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State slowpitch softball: Union beat Skyview 12-1 to reach the 4A championship game

Evergreen, Columbia River advance to third-place semifinals in 3A/2A event

By Tim Martinez, Columbian Assistant Sports Editor
Published: October 27, 2023, 3:16pm

For the first time, a Clark County team will play for the state championship in slowpitch softball.

Union beat Skyview 12-1 in the semifinals Friday of the Class 4A state softball tournament in Yakima. The Titans will face Chiawana of Pasco for the title at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Gateway Sports Complex.

Sophia Rickard went 3 for 4 with two doubles and three RBI for Union in the win over Skyview. Ella Berfanger was 2 for 3 with a double and two RBI.

Earlier Friday, Union beat Central Valley of Spokane 9-3. Ella Berfanger went 3 for 3 with a double and three RBI, and Sophia Rickard went 2 for 4 with two RBI for the Titans.

Skyview beat Moses Lake in the first round 11-4. Nivayah Henry went 4 for 4 with a triple and seven RBI, while Abbey Hite was 3 for 3 with a double, triple and two RBI.

Columbia River beat Lake Washington 13-5 in the first round of the 3A/2A tournament, also at Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima. The Rapids then lost to University of Spokane 24-5 in the semifinals. No River details were available.

Evergreen lost in the first round to Mt. Spokane 16-6 in the first round. Savannah McMurtry went 2 for 4 with a double, and Maddy Logan was 2 for 3 with an RBI. Evergreen then beat Juanita of Kirkland 19-15 in a loser-out game. Logan went 4 for 5 with a triple and three RBI, and Ashlyn Wolf went 3 for 4 with a double and four RBI.

River will play the Evergreen at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the third-place semifinal.

UNION 9, CENTRAL VALLEY 3

CV 101 101 0—3 13 3

Union 001 404 x—9 14 2

Union

Highlights — Sophia Tumelty 2-4, 2 RBI; Sophia Rickard 1-4, RBI; Ella Berfanger 3-3, 2B, 3 RBI; Victoria Ross 2-4, RBI; Zena McKenzie 1-3, 2B; Bailey Gleich 1-3; Madison Wirth 2-3; Megan Barrie 1-3; Addison Moe 1-3.

SKYVIEW 11, MOSES LAKE 4

Skyview 103 030 4—11 18 1

Moses Lake 101 101 0— 4 13 2

Skyview

Highlights — Abbey Hite 3-3, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI; Madison Piak 1-4; Catherine Brown 2-4, RBI; Nivayah Henry 4-4, 3B, 7 RBI; Taylor Lies 1-5; Kaydree Rowland 1-3; Madison Johnson 1-4; Jordyn Padgiette 3-4; Avery Henderson 2-4.

UNION 12, SKYVIEW 1

Skyview  010 00 — 1 11 1

Union 251 13 —12 16 0 

Union

Highlights — Sophia Tumelty 2-4, RBI; Sophia Rickard 3-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI; Ella Berfanger 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Victoria Ross 1-2; Zena McKenzie 2-3, 3 RBI; Makenna Johnson 1-3, RBI; Bailey Gleich 1-3; Madison Wirth 1-2; Megan Barrie 2-3; Addison Moe 1-3, RBI.

Skyview

Highlights — Abbey Hite 1-3; Madison Piak 1-2; Kaydree Rowland 1-2; Madison Johnson 1-2; Jordyn Padgiette 1-2; J Asmus 2-2; A Henderson 2-2, RBI; A Pineda 1-1.

MT. SPOKANE 16, EVERGREEN 6

Ever. 400 020 0— 6 10 6

MtS 405 223 x—16 16 3

Evergreen

Highlights — Savannah McMurtry 2-4, 2B; Maddy Logan 2-3, RBI; Delaney Bollman 1-2; Zoey Mikkelson 2 RBI; Emma Macheras 1-3, RBI; Lillian Rayner 1-3; Chloe Shove 1-3, 2 RBI; Kaylee Larson 2-3.

EVERGREEN 19, JUANITA 15

Ever (11)42 002 0—19 21 7

Juan 522 006 0—15 19 7

Evergreen

Highlights — Savannah McMurtry 1-5, RBI; Maddy Logan 4-5, 3B, 3 RBI; L Mikkelson 2-5; Delaney Bollman 1-4; Zoey Mikkelson 2-4, RBI; Emma Macheras 1-4, RBI; Chloe Shove 2-4, 2 RBI; Lillian Rayner 2-5, 2 RBI; Kaylee Larson 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI; Ashlyn Wolf 3-4, 2B, 4 RBI; Samantha Gettman 2-4.

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