Extra base hits were the fashion on Friday, March 25 at Mount Rainier High School.

Unfortunately for the home team, the visiting Tahoma Bears gathered more style points in a 10-5 five-inning Class 4A fastpitch softball win against the Rams.

"We showed signs of being great," said first year Mount Rainier head coach Larry Daly. "We'll do better as the season goes on."

With a good holdover crew from last season's Class 3A state team plus the addition of young talent, the Rams will have time to build a cohesive unit

Mount Rainier (1-2) grabbed the lead in the bottom of the third inning.
Jasmine Fulmore led off with a sinkjing liner that the center fielder gloved but could not hold.

Left-handed hitting senior BJ Mipalar followed with a smoothly swinging towering fly home run that sailed over the fence in right center field and hit the scoreboard for a 2-0 Mount Rainier margin.

After being no hit for three innings, Tahoma hitters began tatooing Ram pitches. A solo line drive home run and a two-run homer in the top of the fourth inning put the Bears on top, 3-2.

Another solo homer plus two consecutive walks set the stage for an additional three-run home run blast as walks and unforced mistakes followed to complete a seven-run Tahoma fifth inning salvo.

Showing great arms of resiliency, the Rams rallied in the bottom of the inning. Tristin Egen reached first base on a leadoff single. One out later, Mipalar drew a base on balls. After both runners advanced one base on a wild pitch, Maylynn Mitchell doubled one run home. Senior Amanda Hopkins stepped up to the plate and delivered the two-run single that drew Mount Rainier within 10-5 even as rain was pelting the field.

Tahoma scored one run in the sixth before the umpires stopped the game after five complete innings made it an official game.

The game that started in sunshine before conditions grew continually colder with rain beginning in the fourth inning ended in a torrential downpour.