Astoria girls softball continue to roll

On the softball field, all four local teams found the win column over the last week.

Astoria girls softball team continues on a roll

Astoria girls softball find themselves atop the Cowapa League standings after Scapposse dropped the season series to St. Helens.

The Fishermen currently are 5-1 in league after defeating Tillamook 16-1 on Tuesday.

After having to overcome windy conditions last Friday at Tillamook, the Fishermen had a much easier time with the Cheesemakers at CMH Field. Behind scorching bats, the Fishermen ended things after just three innings due to being up by 15 or more runs.

Tuesday was a balanced performance at the plate for Astoria, as they had every position player accumulate just one hit. Bench player Olive Hopkins also had RBI single in her only at bat, so in total the Fishermen had 10 total players in the hit column.

Astoria scored seven runs in the first, five in the second and four to finish things off.

Taryen Wray struck out seven batters in three innings and gave up just one unearned run.

Next up for Astoria is two games against rival Seaside on Thursday and Friday. The Fishermen are set to host game two of the season series at CMH Field on Thursday, then will travel to Seaside for a Friday evening contest.

Seaside girls take care of Madras

Seaside girls softball brought out the hammer against Madras on Monday.

The Seagulls took a break from league play to take on the White Buffaloes. With Madras coming in ranked outside the top 25 in 4A, both games were over quick.

Seaside won each by scores of 11-1 and improved their record to 8-9 on the year. The Seagulls also moved up to No. 13 in 4A. This team continues to show they are one of the 16 best teams in the state, but are unfortunately stuck in a league with the top three ranked teams. Due to this the Seagulls might get left out of the 4A state playoffs, unless they can pull off some upsets down the stretch.

Game one against Madras was a clinical performance from Seaside. The girls had 14 total hits, 10 stolen bases and worked five walks.

Carly Corder was the standout at both the plate and the mound. The senior reach base all four times with three hits and a walk, while also throwing a six inning no hitter. A walk was the only blemish on her scorecard as she struck out eight hitters in the pitching performance. Fellow senior Ella Brenden had the best day at the plate as she went 4-4 with three RBIs from the eight spot in the lineup.

Game two was much of the same for Seaside as they sprayed 13 hits, worked two walks, stole two bases and played a clean game in the field with zero errors. Corder was once perfect at the plate with a 4-4 day. LilI Morris, Allie Corder and Grace Walker all had two hits apiece to help in the five inning victory.

Allie Corder pitched the full five innings giving up just one run, three hits and striking out eight in the game.