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PREP SPORTS: Rae’s grand slam leads Quilcene softball over Klahowya; other area reports

Published 12:01 am Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Quilcene's Emily Ward reaches safely on an error after Klahowya first baseman Natalie Barnes bobbled the ball. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News
Quilcene's Emily Ward reaches safely on an error after Klahowya first baseman Natalie Barnes bobbled the ball. Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News

QUILCENE — Quilcene overcame six fielding errors and rallied late to earn a 7-6 nonleague softball win over the Class 2A Klahowya Eagles.

Trailing 6-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Sammy Rae bashed a two-out, two-strike grand slam for the Rangers to tie the score at 6-all.

Rae was a single away from hitting for the cycle for Quilcene, collecting a double and a triple along with her home run.

She also batted in five RBI’s.

Katie Bailey singled and scored the winning run for the Rangers when Emily Ward hit a walk-off RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh.

Rae also earned the win on the mound, striking out five and allowing two earned runs in her seven innings of work.

Megan Weller was 2 for 3 with two runs scored for Quilcene and Alex Johnsen was 1 for 3 with a run scored.

The Rangers (1-0, 4-1) visit Rainier Christian today.

Quilcene 7, Klahowya 6

Klahowya 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 ­— 6 6 1

Quilcene 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 — 7 8 6

WP- Sammy Rae; LP- Unreported

Pitching Statistics

Quilcene: Rae 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 K.

Hitting Statistics

Quilcene: Rae 3-4, 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBIs; Megan Weller 2-3, 2 R; Emily Ward 1-3, RBI; Alex Johnsen 1-3, R; Katie Bailey 1-3.

Klahowya: Wood 1-3; Shultz 1-4, Barnes 1-4, Gherna 1-4, Benson 1-4, Salo 1-3.

Baseball

Klahowya 14, Chimacum 2

SILVERDALE — The Cowboys were roughed up in a nonleague game by the Eagles, allowing seven runs apiece in the second and third innings in the loss.

John Cartum got on base all three times he appeared at bat for Chimacum.

He hit a single, walked twice and scored a run.

Yoshiki Ishiuchi had an RBI single and Ari Pape-Uphoff singled to account for the Cowboys hits.

Chimacum hosts Vashon today.

Klahowya 14, Chimacum 2

Chimacum 0 0 0 0 2 ­— 2 3 2

Klahowya 0 7 7 0 x — 14 14 2

WP- B. Mikkelberg; LP- Yoshiki Ishiuchi

Pitching Statistics

Chimacum: Ishiuchi 1 1/3 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, K; Colton Shaw 2/3 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, BB; Alex Morris 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, HBP.

Klahowya: Mikkelberg 3 IP, 1 H, 4 BB, 5 K; Schnuit 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K.

Hitting Statistics

Chimacum: Cartum 1-1, 2 BB, R; Dotson RBI, SB; Ishiuchi 1-2, RBI; Alberto Corchado BB, R.

Klahowya: R. Gotchall 4-4, 2 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI; Z. Dwyer 2-2, 2B, 3 RBI.