Zillah earned a state berth in Saturday’s SCAC district tournament at the Gateway Sports Complex.
Zillah won back-to-back elimination games over Goldendale and Naches Valley and then fell to River View 5-4 to lock up the SCAC’s final berth in the 1A state tournament next week in Pasco.
SCAC West MVP Korie Duce went 8-for-14 for the day to lead the Leopards. Alexa Krueger’s two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh lifted Zillah over Naches Valley, 7-6.
Zillah 14, Goldendale 8
Goldendale    200    130    2    —    8    4    5
Zillah                233    123    x    —    14    12    6
Hudson, Bloom (5) and Kartes; Salverda, Robillard (5) and Argo.
Highlights: Korie Duce (Z) 3-5, 3 runs, Rachel Argo (Z) 4-4, 4 RBI; Sara Burns (Z) 2-4.
Zillah 7, Naches Valley 6
Naches Valley    010    014    0    —    6    10    6
Zillah                     100    120    3    —    7    8    10
Heide and Charlet; Salverda and Argo.
Highlights: Duce (Z) 3-4, Alexa Kruger (Z) 2-4, Jennifer Nelson (Z) 2-3.
River View 5, Zillah 4
Zillah               000    000    4    —    4    5    3
River View    013    001    x    —    7    5    2
Salverda and Argo; H. Hess and Brisby.
Highlights: Duce (Z) 2-4, Haley Hess (RV) 13 K.