Kali Tomlinson hit a two-run home run that keyed a five-run first inning Thursday as the Palo Verde softball team held on to defeat visiting Shadow Ridge, 5-4.
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Kaitlyn Horstdaniel and Samantha Taylor each homered in a five-run seventh inning that lifted the Las Vegas softball team to a 9-5 win at Silverado on Wednesday.
Samantha Pochop threw a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts to lead Rancho’s softball team to a 6-1 home win over Green Valley on Monday.
Haylee Lupinetti who pitched a complete game earlier Saturday in a semifinal win, tossed 4 1/3 innings of scoreless, two-hit relief to help Palo Verde rally for an 11-9 win over Westview (Oregon) in the Silver Bracket final of the Spring Jamboree at MajesticPark.
Megan Faraimo, a 6-foot sophomore who has committed to UCLA, struck out 14 and pitched a four-hitter to lead defending tournament champion Cathedral Catholic (Calif.) past Centennial.
Liberty pounded out 17 hits, stole five bases and put nonstop pressure on the Poly (Calif.) defense in a 20-1 four-inning victory.
Savannah Price doubled to right-center field with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to plate courtesy runner Kezney Crompton with the winning run as the Virgin Valley softball team nipped Tech 4-3 in Mesquite on Wednesday.
Jordan Egan went 4-for-5 with three doubles as the Pahrump Valley softball team outlasted host Western, 7-4 in eight innings.
Winning pitcher Skylar Gorrell was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, and the Las Vegas High softball team rallied from a 5-2 sixth-inning deficit to earn an 11-7 win at Green Valley on Monday.
Alyssa Spencer went 2-for-3 with two RBIs Saturday to help the Legacy softball team to a 6-4 win over Faith Lutheran in the championship game of the Colorado River Invitational in Needles, California.
Kali Tomlinson”s grand slam capped a five-run top of the fourth inning Friday as the Palo Verde softball team edged Bryan (Texas) 6-5 in four innings in the Tournament of Champions in Bullhead City, Arizona.