SELAH -- Braving unseasonably cold weather, host Yakima Valley won two of its three games Saturday in the 21-team NWAACC Crossover fastpitch tournament at Carlon Park.
The Yaks beat Everett 5-4 and Grays Harbor 7-2.
Brooke Bigby pitched both YVCC victories and also had a banner day at bat. She homered and drove in two runs against Everett, hit another homer against Lower Columbia, then was 3-for-4 with a double and four RBI against Grays Harbor.
The Yaks, 14-19 for the season, will play their final tourney game at 2:45 p.m. today against Clark on the Selah High School field.
They will resume Eastern Region play Friday at home against Walla Walla in a doubleheader scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
YAKIMA VALLEY 5, EVERETT 4
Everett 201 000 1 -- 4 8 0
Yakima Valley 300 002 x -- 5 8 2
Priebe and Kirksey; Bigby and Villegas.
Highlights: Kara Woolsey (YV) 2-4, 2 steals; Rachael Mohs (YV) 1-4, run, 3b; Gina Perez (YV) 2-4, run, 3 RBI, 2b; Brooke Bigby (YV) 1-4, run, HR, 2 RBI. 6K, 3 ER; Breanne Mettie (YV) 1-1, run, 2b.
LOWER COLUMBIA 10,
YAKIMA VALLEY 2
Yakima Valley 011 000 -- 2 7 1
Lower Columbia 140 113 -- 10 15 1
Schilperoort and Villegas; Sherman, Prochim (4) and Myers.
Highlights: Gina Perez (YV) 2-3, 2b, RBI; Brooke Bigby (YV) 1-3, HR; Marina Martinez (YV) 2-3; Nancy McMann (YV) 1-3. LC 5 HR.
YAKIMA VALLEY 7, GRAYS HARBOR 2
Grays Harbor 000 001 1 -- 2 6 3
Yakima Valley 302 002 x -- 7 10 0
Sutera and Harris; Bigby and Perez.
Highlights: Cara Woolsey (YV) 3-4, 2 runs, 2 steals; Gina Perez (YV) 1-3, 2b, 2 runs, RBI; Amanda Reed (YV) 2-3, 3 runs, 2b, 2 RBI; Brooke Bigby (YV) 3-4, 2b, 4 RBI.
