Lady Tigers softball gets first win at Sagebrush Showdown
GAME 1: Eisenhower 14, Ephrata 0
Eisenhower rolled Ephrata 14-0 in five innings Saturday morning at the Sagebrush Showdown as Ike's Zabella Hickenbottom hit three home runs, finishing 3-for-3 with 12 total bases.
Ephrata starter Bayleigh French began the game on the mound before freshman Haley Trusty took over. Thirteen hits by the Cadets, coupled with seven Tiger errors, made it a tough outing for the tourney hosts.
GAME 2: Ephrata 11, Colville 7
Haley Trusty went 2-for-4 with five RBIs, including a two-run home run, as Ephrata beat Colville 11-7 Saturday afternoon to earn a split in the 2026 Showdown.
In a see-saw scoring battle, Colville jumped ahead 2-0 in the first, but Ephrata scored three runs in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. Cami Martinez and Dakota Durfee reached base on a walk and an error respectively, then Bailey Falconer walked to load the bases, Ella Pitrachsatit singled in Martinez, Trusty's groundout scored Durfee, and Falconer reached home on a passed ball, putting the Tigers up 3-2.
Colville went back in front 4-3 in the second on a two-run double. Martinez answered with an RBI double to tie the score in the bottom of the inning. Then Trusty clubbed her two-run homer to center in the third to put Ephrata up 6-4.
In the fourth, an RBI triple by Colville’s first baseman narrowed the gap to 6-5, but the Tigers responded in the bottom of the frame with RBI singles from Falconer and Piturachsatit for an 8-5 advantage. Colville pulled within one at 8-7 in the fifth when two runners scored on a dropped third strike. But Ephrata responded by scoring three runs in the sixth on hits from Martinez and Durfee and capped by Trusty's two RBI single to center.
Trusty pitched 4.1 innings for the win. Chornuk relieved for the final 1.2 giving up no hits, no walks and striking out three.
Piturachsatit was 3-for-3 with three RBI. Martinez was two-for-two, scored three times and stole two bases. Durfee doubled and scored three times.
The Lady Tigers (1-5) travel to East Valley Saturday, March 28 for a doubleheader to open Central Washington Athletic Conference play, first pitch at 11 a.m.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 |
| Ephrata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Chornuk #3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Martinez #1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Durfee #7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Falconer #12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B. French #18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Piturachsatit #14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Hull #8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| H. Trusty #11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Trusty #5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. French #18 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| H. Trusty #11 | 5.0 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 5.0 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colville | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Ephrata | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Chornuk #3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Martinez #1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Durfee #7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Falconer #12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| E. Piturachsatit #14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| H. Trusty #11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Hull #8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| R. Trusty #5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| F. Rivera-Nazario #4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Kono #16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 26 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Trusty #11 (W) | 4.1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| S. Chornuk #3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 6.0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
