Pe Ell-Willapa Valley's Dakota Brooks pitches during a 2B State Softball Semifinal game against Adna at Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima on Saturday.
Adna's Darian Humphrey slides into home plate as Pe Ell-Willapa Valley's Grace Hodel waits for the throw to the plate during the 2B State Softball Tournament semifinal game at Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima on Saturday.
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley's Sam Woodward tags Adna's Devanie Kleemeyer as she slides into second base during the 2B State Softball Tournament semifinal game at Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima on Saturday. Kleemeyer was called out on the play.
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley's Grace Hodel swings at a pitch during the 2B State Softball Tournament semifinal game against Adna at Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima on Saturday.
Adna's Salesha Hammer is called out after being tagged by Dakota Brooks at third base during the 2B State Softball Tournament semifinal game at Gateway Sports Complex in Yakima on Saturday.
YAKIMA — Pe Ell-Willapa Valley gave up three runs in the bottom of fifth, as Brewster came from behind to top the Titans 5-3 here Saturday in 2B State Tournament action. With the loss, PWV was eliminated from the state tournament, while Brewster advanced to the 3rd place game.
The Titans scored four runs in the top of the first. Designated player Emily Sliva hit a two-RBI single, with Sam Woodward, Dakota Brooks and Grace Hodel also registering hits in the inning. PWV also capitalized on a pair of Brewster errors in the frame.
The Bears got two runs back in the third inning, as Yvette Sanchez and Markie Miller drove in runs on singles.
Brewster tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, with an RBI single by Kylee Vargas. Maret Miller scored two batters later to give the Bears the lead.
Markie Miller entered the game at pitcher for Brewster in the second inning, and allowed one hit while fanning five Titan batters.
“I look at our athletes, and I look at their athletes, and I think we just got outplayed by a team that wanted it a tad more,” PWV coach Ken Olson said. “I think we were energetic in the beginning but [Miller] came in in the second and kind of stuffed us for six innings.
Dakota Brooks pitched a complete game for the Titans, with eight hits allowed, seven strikeouts and three walks.
