Another Rally Thwarts Ferris

Prep softball

Rogers (2-1) rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh, capped by Angie Vulcano’s run-scoring triple, for a 6-5 Greater Spokane League softball win Thursday over Ferris. Jamie Merrill struck out seven for the win.

Ferris (0-3) has led in every GSL game, 5-1 in a 10-6 loss to University and 5-3 after six in a 10-5 loss to Central Valley. Three Saxons errors in the seventh aided Rogers’ rally.

Rogers 6, Ferris 5

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Curry and J.Lytle; Merrill and Vulcano. W-Merrill (2-1). L-Curry (0-2). HITS: Ferris-Ganey, Domonouski, Lytle, Tumlinson 2, Meeks, Owen. Rogers-Perry, Fairbanks, Vulcano 3, Nill, Abrahamson, Hatch. 2B-Lytle. 3B-Ganey, Tumlinson, Vulcano 2.

Shadle Park 6, CV 0

Rachelle Stockman pitched a two-hitter, and Kelly Durgan and Dorthea Gooch had back-to-back triples in the first as the visiting Highlanders (3-1) knocked the Bears (3-1) out of the league lead.

Gooch finished 3 for 4, Durgan 2 for 4.

Shadle 103 020 0 - 6 9 0

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Stockman and Gooch; Decker, Mills (3) and Stangland. W-Stockman (3-1). L-Decker (0-1). HITS: Shadle-Harchuck, Durgan 2, Gooch 3, Buckley, Trudeau, Madden. CV-Sackmann, Stangland. 2B-Trudeau. 3B-Durgan, Gooch.

University 7, North Central 0

Cheryl Andrizzi threw a one-hitter and Courtney Nollmeyer had a two-run single as the defending champion Titans (3-0) climbed into first place with a win over the visiting Indians (0-4).

Andrizzi struck out 12 and allowed just two baserunners, including Cheri Bibb’s single in the fifth. Nollmeyer also tripled to lead off the sixth.

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Bertholf and Hahn; Andrizzi and Oglesbee. W-Andrizzi (3-0). L-Bertholf.

HITS: North Central-Bibb. University-Madsen 2, Oglesbee, Nollmeyer 2, Meyer, Schad. 2B-Oglesbee. 3B-Nollmeyer.

Mead 13, Lewis and Clark 3

Holly Turner drove in four runs and reliever Shanelle Test (2-0) struck out four in two innings as the Panthers (3-1) rallied past the visiting Tigers (1-3).

Mead’s Janessa Karstens doubled and went 2 for 3. LC led 3-2 after Janna Evans’ two-run homer in the third.

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Randall and Babin; Stucky, Test (4) and Bonanno. W-Test (2-0). L-Randall (0-1). HITS: LC-Winkler, Babin, Anderson, Marquess, Evans. Mead-Turner 2, R.Miller, Bonanno, Karstens 2, Carnahan, A.Miller, Cey, Test. 2B-Karstens. 3B-Winkler, Babin, Marquess, Turner. HR-Evans.

Frontier League

West Valley 14, Riverside 0

Rachelle Watson homered to back the two-hit pitching of Darcy Sohns and Gabby McClintock as the visiting Eagles (4-0) beat the Rams (0-3) to tie for first place with idle East Valley.

W.Valley 450 41 - 14 9 1

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Sohns, McClintock (5) and Robinson; McMurphy, Carter (2) and Barnes. W-Sohns (5-1). L-McMurphy (0-3).

HITS: West Valley-Watson, Sohns, Boxley, McClintock, Gomer, Decker 2, Aquino, Henry. Riverside- Darby, Hattenburg. 2B-Sohns. HR-Watson.

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