Between rain and Kent School District’s spring break the week of April 9 there were just a handful of fastpitch games which left the South Puget Sound League North division standing essentially unchanged.
Kentlake, which played two games early in the week, just barely escaped its contest with Thomas Jefferson on April 10 thanks to a come from behind effort in the seventh inning.
The Falcons beat the Raiders 5-4 but heading into the final frame Kentlake was down 4-2.
Madie Brown started things off for Kentlake with a single to right field. Kellie Nielsen reached on an error and Brown advanced to third base then scored on a throwing error at first. Nielsen then scored on a Libby Riehl single to right field with two outs.
Katie Habryle finished the game 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a double while Ashley Starke was 1-for-2.
Hannah Sauget got the win in the circle for Kentlake as she gave up four hits and struck out eight in a complete game effort.
The previous day Kentlake beat Mount Rainier 10-0, taking advantage of nine hits and four errors by the Rams to get the win.
Sauget pitched a complete game shutout and racked up a dozen strike outs.
In the lone game of the week for both teams, Kentwood beat Kentridge on April 10, 11-3.
The Conks drew first blew scoring two runs in the top of the first then scored four in the third and three in the fourth to hold off the Chargers.
Courtni Easton went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, Bailey Marshall finished the game 3-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored and a double and Jaylnn Rohweder smacked a three-run triple on a 1-for-2 effort for Kentwood.
Conks freshman pitcher Kendall Goodwin threw a complete game and tallied two earned runs in the circle.
For Kentridge offensively, Ashley Conradi was 2-for-4 with a pair of singles and an RBI while Hannah Overall was 3-for-3 on the day and two RBIs with all three hits being triples.
Meanwhile, Tahoma put together a pair of wins, scoring a combined 27 runs in victories over Kent-Meridian on April 10 and Auburn Riverside on April 13.
In the 14-2 win over K-M for Tahoma, Bre West finished 2-for-2 with a pair of singles, a run scored, two RBIs and a stolen base. Mariah Hill went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base. Hayley Beckstrom smacked a three-run single while Amanda Allison went 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and three runs scored. Halle Elliot was 1-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored, an RBI and swiped three bases.
On April 13 Tahoma broke up a 1-1 tied in the top of the third to go up 5-1 over Riverside and never looked back, putting the Ravens away 13-4.
Jena Waler started off the third inning with a single up the middle. Molly Lathrop slapped a single over the Riverside third baseman and drove Waler in then Amanda Allison bunted to move Lathrop over.
Beckstrom then stepped into the box and ripped a double through the middle infield gap to bring in Lathrop.
West reached first base when Riverside had a hard time fielding a short chopper.
Two batters later Morgan Engelhardt crushed the ball for a triple to bring in Beckstrom and West to put Tahoma up 5-1.
Lathrop finished the game 2-for-5 with a pair of singles, two runs scored and an RBI, West went 4-for-5 with a trio of singles, a double, four runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base while Beckstrom was 3-for-4 with a triple, a run scored, two RBIs and two stolen bases.
Engelhardt was 3-for-4 with that three-bagger, a run scored, two RBIs and a pair of stolen bases. Waler went 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored and a stolen base.
Maddie Scott pitched a complete game for the Bears, as she scattered 10 hits, allowed four walks and struck out 11.
