Kelso Rides 11-Run First Inning to 23-4 District Playoff Win
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| KEL | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | X | 23 |
KELSO, Wash. - Kelso High School erupted for 11 runs in the first inning and defeated Mountain View High School 23-4 in a five-inning, run-rule victory Thursday, Oct. 15, in Longview. The win came in Kelso’s second game of the slow-pitch softball district playoffs.
Coming off an opening-round loss to Columbia River High School, Kelso followed its big first inning with six runs in the second to build a 17-0 lead. Mountain View scored once in the top of the third before Kelso added four runs in the bottom half. Both teams scored twice in the fourth, leaving Kelso ahead 23-3. Mountain View added its final run in the fifth, when the game ended under the run rule.
Aspyn Gravelle led Kelso’s offense with a 5-for-5 performance, collecting five singles, scoring four runs and driving in four. Liberty Hatfield went 4-for-4 with four singles, two runs and five RBIs, the most RBIs among Kelso’s hitters.
Kailynn Bolar also finished perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three singles and four RBIs. Bella Britt contributed another three singles in a 3-for-4 effort, scoring four runs and driving in four. Gravelle, Hatfield and Bolar combined to go 12-for-12 with 13 RBIs.
Keisha Hayes went 2-for-3 with two singles and three runs. Rosie Deseive added two singles in a 2-for-4 performance, scored three times and drove in one run. Addy Heuer finished 1-for-4 with a single, three runs and an RBI.
Milena Hooper contributed at the plate and in the circle. She went 3-for-4 with three singles, one run and two RBIs while pitching all five innings for the victory. Hooper limited Mountain View to five hits and four runs, striking out three and walking one.
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