Roundup: Chiawana, Southridge advance in MCC softball district play

A slow start didn’t keep the Chiawana softball team down for long in Thursday’s Mid-Columbia Conference 4A loser-out game.

The host Riverhawks came back from a three-run deficit and notched a 13-3, six-inning win over crosstown rival Pasco.

Trailing 3-0 in the bottom of the third inning, Chiawana (12-9) found its offense, stringing together four hits and a sacrifice fly.

“We got some runners, and we relaxed and went out and played,” Chiawana coach Paul Antonovich said.

Annalisa McKinney went 4-for-4 with an RBI, while MoniQue Maldonado had three hits and drove in two runs for Chiawana, which will face Richland (17-3-1) in a district elimination game at 11 a.m. Saturday at Columbia Playfield. The winner will take on top-seeded Walla Walla (21-2) at 1 p.m. for the district title.

Sarah McEnderfer drove in a pair of runs for Pasco, which finished the season with a 2-18 record.

SOUTHRIDGE 5, KENNEWICK 3: The host Suns (8-11) beat the Lions (3-18) in a Mid-Columbia Conference 3A district loser-out game.

Saturday at Columbia Playfield, Southridge will face Hanford (7-13) in a district elimination game at 11 a.m., with the winner moving on to face Kamiakin (8-12) for the title at 1 p.m. The district finalists will head to next week’s regional tournament in Spokane.

Brittney Yocom went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI for the Suns, who rallied from a 2-0 first-inning deficit and went ahead in the fourth.

Southridge’s Sydney Stoner pitched all seven innings, striking out four and allowing five hits and one earned run.

Gaby Nava led Kennewick at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double.

Soccer

PASCO 3, FERRIS 1: The Bulldogs controlled the flow of play all day, outshooting the visiting Saxsons 15-5 to lock up a spot in the regional championship game as well as a return trip to the Class 4A state tournament.

Oscar Cortez, Jesus Meraz-Rodriguez and Sergio Avalos scored for Pasco (17-1), which will play Lewis & Clark at 1 p.m. Saturday at Edgar Brown Stadium in the championship of the Mid-Columbia Conference/Greater Spokane League regional.

“The midfield did a good job of getting on the ball,” Bulldogs coach Matt Potter said. “They were able to play out of some tight positions and get it up to the front guys.”

GRANDVIEW 2, QUINCY 1 (SO): Israel Gonzalez tied the score on a penalty kick in the 49th minute and then sent in the winner in Grandview’s 5-4 shootout victory, leading the host Greyhounds to the 2A District 5/6 title.

Antonio Garcia stopped three shots for Grandview (14-4-1).

At 5 p.m. Tuesday on the Rich Leenhouts Stadium turf, Grandview will host the winner of Saturday’s Toppenish-East Valley (Spokane) game in the first round of the 2A state tournament.

College Softball

BIG BEND 4-2, COLUMBIA BASIN 3-11: The Hawks (31-15, 21-9) salvaged a split of their NWAC East doubleheader with the host Vikings (9-27, 8-22) on Wednesday.

An error in right field with two outs scored the winning run for Big Bend in the opener, spoiling a big game for Kayla Andrews. The former Richland High School standout pitched all eight innings, allowing two hits and striking out 13. She also had a two-run home run off Big Bend’s Shayla Baker, who pitched a three-hitter.

But Andrews got her revenge in the nightcap, smashing three two-run homers for the Hawks.

CBC’s long-ball parade continued with homers by winning pitcher Sarah Gilliam (Southridge), Bri Hofstetter and Karissa Valdez (Othello).

Hofstetter and Valdez hit the first home runs of their career.

CBC finishes the regular season with a home doubleheader at 2 p.m. Saturday against Treasure Valley.

Golf

SOUTHEAST 2B/1B SUB-DISTRICT: DeSales’ Scott Kimball and Pomeroy’s Deana Caruso got the jump on the rest of the field for a berth to state.

Kimball leads the boys standings by three strokes after shooting a 3-over-par 75 at Sun Willows GC in Pasco on Wednesday. Caruso leads the girls field by 11 strokes after carding an 88.

The entire field plays again in the district round May 18 at Veterans GC in Walla Walla. The top six combined scores on each side advances to state.

Tri-Cities Prep’s Hogan Jones sits sixth on the boys side with an 84, four strokes clear of seventh place and just one back of fifth.

On the girls side, TC Prep’s Rachel Armijo is tied for third with DeSales’ Ali Haider at 100. Prep’s Ally Moore is sixth at 106.

This story was originally published May 12, 2016 at 8:20 PM with the headline "Roundup: Chiawana, Southridge advance in MCC softball district play."