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TRAVEL SOFTBALL: The North 16U takes two games at Pasco tourney

by MAX OSWALD
Sports Reporter | July 16, 2024 3:15 PM

PASCO, Wash. — Troy High's Leslie Gravier went a combined 5-for-13 with six RBIs, Royal High's Rocky Dalmau was 7-for-11 with five RBIs and The North 16U travel softball team defeated the Havoc Fastpitch 14U (Palouse, Wash.) 19-2 and the Lake City Thunder 14U (Coeur d’Alene) 6-2 at the D-BAT Summer Series held July 12-14 at the Pasco Sports Complex.

On Friday, in the win over Havoc Fastpitch, Dalmau (Simi Valley, Calif.) hit an inside the park three-run home run and finished the game 2-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Addyson Fisher (Troy, Mont.), Teagan Newsom (Sandpoint), Jennifer Petersen (Sandpoint), Zxyloh Johnson (Sandpoint) and Taisley Otto (Sandpoint) all had multiple hits in the contest. Gravier (Troy, Mont.) got the win on the mound, throwing two no-hit innings.

Against the Lake City Thunder on Saturday, Dalmau was impressive again, going 2-for-2 at the plate with two singles. Bailey Lancaster (Sandpoint), Emma Kohal (Sandpoint) and Olivia Fitchett (Thompson Falls, Mont.) all had doubles. Sarah Koskela (Thompson Falls, Mont.) got the win on the mound after pitching three scoreless innings. Fitchett struck out five batters over three innings in relief.

The North 16U lost to the WA Angels Premier 16U 8-0 and the AP USA Explosion Gold 16U 13-1; both of those teams went undefeated on the weekend. In a 14-8 loss to the Spokane Mudhens 16U, Gravier was 3-for-4 with two singles, a triple, and three RBIs. Lancaster, Fitchett, and Dalmau all had doubles.

The North 16U and the 14U will be back in action July 19-21 at the INWYSA Summer River Bash which will be held in both Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene.

GAME ONE

The North 775 XXX — 19 14 2

Havoc Fastpitch 110 XXX — 2 0 3

W — Gravier: 2IP, 0H, 2ER, 6BB, 3K. L — Williams: 1IP, 4H, 1ER, 5BB, 0K.

HITS: N — Otto 2, Johnson 2, Petersen 2, Newsom 2, Dalmau 2, Fisher 2, Gravier 1, Dungan 1. HF — None.

2B — Newsom, Otto. 3B — Petersen, Gravier. HR — Dalmau.

RBI: N — Dalmau 4, Gravier 3, Petersen 3, Newsom 2, Traver 1, Dungan 1, Johnson 1, Otto 1. HF — Roughton 1.

SB: N — Hindle 2, Koskela 1. HF — Kelley.

GAME TWO

WA Angels 401 30X — 8 8 1

The North 000 00X — 0 1 2

W — Mohr: 3IP, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 7K. L — Fitchett: 5IP, 8H, 7ER, 2BB, 3K.

HITS: N — Koskela 1. WA — Murphy 2, Sams 1, Stefani 1, Sweet 1, Mohr 1, Melendez 1, Coffield 1.

2B — Sams, Sweet, Murphy.

RBI: N — None. WA — Murphy 3, Stefani 1, Melendez 1, Smith 1.

SB: N — Dalmau 1. WA — Coffield 2, Melendez 1, Sweet 1.

GAME THREE

LC Thunder 000 002 — 2 5 1

The North 101 22X — 6 9 3

W — Koskela: 3IP, 1H, 0ER, 1BB, 1K. L — Jones: 1IP, 3H, 1ER, 0BB, 1K.

HITS: N — Dalmau 2, Dungan 1, Lancaster 1, Fitchett 1, Koskela 1, Kohal 1, Fisher 1, Gravier 1. LC — Dudley 1, Felix 1, Caan 1, McCoy 1, Wenglikowski 1.

2B — Lancaster, Kohal, Fitchett, Caan.

RBI: N — Hindle 1, Dungan 1, Fitchett 1, Koskela 1, Kohal 1. LC — Caan 1.

SB: N — Gravier 2, Fisher 1, Dalmau 1, Johnson 1. LC — Dudley 2, Felix 1.

GAME FOUR

AP Explosion 417 1XX — 13 14 0

The North 100 0XX — 1 5 1

W — Bradeen: 3IP, 5H, 1ER, 0BB, 0K. L — Fitchett: 4IP, 14H, 12ER, 2BB, 6K.

HITS: N — Newsom 1, Gravier 1, Dalmau 1, Fitchett 1, Koskela 1. AP — Swanson 2, Kolden 2, Ripke 2, Jay 2, Brishcle 2, Hyndman 1, Jeske 1, Bradeen 1, Fausti 1.

2B — Kolden 2, Swanson 2, Gravier, Koskela,  Brischle, Ripke, Fausti. 3B — Bradeen.

RBI: N — Koskela 1, AP — Kolden 2, Jay 2, Swanson 2, Brischle 2, Fausti 1, Ripke 1, Hyndman 1, Bradeen 1.

SB: N — Gravier 1. AP — None.

GAME FIVE

Spokane 330 008 — 14 18 3

The North 051 200 — 8 10 4

W — Yeldon: 4IP, 5H, 2ER, 0BB, 3K. L — Fitchett: 6IP, 18H, 7ER, 1BB, 3K.

HITS: N —  Gravier 3, Dalmau 2, Fitchett 1, Lancaster 1, Newsom 1, Miller 1, Fisher 1. SPO —

2B — Lancaster, Ficthett, Dalmau, Edgar, Smith, Weltee. 3B — Gravier.

RBI: N — Gravier 3, Dalmau 1, Fitchett 1, Fisher 1. SPO — Weltee 2, Kesner 2, Strauss 2, Beito 1, Yeldon 1, Smith 1, Brebner 1, Edgar 1, Duncan 1.

SB: N — Johnson 1. SPO — Smith 1, Beito 1.