Deer Park 9, Bellevue Christian 6
May 25, 2023
What happened: Genesea Westman hit a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning, Paige Hamilton added a two-run double moments later and the sixth-seeded Stags (20-4) eliminated the 11th-seeded Vikings (18-5) in a State 1A opening round loser-out game at Columbia Playfields in Richland on Thursday. Westman went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and Sammy Fausti had three hits with three runs for Deer Park, which advances to face third-seeded Hoquiam in a quarterfinal on Friday at 1 p.m.