 RBIs; Karver Pate (CBC) 5IP-2H-2R-6K; Josh Williamson (CBC) 4IP-1H-0R-0BB-4K.
CHEMEKETA 1, WALLA WALLA 0: The Storm scored in the third inning and held off the Warriors in the North Super Regional championship round in Mt. Vernon.
Griffin Davis struck out six in eight innings for Walla Walla (27-17), which will play Chemeketa again at 1 p.m. Sunday for the super regional title.
Walla Walla | 000 | 000 | 000 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Chemeketa | 001 | 000 | 00x | — | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Highlights: Hunter Gates (C) R; Jace Duty (C) RBI; Cory Finlay (C) 2x4; Griffin Davis (WW) 8IP-6K; Kris Jackson (C) 8IP-0R-7K.
This story was originally published May 21, 2016 at 9:32 PM with the headline "CBC, Walla Walla out of NWAC softball championships."