Lady Raiders first in league, third in region, on to state
Last updated 5/22/2019 at 3:52pm
The Lady Raiders have played their district and regional playoff games, finishing first in the league and third in the region, and are moving on to state play this weekend.
The Lady Raiders defeated Waterville 21-2 in a district playoff game on May 14 in Grand Coulee, finishing as the number-one team in the Central Washington 2B league.
One highlight in the game came when Addison Hansen hit a home run over the fence, batting home two of her teammates.
Pitcher Emma Marchand struck out nine batters in the game while allowing only one hit and walking four.
"Seniors led the way to put us fuarther into the playoffs," Head Coach Jaci Gross said.
Games scheduled for May 16 were cancelled due to rain, so the Lady Raiders continued their playoff run in Moses Lake on May 18 at Paul Lauzier Field in the Districts 5/6 tournament.
There, the Lady Raiders defeated De Sales 16-6 to kick things off.
"This win secured a spot for LR at the state tournament," Gross said. "Everyone showed up for this game and played their part."
LR then played Dayton/Waitsburg, losing 11-1, a loss largely attributable to nine LR errors.
"What a mess of fielding errors," Gross said. "Everything that could have gone wrong, did. We gave up zero earned runs."
The third game Tthe Lady Raiders played that day was against the Brewster Lady Bears, whom LR defeated 8-4.
Cassidy Reyes pitched three innings, striking out two batters, and Marchand pitched four innings, with no hits.
"Our pitching combination of Reyes/Marchand worked well," Gross said. "Olivia Ludwig nailed five RBIs to secure the win for LR. It couldn't have happened to a better athlete!"
Ludwig had a double and a triple in the game.
The Lady Raiders are ranked third in the region, and will play Adna, the top team in the state, at the state tournament in Yakima on Friday, May 24, at 11 a.m. at the Gateway Sports Complex.
A win would mean LR would play again at 7 p.m. that same day;, and a loss would mean they play again at 3 p.m.
Waterville @ LR
Lady Raiders 21 Lady Shockers 2
Pitching: Marchand - 9 k's, 4 walks, 1 hit
Batting: Reyes 2-3, 2 singles; Toulou 4-4, 2 singles, 2 doubles, 2 RBI's; A. Hansen 1-3 HR; 3 RBI's; Marchand 3-4, 3 doubles, 3 RBI's; Neddo 2-3, single, double, 3 RBI's; Olbricht 1-4, single, 1 RBI; Mikaylah Thompson 1 RBI; E. Hansen 1 RBI
May 18 @ Moses Lake
LR 16 DeSales 6
Pitching: Marchand 8 strikeouts, 4 hits
Batting: Reyes 3-5, 3 singles, 2 RBIs; Toulou 2-5, 2 singles, 1 RBI; A. Hansen 2-4, 2 singles, 4 RBI's; Marchand 2-4, 2 singles, 2 RBIs; Neddo 2-4, 2 singles, 2 RBIs; Olbricht 2-4, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Thompson 1-3, single; E. Hansen 1-4, single, 2 RBIs
Dayton/Waitsburg 11 LR 1
Scott Hunter
Pitching: Marchand 8 strikeouts
Batting: Reyes 1 run
LR 8 Brewster 4
Pitching: Reyes 2 strikeouts; Marchand 0 hits, 0 runs
Batting: Marchand 1-4, double, 1 RBI; Ludwig 2-3, double, triple, 5 RBIs
SOFTBALL STATE at
Gateway Sports Complex, Yakima
LR vs. Adna @ 11:00 am
Win – play @ 7:00 pm
Lose – play @ 3:00 pm
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