Naselle lose big on both diamonds

Pe Ell - The Naselle baseball and softball teams traveled to Pe Ell Monday and were handed blowout loses.

The Comet boys managed five hits and one run and PeEll scored 11 runs, only three of which were earned, in the third and fourth innings to down the Comets 11-1 in a non-league baseball game there Monday. Naselle’s Nate Sultemeier held the Trojans scoreless through the first two frames, but he allowed six runs, only one of which was earned in the troublesome third and fourth innings.

Meanwhile, without their top pitcher and facing last season’s number four team in the state, the Comet girls were swept by PeEll 16-0 and 18-1 in a non-league doubleheader. Starting pitcher Jackie Marasigan was out due to illness so Orianne Condon and Cassie Van Dusen saw their first action in the pitchers circle at the varsity level. The Comets managed only Shelby Leeland’s single in the first game that was shortened to four frames due to the mercy rule. In the second contest Condon led off with a walk, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on Leeland’s second hit of the day to give the Comets a 1-0 advantage in the first inning.

The baseball team went to 2-1 on the season, while the girls fell to 0-3.

Read the full stories in the 4/8/09 Chinook Observer