On the diamonds

Last Wednesday, the Wahkiakum Mules baseball and softball teams faced Morton/White Pass in double headers at home. The baseball team won two and the softball team lost both their games. On Monday and Tuesday, teams traveled to Adna, the boys split games and the girls lost two more.

In game one of Mule baseball last Wednesday, the boys beat the Timberwolves 10-0. Hank Ferguson batted 1.000, going 3-3 with three singles and driving in three runs. Joey Moore was 2-3 at bat, hitting two singles and driving in one run. Luke Brown was 2-4, with two singles and an RBI. Zac Brown went 1-2 with a double. Terris Record was 1-3 with an RBI and Brandon Budd was 1-2 with two RBIs. Colton Mace was 1-2 with a single.

Record pitched all five innings of the shutout and got the win, striking out seven.

The Mules won the second game, 9-6. Moore was 1-1 with a single and an RBI. L. Brown went 1-3 with a single. Z. Brown was 2-3 with a double, a single and two RBIs. Record went 2-4 with a home run and a single. He drove in three runs. Ferguson was 1-4 with a single and two RBIs. Casey Wilson went 1-2 with a single and Mace was 1-3 with a single.

Z. Brown pitched five of seven innings, striking out eight. His brother L. Brown provided relief, finishing the final two innings and striking out one.

On Monday, the baseball team traveled to Adna and split the doubleheader, losing the first game 1-10 and winning the second, 7-4.

James Anderson pitched game one and took the loss, striking out four with two earned runs. Z. Brown and L. Brown stepped in to provide relief.

Moore went 1-3 with a single, Z. Brown was 2-3 with a double, Record went 1-3 and drove in one run. Budd was 1-3 with a single. Casey Wilson went 1-2.

Record pitched all seven innings of game two and struck out two. Moore was 3-4 with three singles and an RBI. L. Brown was 2-4 with a double and an RBI. Z. Brown was 1-2 with a single and an RBI. Record was 2-4 with two singles. Budd was 1-4 with a single and an RBI. Ferguson was 2-4 with two singles and Colton Mace was 1-3 with a triple and two RBIs.

According to Coach Marc Niemeyer, the Mules, who are sixth in league with a record of 10-9 overall, will begin district play on May 9.

The Lady Mules continue to struggle, losing the last four games. Still they find ways to shine.

Tori Wegdahl pitched all seven innings of the first game of their doubleheader against MWP last Wednesday and took the loss, 4-10. She struck out eight batters and walked three.

Maddy Mace went 1-4 with a single. Morgan Elliott was 1-4 with a single and two RBIs. Wegdahl and Kennedi LaBerge both hit triples and Sam Boyce hit a home run and drove in a run. Peyton Souvenir was 1-3 with a single and Jessica Thomas hit a single and drove in a run.

"It was a good game defensively," Assistant Coach Stacey Wegdahl said. "They just couldn't get their bats going. Our outfield really kept us in the game. Maddy Mace, Jessica Thomas, Shelby Robinson, Rayanna Carlon and Makenzie Anderson deserve a lot of credit for keeping us in the game defensively."

The Lady Mules lost the second game 8-11.

Marissa Baker was the starting pitcher in game two and struggled early. Wegdahl relieved her in the second inning and struck out three.

"Our bats were much more alive this game and we did well defensively," Wegdahl said. Makenzie Anderson had wheels out in centerfield making a couple amazing catches, robbing one MWP player of a home run."

Mace went 2-3 at bat with a single. Elliott was 2-4 and Boyce was 1-3. T. Wegdahl was 2-3 with a single, a home run and four RBIs. LaBerge was 1-4, as was Thompson, who hit a single with Katie Johnson acting as her pinch runner.

Against Adna on Tuesday, the Lady Mules lost two more, 8-17 and 0-17.

Wegdahl pitched the first game and struck out two. Mace hit a single, Wegdahl and Boyce hit back to back home runs in the fifth inning. Boyce also had a double and three RBIs while Wegdahl also had a single and an RBI. Thomas hit a triple and drove in a run. Souvenir went 3-4 at bat.

Stacey Wegdahl praised outfielders Shelby Robinson, Makenzie Anderson and short stop Maddy Mace for their defensive work.

"Adna had 11 hits and we had 10," Wegdahl said. "We had too many errors and we will be working on shoring up those errors before district starts."

Baker was the starting pitcher in game two and Wegdahl came in for relief. The game ended after three innings due to the run rule. Sam Boyce managed to hit a triple in her one time at bat.

"Game two was rough," Wegdahl said. "In between down pours we attempted to get out of an early jam."

A final game has been added to the Lady Mules' season. They will play Ilwaco at home on May 13 at 4 p.m. The Lady Mules are in seventh place in league with a 6-11 record and district play begins May 18.