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Softball
Centennial softball coach Mike Livreri was waiting for the right time.
Sarah Murphy’s two-run double capped a three-run rally with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and allowed Cimarron-Memorial’s softball team to escape with a 7-6 win over visiting Coronado on Tuesday.
Most softball coaches can find plenty of areas for improvement immediately after games.
Cara Beatty belted two home runs, and Rachael Turner went 4-for-4 with three doubles and five RBIs on Monday as Palo Verde’s softball team routed host Silverado, 17-6 in five innings.
Dayton Yingling spun a three-hitter and wiggled out of a fourth-inning jam Saturday to help Bishop Gorman’s softball team to a 2-0 win over host Torrance (Calif.) in the Silver Bracket championship of the Torrance National Tournament.
Kaitlyn O’Hearn hit a grand slam in the sixth inning Friday to help Durango’s softball team to an 11-3 victory at Basic.
Indian Springs baseball coach Jamie Molloy had no idea who would lead his pitching staff this season.
Faith Lutheran softball coach John Chilman owes Cheyenne Kidd one.
Ashlyn Ames’ hit off the wall with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday scored Kayla Stephens for the game’s only run as Arbor View’s softball team nipped visiting Rancho, 1-0.
Samantha Pochop tossed a no-hitter and struck out 15 on Wednesday to help Rancho’s softball team top visiting Desert Oasis, 8-0.
Early-season softball games often are about players working out kinks and reacquiring their timing at the plate.
Alexa Snyder tossed a five-inning five-hitter and struck out nine on Tuesday to lead Cimarron-Memorial’s softball team to a 13-2 win over visiting Faith Lutheran.
Karly Dinkel tossed a five-inning three-hitter on Monday to help Liberty’s softball team to a 12-0 win over visiting Las Vegas.