By Greg Perkins The Lady Lobos fell to Show Low last Tuesday afternoon, giving up a four-run lead in the bottom of the seventh to fall 10-7 to the Lady Cougars, then bounced back on Friday with a 14-0 win over Round Valley’s Lady Elks at home. Snowflake started well Tuesday with three in the first, added single runs in the second and third, then moved the lead to 7-2 with two runs in the fourth frame. Show Low trimmed one run off that lead in the bottom of the fifth, but rallied to score seven runs in the bottom of the seventh, including a three-run walk off home run with the game knotted at 7-7. Kelsie Stratton took the loss in the circle working all seven innings. She faced 35 batters, allowing 10 runs, only six earned, on six hits with three strikeouts and two walks. At the plate Stratton went 1 for 3, as did Marisa Godfrey. Tycee Coplan was 3 for 3 with two RBIs, stole three bases and scored two runs. Ashlyn Butler went 1 for 3 with a triple, a walk and scored twice. Shayne Austin was 0 for 2, but walked twice, stole two bases and scored twice. Tandis Yellowhair went 3 for 4 with a home run, four RBIs and scored two runs. The Lobos scored multiple runs in each of the first four innings against the Elks, and got a strong performance in the circle from Tori Flake, who gave up just three hits in the shutout win. Flake faced only 19 batters, striking out seven with no walks. At the plate Coplan went 3 for 3 with a stolen base and three RBIs. Debbie Tai-Neff was 2 for 3 with a double, an RBI and stole one base. Austin was 1 for 2 with an RBI triple. Kimber Solomon went 1 for 3. Yellowhair continued to hit the ball hard, going 2 for 4 with a triple and a home run, and collected six RBIs. With the split the Lobos stood at 13-8 overall heading into this week’s action. They were ranked seventh in the power point standings with a mark of 5-3. After playing Round Valley at Eagar on Tuesday, the Lobos will host St. Johns today (April 9), then travel to Whiteriver on Tuesday, April 15, and to Safford the following day.
Lady Lobos Lose To Show Low, Then Shut Out Round Valley
Printed in the April 9, 2014 edition