Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
State begins in Yakima Friday vs. Klickitat
The Colton High School softball team won the Regional 7/9 2B championship last weekend with three wins at Medical Lake.
In two of the games, Colton trailed early before coming back.
"We finished well," said Wildcats coach Brad Nilson. "It’s kind of hard when you spot them a bunch of points."
Sophomore Winnie Schultheis and freshman Zoe Moser pitched in combination the entire three games.
"One of them has a lot of spin and the other a lot of speed so they set each other up well," Nilson said.
It’s Schultheis with the speed and Moser with the spin, Nilson said.
During the three games, Schultheis also hit two home runs while Hannah Kramer, Rachel Meyer and Jenna Moser also hit a home run.
Colton now advances to the state tournament in Yakima this Friday and Saturday.
They will travel Thursday morning and practice at Yakima Valley College that afternoon.
Colton’s first-round game is against Klickitat at 1 p.m. Friday at Gateway Park.
"My girls, I think they’re ready," said Nilson.
Colton 18, St. Michael’s 10
Up against St. Michael’s in their opening round game at Regionals, the Wildcats trailed 7-2 in the first inning before chipping away and taking over the game with an 8-run fifth inning. Colton won 18-10.
Schultheis led the team at the plate, going 3 for 5 with two RBIs while Jenna Moser went 2 for 4 with four RBIs and Kaden Dahmen went 2 for 4 with an RBI.
On the mound, Zoe Moser pitched six innings to allow nine hits with four walks and eight strikeouts. Schultheis threw for one inning, allowing six hits with one walk and no strikeouts.
Colton 11, Selkirk 7
Colton trailed 5-0 in the fourth inning before coming back to beat Selkirk.
At the plate, Zoe Moser and Hannah Kramer went 3 for 4 with Kramer’s four RBIs and Moser’s one. In addition, Winnie Schultheis went 3 for 5 with two RBIs while Kaitlyn Druffel went 3 for 5 as well.
For Colton pitchers, Winnie Schultheis threw five innings to allow four hits with six strikeouts and three walks. Zoe Moser threw two innings, giving up six hits with two strikeouts and one walk.
Colton 18, Almira-Coulee-Hartline 8
Trailing once again in the early innings, Colton was down 7-1 in the second before scoring 12 runs to take control.
Hanna Kramer led at the plate, going 4 for 5 with four RBIs while Zoe Moser went 3 for 4 with an RBI. Jenna Moser went 2 for 3 while Kaitlyn Druffel went 2 for 4 with two RBIs.
On the mound for Colton, Schultheis threw for five innings to allow two hits with five walks and six strikeouts. Zoe Moser pitched one inning to allow five hits with one walk and no strikeouts.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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