PULLMAN — The North 16U travel softball team took third after winning four out of their five games at the 2024 Wheatfield Classic held June 15-16 in Pullman.

Bonners Ferry local Ava Frederickson had eight hits, seven singles, a home run, and five RBIs in five games for The North. 

Jaydin Falck, another Bonners local, had two hits and two RBIs in two games. 

The North combined for 54 runs over the course of five games and defeated the Velocity 18U of Spokane Valley (10-2), the Villains 16U of Spokane Valley (10-5), the Palouse River Wranglers Blue 18U (21-3) and the Villains 18U of Spokane Valley (9-1) en route to their third place finish.

The North 14U won three out of their five games at the BJP Memorial Tournament held June 15-16 in Ephrata, Wash. The girls defeated the Rattlers 14U of Moses Lake (12-5), the TC Strike 14U of the Tri Cities (15-2) and the Rattlers 14U (15-2). Both of the team’s losses came against the Ellensburg Synergy 14U.

The North 14U will head to the Montana Rumble Tournament set to be held June 21-23 in Missoula. The North 16U gets a week off before returning to play June 28-30 at the Bitterroot Brawl in Stevensville, Mont.

THE NORTH 16U

GAME ONE

Velocity 18U 002 00X X — 2 4 2

The North 122 14X X — 10 10 3

W — Koskela: 5 IP, 4H, 2ER, 0BB, 10K. L — Marlow: 4IP, 10H, 8ER, 8BB, 0K.

HITS: N — Gravier 2, A. Frederickson 2, Hindle 2, Fitchett 1, Koskela 1, Traver 1, Neesvig 1. VEL — Browne 2, Donely 1, Goeske 1.

3B — Fitchett, Browne. HR — Gravier.

RBI: N — Gravier 5, Koskela 1, Neesvig 1. VEL — Donley 2.

GAME TWO

The North 112 033 X — 10 6 0

Villains 16U 003 020 X — 5 4 6

W — Gravier: 2.1 IP, 3H, 3ER, 6BB, 4K. L — Brumley: 3IP, 2H, 0ER, 1BB, 6K.

HITS: N — Kohal 2, Fitchett 1, Koskela 1, Falck 1, Hindle 1. VIL — Aamodt 1, Brumley 1, McCollum 1, Susa 1.

2B — Kohal, Susa. 3B — Brumley. HR – Fitchett.

RBI: N — Fitchett 5, Falck 2, Kohal 1. VIL — Brumley 2, Susa 2.

GAME THREE

The North 237 9XX X — 21 15 2

Palouse 18U 012 0XX X — 3 7 6

W — Fitchett: 4IP, 7H, 0ER, OBB, 3K. L — N/A.

HITS: N — Fitchett 3, A. Frederickson 2, Gravier 2, Koskela 2, Hindle 2, Kohal 1, Falck 1, Miller 1, Neesvig 1. PAL — N/A.

2B — Miller, Hindle, Fitchett. 3B — Fitchett. HR — Gravier, Koskela.

RBI: N — Koskela 4, Gravier 4, Fitchett 3, A. Frederickson 2, Miller 2, Kohal 1, Hindle 1. PAL — N/A.

GAME FOUR

Villains 18U 000 01X X — 1 3 3

The North 322 2XX X — 9 12 3

W — Koskela: 5IP, 3H, 0ER, 2BB, 11K. L — Kruger: 4IP, 12H, 5ER, 0BB, 5K.

HITS: N — A. Frederickson 3, Koskela 3, Gravier 2, Fitchett 1, Neesvig 1, Kohal 1, Hindle 1. VIL — DeLeon 1, Lozier 1, Sam 1.

2B — Gravier. HR – A. Frederickson.

RBI: N — A. Frederickson 2, Koskela 1, Neesvig 1, Hindle 1. VIL — None.

GAME FIVE

The North 001 201 X — 4 5 3

Palouse 18U 030 12X X — 6 9 2

W — Rees: 6IP, 5H, 4ER, 6BB, 10K. L — Ficthett: 5IP, 9H, 3ER, 0BB, 4K.

HITS: N — Gravier 2, A. Frederickson 1, Fitchett 1, Fisher 1. PAL — Kapofu 2, Wolfe 2, Randall 1, Bell 1, Rees 1, Cromie 1, Stewart 1.

2B — Randall, Kapofu, Stewart, Rees, Wolfe. HR — Gravier, Cromie.

RBI: N — Gravier 2, A. Frederickson 1, Fitchett 1. PAL — Randall 2, Cromie 2.

THE NORTH 14U

GAME ONE

Ellensburg 026 03X X — 11 3 1

The North 303 11X X — 8 6 4

W — N/A. L — Wilson: 5IP, 3H, 2ER, 11BB, 6K.

HITS: N — Newsom 2, Wilson 1, Inge 1, Turnbull 1, Petersen 1. ELL — N/A.

No extra-base hits.

RBI: N — Newsom 2, Inge 2, Turnbull 1. ELL — N/A.

GAME TWO

Rattlers 14U 003 02X X — 5 3 6

The North 570 0XX X — 12 7 0

W — Petersen: 3IP, 2H, 3ER, 2BB, 3K. L — Hastings: 3IP, 7H, 11ER, 6BB, 7K.

HITS: N — Wilson 1, Olsen 1, Newsom 1, Bannick 1, Frago 1, Petersen 1, Turnbull 1. RAT — Garrett 2, Christensen 1.

2B — Newsom. 3B — Frago, Christensen.

RBI: N — Olsen 2, Newsom 1, Bannick 1, Frago 1. RAT — Garrett 3.

GAME THREE

The North 519 XXX X — 15 10 1

TC Strike 110 XXX X — 2 1 2

W — Frago: 2IP, 1H, 2ER, 3BB, 1K. L — Shriver: 0IP, 3H, 5ER, 1BB, 0K.

HITS: N — Olsen 2, Inge 2, Frago 2, Johnson 2, Newsom 1, Wilson 1. TC — Hall 1.

2B — Johnson. 3B — Johnson.

RBI: N — Inge 3, Frago 3, Johnson 2, Petersen 1. TC — Hull 1.

GAME FOUR

Rattlers 14U 020 XXX X — 2 1 2

The North 825 XXX X — 15 7 1

W — Wilson: 2IP, 1H, 1ER, 4BB, 3K. L — Hastings: 0.1 IP, 2H, 7ER, 4BB, 1K.

HITS: N — Petersen 2, Bannick 1, Frago 1, Inge 1, Newsom 1, Wilson 1. RAT — Wardenaar 1.

No extra-base hits.

RBI: N — Frago 3, Petersen 3, Inge 1, Wilson 1. RAT — Wardenaar 1.

GAME FIVE

The North 112 0XX X — 4 3 2

Ellensburg 250 4XX X — 11 6 0

W — N/A. L — Wilson: 0.2 IP, 1H, 5ER, 5BB, 1K.

HITS: N — Inge 1, Olsen 1, Bannick 1. ELL — N/A.

2B — Olsen. 

RBI: N — Newsom 1, Inge 1, Petersen 1. ELL — N/A.

    Ava Frederickson_at third base for The North 16U softball team.