Titans get road win over Grizzlies

The Pe Ell-Willapa Valley softball team rolled to a big road win over Hoquiam on Wednesday, when the Titans beat the Grizzlies 20-6 in five innings.

After not scoring in the first, the Titans scored four runs in the second and eight in the third to take a 12-0 lead.

Even after Hoquiam cut the deficit in half with six runs in the bottom of the third, PWV added four in both the fourth and fifth to push the lead back to double-digits.

Addison Merkel had two hits, a home run and a double, and drove in four runs, while Lauren Matlock hit two triples and drove in four runs as part of a four-hit day.

Sophia Milanowski had three hits, including a double, and drove in a run, while CJ Sipp went 4 for 4 with an RBI and scored three runs.

Rilyn Channell, Karli Phelps added two RBIs and two hits each, and Lorelei Smaciarz also collected two hits.

After Eliza Barnum struck out six in the first three innings, Jillian Hodel pitched two shutout innings of relief.

PWV (14-3, 8-0 P2BL) will host Elma in another non-league match on Thursday, when they’ll look to push their win streak to seven games.