A roundup of Tuesday's first-round softball state playoff games:
5A
Top seed Caldera improved to 25-1 on the season with an 11-1 victory over South Albany in six innings. Leadoff hitter Analeigh Miller went a perfect 4 for 4 with three doubles, a triple and three RBIs as the Wolfpack racked up 16 hits. Brooke Chapin allowed one run and struck out seven. Caldera scored once in the first inning, then scored two runs in each of the next five frames. Maddie Angel hit a triple and scored South Albany's only run. ... Dallas scored all of its runs in the first three innings of a 21-2 win over Bend. Kadence Tullock hit a grand slam in a nine-run third inning. Kyleigh Cram and Lilli Rodriguez also drove in four runs each for the Dragons, who compiled 17 hits. Macy Hickey hit a solo homer for the Lava Bears. ...
Addi Smith threw a complete game with 15 strikeouts as Wilsonville beat North Eugene 5-1. Smith allowed one run on three hits and went 2 for 2 at the plate with an RBI. Olivia Meoak finished 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a run scored. The Wildcats scored all of their runs in the first four innings. Alexa Stiles doubled and scored the only run for the HIghlanders. ... Brezlyn Hagemeister pitched a complete game for Ridgeview and drove in the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning as the Ravens edged Eagle Point 6-5. Hagemeister struck out 14 batters without allowing a walk and all five runs she surrendered were unearned. On the offensive side, she went 3 for 4 with a double and a run scored. Her single after Addy Cummings tied the game with a two-run double completed the comeback from a 5-2 deficit in the fifth inning. Elaina Almaraz and Madisyn Dean each had two hits for the Eagles. ...
Crater scored seven runs in the second inning and cruised to a 12-1 win in five innings versus Silverton. Logan Floyd went 3 for 3 with three RBI for the Comets, while Hayden Kenyon launched a home run and drove in two runs. Ally Nottingham allowed three hits and one run to get the win. Maddalyn Ehrens went 2 for 2 and doubled in a run for the Foxes. ... Macy Manning bashed a grand slam while Mikayla Chaffins and Maddie Sowa each drove in three runs as West Albany routed Putnam 18-2 in five innings. The Bulldogs led 7-0 after the first inning and 15-0 through three. Gabriella Young punched out 13 Putnam batters in the circle. Gena Ellison had a double that scored Putnam's only two runs. ...
Canby's Rylee Morgan doubled in the go-ahead run in the fourth inning then drove in an insurance run in the sixth as the Cougars got past Churchill 7-4. Pitcher Alli Hayzlett allowed two earned runs and struck out 10 in seven innings. Hayzlett and Presley Ricksger had two hits and an RBI each, while Abi Troutman contributed an RBI triple. Jaylee Litten and Jenna Stone had two RIBs apiece for the Lancers. ... La Salle Prep earned the only road win in 5A on Tuesday with a tight 6-5 win over Mountain View in Bend. Eleanor Simpson went 3 for 3 with two solo homers and four runs scored. Nora Hudson pitched two scoreless innings for the Falcons to shut the door on the Cougars late. The Falcons scored the winning runs in the sixth inning on a walk by Allison Keller and a single by Regan Krasneski. Camryn Sharp had an RBI single to bring Mountain View within a run in the sixth inning, but the Cougars could not come up with the tying run from there.
4A
Scappoose pitcher Saige Casey threw a one-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts and hit a home run as the Indians eased past Sweet Home 8-0. Scappoose mashed four homers in the game, with Sophia Bloyd, Kayla Brainerd and Elly Casey each going deep as well. The Indians scored six of their eight runs in the second inning. Aaliyah Brown's double in the third inning was the only hit for the Huskies. ... After two scoreless innings, St. Helens came alive with six runs in the third and four in the fourth on the way to an 11-1 run-rule victory in six innings against Junction City. Addy Ellis and Halli Heys each went 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored to pace the Lions offense. Eme Curaming struck out nine Tigers and allowed an unearned run. Mya McNamar was 2 for 3 with a run scored for Junction City. ...
Maggie Falleur hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order as Astoria blanked North Bend 7-0. Taryen Wray went the distance on the mound, allowing three hits and striking out 13 without a walk. ... Marist Catholic had only three hits, but that was enough to beat Stayton 1-0 for its 18th consecutive win. Sophia Lydon drove in Bridget Stephenson for the game's only run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Pitcher Lillian Wobbe scattered five hits with 11 strikeouts to earn the win, and got out of a bases-loaded jam with one out in the seventh inning thanks to a fielder's choice at home plate and a strikeout to end the game. Mylie Walker and Abby Rios Flamenco had two hits each for the Eagles, while Kenzie Schacher pitched a complete game with five strikeouts in a losing effort. ... Gladstone scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to break open a tight game and held on for a 5-3 victory over Cascade as the No. 11 seed pulled the road upset. Cascade saw its 18-game winning streak come to a halt. The Gladiators had nine singles and took advantage of four Cougar errors. Ashylnne Franssen went the distance in the circle, allowing three runs and striking out 14. Maddy Tingle hit a two-run homer in the seventh to bring Cascade within two runs but couldn't get closer. ...
Henley rallied from behind twice to beat Pendleton 12-8. The Buckaroos led 5-1 in the third inning, but the Hornets scored five times in the bottom half of the frame to grab the lead. Pendleton rebuilt its lead to 8-6 in the top of the fifth, but six runs from Henley put the game away. Sophomore Makalya Schroeder bashed two home runs for the Hornets, while Gracie White went 3 for 4 with and RBI and two runs scored. Rylee Hollingsworth picked up the win in the circle in relief. Shaylor Fisher and Kelsi Primus each hit home runs for Pendleton, while Rylee Jackson was 3 for 3 at the plate. ... Estacada pitcher Laney Briones went 2 for 2 with a two-run homer and an RBI double while striking out 13 in a complete-game effort as the Rangers downed Baker 5-3. Briones, who didn't walk any batters, threw 76 of her 101 pitches for strikes. Baker was led by Colbi Bachman, who went 2 for 3 with a double, home run and two RBIs. Pitcher Reagan Ritter struck out seven Rangers in five innings.


