Kelso Falls to Columbia River 5-1 in District Playoff Opener
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| COL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
KELSO, Wash. - A four-run third inning broke a scoreless tie and sent Columbia River past Kelso High School 5-1 in the opening game of district slow-pitch softball playoff action Thursday, Oct. 15, in Longview. Rosie Deseive led Kelso at the plate with a 2-for-3 performance.
Neither team scored through the first two innings before Columbia River put together the decisive rally in the third. Kelso held Columbia River scoreless in the fourth and fifth innings, but the four-run outburst gave the visitors a lead they maintained for the rest of the game.
Kelso got on the scoreboard in the fifth when Addy Heuer drove in Evelyn Lockyear with a single, cutting the deficit to 4-1. Lockyear finished 1-for-3 with a single and Kelso's only run, while Heuer went 1-for-4 with the team's lone RBI. Columbia River added a run in the sixth to restore its four-run advantage.
Both of Deseive's hits were singles. Kailynn Bolar, Bella Britt and Aspyn Gravelle each contributed a single and finished 1-for-3, giving Kelso six batters with at least one hit. All seven hits from that group were singles.
Milena Hooper took the pitching loss despite holding Columbia River scoreless in five of seven innings. She went the distance Milena Hooper, allowing five runs on seven hits with one walk.
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