Chehalis routs Bantams
 
Gueller fans 12 to lead W.F. West to 12-4 win, third place

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Mitch Gueller struck out 12 to power W.F. West of Chehalis to a 12-4 Class 2A state baseball consolation win over Clarkston on Saturday at Yakima County Stadium.

Gueller, who allowed four hits in his five innings of work, fanned six straight in the second and third innings, and had seven straight outs by strikout.

He was backed by plenty of offense from the Bearcats (25-1), who powered out 13 hits and took advantage of nine Clarkston (20-8) errors.

Chehalis effectively put the game out of reach with a five-run second inning, when the Bearcats used four hits and three errors to build a 7-0 lead. Brennan Casteel highlighted the frame with a two-run single that made it 5-0.

Eric Forgione finished 3-for-5 for Chehalis and Casteel was 2-for-4. Gueller also finished 2-for-4, and Keylen Steen was 2-for-2.

Brady Arnone was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Clarkston.

Clarkston seventh: Fuller grounds out to pitcher; Beck strikes out; Cronican strikes out. No runs, no hits, no errors, no runners left on base. 

Chehalis sixth: Wilson safe on third baseman's fielding error; Calkins strikes out; Kahn singles to left-center; Johnson strikes out looking; E. Forgione infield single to second; T. Gueller flies out to center. No runs, two hits, one error, three runners left on base.  

Clarkston sixth: Cundy grounds out to second; Cronican strikes out; Olson singles to right; Blunt reaches on third baseman's fielding error; Eggleston singles to left; Hansen safe on second baseman's error, scoring, Smith RBI single to center; Arnone pops out to first. Two runs, three hits, two errors, three runners left on base.     

Chehalis fifth: Watson doubles to right; Kahn safe on third baseman's throwing error, Watson advances to third; White strikes out; Steen scores on wild pitch, Kahn moves to second; E. Forgione infield single to second, Kahn advances to third; Casteel RBI groundout to second; E. Forgione takes third on wild pitch; Pehl reaches on shortstop fielding error, scoring E. Forgione; Gueller singles to center; Shirer grounds out to first. Three runs, three hits, two errors, two runners left on base.   

Clarkston fifth: Wright strikes out; Hansen strikes out looking; Smith hit by pitch; Arnone RBI double to center; Fuller strikes out looking. One run, one hit, no errors, one runner left on base.

Chehalis fourth: Casteel doubles to right; Pehl lines out to second; Casteel moves to third on wild pitch; Gueller RBI groundout to short; Hanson reaches on third baseman's fielding error, advances to second on wild pitch; Wilson strikes out. One run, one hit, one error, one runner left on base.    

Clarkston fourth: Smith hit by pitch; Arnone singles to center; Fuller strikes out looking; Cundy singles inside left-field line; Ruark RBI single to short; Davidson strikes out; Blunt grounds into 6-4 fielder's choice. One run, three hits, no errors, three runners left on base.  

Chehalis third: Wilson grounds out to second; Steen doubles inside right-field line, advances to third on passed ball; Kahn RBI single to right; M. Forgione strikes out; Kahn advances to second on balk; E. Forgione strikes out. One run, two hits, no errors, one runner left on base.  

Clarkston third: Blunt strikes out looking; Wright strikes out looking; Hansen strikes out looking. No runs, no hits, no errors, no runners left on base.

Chehalis second: Steen singles to left, advances to second on balk; Kahn grounds out to short, Steen advances to third; M. Forgione reaches on shortstop's fielding error, scoring Steen; E. Forgione singles to center, takes second on throw to third; Casteel 2RBI single to center; Pehl singles to left, Casteel scores on leftfielder's fielding error, Pehl advances to third on leftfielder's throwing error; Arnone replaces Bush on mound; Gueller RBI groundout to short; Hanson grounds out to second. Five runs, four hits, three errors, no runners left on base.    

Clarkston second: Fuller walks; Cundy strikes out; Ruark strikes out; Davidson strikes out. No runs, no hits, no errors, one runner left on base.

Chehalis first: E. Forgione reaches on shortstop throwing error; Forgione steals second, takes third on throwing error by catcher; Casteel walks; Pehl sacrifice fly to right; Casteel steals second; Gueller RBI single to center, steals second; Hanson pops out to first; Wilson grounds out to third. Two runs, one hit, two errors, one runner left on base.    

Clarkston first: Hansen lines out to first; Smith reaches on booted grounder at third; Arnone strikes out, Smith thrown out trying to steal second. No runs, no hits, one error, no runners left on base. 

Starting lineups
   Clarkston -- Hansen, cf; Smith, 2b; Arnone, ss; Fuller, 1b; Cundy, lf; Ruark, c; Davidson, rf; Bush, p; Wright, 3b.
   Chehalis -- E. Forgione, ss; Casteel, dh (for Sanchez, lf); Pehl, 1b; Gueller, p; Hanson, rf; Wilson, cf; Steen, 3b; Kahn, c; M. Forgione, 2b.