River Ridge pitcher Raylie Birklid compiled a strong all-around performance, driving in four runs on three hits while striking out nine batters as the Hawks shut out Lakes 18-0 Tuesday in five innings in Lakewood.
Birklid finished 3 for 5 at the plate with two triples and two runs scored, and she pitched five shutout innings and surrendered four hits.
The Hawks took advantage of 15 walks, six hit batters and four Lakes errors. They scored five runs in the first inning, two in the second, seven in the fourth and five in the fifth. Birklid’s first triple drove in a run in the second, and her second three-bagger brought another run home in the fourth inning.
Rylee Standard delivered a bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning, while Abigail Dearborn also drove in three runs.
River Ridge (8-9, 8-7 Puget Sound League) sits in third place in the PSL Nisqually Division with a key matchup against fourth-place North Thurston (9-7, 6-6 PSL) Wednesday afternoon at the Regional Athletic Complex.
