Waitsburg Girls Sweep Touchet on Road

TOUCHET – The Waitsburg softball team rallied from two runs down in the sixth inning to pull out a win in the first game of Saturday's double-header at Touchet, 11-10. The Lady Cards then outslugged the Indians in a high-scoring second game, taking the win, 34-17.

In game one, Ariel Sandau and Tayler Jones each had three hits for Waitsburg, in a game in which the Cardinals trailed 10-7 after five innings. The team notched three runs in the sixth to tie it, and then got the winning run in the top of the seventh.

In game two, Waitsburg jumped out to a 9-1 lead after one inning and fought off a Touchet comeback before scoring 24 more runs in the final three innings to run away with the win.

For the game, Sandau had four hits, and Jones, Devon Harshman and Jade Alleman each had three.

"The first game was back and forth, with pitchers struggling to hit a pretty small strike zone," said Waitsburg Coach Angie Potts. "I'm really proud of the girls for being able to finish a close game and not get rattled."

Added Potts: "The girls hit the ball really well, ran aggressive, and made some great plays in the field.  We were able to complete some double plays and take advantage of base running errors committed by Touchet."

The two wins secured Waitsburg's third-place finish in the league and a spot in the play-in game for regionals on May 9.

Game 1:

Waitsburg     2  1  2   0  2  3  1    11   8    2

Touchet        3  1  2   2  2  0  0    10   5    0

Benson, Summers (3) and J. Alleman;  Skramstad and Gallaher

Hits: Waitsburg:  Sandau 3, Jones 3, Harshman, Pearson; Touchet: Gallaher 2, Olson 2, Rea

Game 2: 

Waitsburg    9  0  1  0  7  7  (10)  34  18  4

Touchet       1  5  2  1  8  0   0      17  7    1

Summers, Benson (2), Sandau (5) and J. Alleman; Kromm, Skramstad (1) and Contreras, Gallaher (1)

Hits: Waitsburg: Sandau 4, Jones 3, J. Alleman 2, Harshman 3, Pearson 2, K. Alleman 3, Summers 2; Touchet: Skramstad 2, Gallaher, Contreras 2, Jaggar, Rea