North Whidbey follows big loss with big win at state / 9-11 softball

By Jim Waller • July 16, 2018 1:30 am
The Dragons respresented North Whidbey at the 9-11 state softball tournament.(Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)
The Dragons respresented North Whidbey at the 9-11 state softball tournament. (Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Undaunted by a one-sided loss in its opening state tournament game Saturday, July 14, the North Whidbey Little League 9-11 softball team responded by thumping North Clark 18-2 Sunday at Shorewood High School.

North Whidbey will try to stay alive in the eight-team tournament when it plays Puyallup’s South Hill Little League in a loser-out game at 6:45 p.m. Monday at Shorewood.

Pacwest 19, North Whidbey 1 (3 innings)

SeaTac’s Pacwest scored five runs in the first inning and never let up on the way to the first-round win over North Whidbey.

North Whidbey’s lone run and hit came in the first inning when Ella Bishop walked and Loto Tupu doubled.

North Whidbey’s only other base runners were walks to Leilah Edwards in the second inning and Bishop in the third.

Pacwest used eight hits (including two doubles and a home run) and 10 walks to produce its big offensive output.

North Whidbey 18, North Clark 2 (3 innings)

Seven walks (Jaydin Lopez, Tupu, Katie Cantrell, Edwards, Bishop, Katherine Ferrell, Ramona Ryder), a hit batter (Breanne Marley) and singles by Lily Norman, Ryder and Lopez powered North Whidbey to an eight-run first inning in the romp over North Clark, which is based out of Yacolt, northeast of Battle Ground.

North Whidbey continued to roll with six second-inning runs behind walks to Norman, Lopez, Tupu, Cantrell, Edwards and Bishop and hit batters Ryder and Edwards.

In the third, Edwards, Catherine Stone, Payton Ludemann, Bishop, Olivia Soto and Adyson Morales all walked as North Whidbey tacked on four more runs.

Loto Tupu puts on the breaks while caught in a rundown.(Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Loto Tupu puts on the breaks while caught in a rundown. (Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Katie Cantrell gets ready to toss a pitch. (Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Katie Cantrell gets ready to toss a pitch. (Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Katherine Ferrel prepares to attack the pitch.(Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Katherine Ferrel prepares to attack the pitch. (Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Breanne Marley puts the ball in play.(Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Breanne Marley puts the ball in play. (Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Lilly Norman waits for the pitch.(Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Lilly Norman waits for the pitch. (Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Loto Tupu scores ahead of the tag of North Clark’s Lorelie Brown.(Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Loto Tupu scores ahead of the tag of North Clark’s Lorelie Brown. (Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

North Whidbey follows big loss with big win at state / 9-11 softball

Loto Tupu scores ahead of the tag of North Clark’s Lorelie Brown. (Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Above and below, the two teams display sportsmanship after the game.(Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

Above and below, the two teams display sportsmanship after the game. (Photo courtesy of Liz Davis)

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