Monday, March 18, 2024

Cascade drops non-league game to Cle Elum, 13-3

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The lingering wet weather continues to impact the Cascade Softball team. Still without a home field due to the snow, the Kodiaks played at Ephrata on March 21. The game was halted due to rain in the bottom of the second. It will be continued on April 4. 

Cascade played Cle Elum in Quincy on March 23, due to poor field conditions at Cle Elum. The Kodiaks got off to a great start with three consecutive hits in the top of the first, but the Warriors were able to rub out the threat with a double play and a ground out. Kaija Lovelady, Truh Merriman and Sarah Pickel had the singles. 

Cascade Head Coach Ken Krous said the rust began to show in the bottom of the first as Cascade allowed four runs on two hits, two walks, a wild pitch and three errors. The Kodiaks made it a 4-1 game in the top of the second, thanks to two Cle Elum errors and an RBI single by Andrea Sorensen. 

Cascade cut the lead to 4-3 with a pair of run in the top of the third, on an error and single by Analia Vasquez. The tying run was left on second base. The Warriors came back with three runs in the bottom of the third increase their lead to 7-3. 

Cle Elum scored three more in the fourth to go up 10-3, the two more in the fifth and another in the sixth as the game ended via the 10-run rule. 

“Kaija Lovelady started in the circle for Cascade followed by Truh Merriman. We struggled with location today. But they both got more varsity game experience. We definitely didn’t have our best game today. It’s tough to win when you have six walks, seven errors and seven passed balls,” Krous said. 

Lovelady pitched 2.1 innings, giving up 5 earned runs on 4 hits, 4 walks and 1 strikeout. Merriman pitched 2.2 innings, giving up 4 earned runs on 6 hits, 2 walks and 1 strikeout. Anna Kelly of Cle Elum pitched 6 innings, giving up 3 earned runs on 6 hits with 4 strikeouts and no walks. 

“There were certainly positives on the day. One, we were able to go out and get a full game in.  Two, the mistakes made today are all fixable. And three, the sun will rise tomorrow and we will get to go out and get better at the game we love to play,” Krous said.  

Due to the conditions of the home field, the schedule continues to get tweaked. On March 27, Cascade played at Wenatchee. On March 28, Cascade was to open league play with Chelan at home, field permitting. Results were not available before press time. 

On Saturday, Cascade is at Okanogan for a double-header. Next Tuesday, Cascade will try to finish up their game at Ephrata. 

Ian Dunn can be reached at 548-5286 or editor@leavenworthecho.com.

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