The Winslow Lady Bulldogs enjoyed an excellent season under Coach Kelli Fifelski and wound up with a 21-9 record after losing in the first round of the state 3A tournament to the No. 12 ranked Empire Lady Ravens 13-2 on Saturday. The Bulldogs were the No. 5 seed.
The Bulldogs lost to the Show Low Lady Cougars 10-7 on April 24 in Winslow.
In the 13-2 loss to Empire on Saturday, the Bulldogs led 2-0 after the top of the second inning. The Lady Ravens came back to take a 5-2 lead in the bottom of the third inning, increased the margin to 7-2 in the bottom of the fourth and scored six times to put the 10-rule into effect in the bottom of the fifth and final inning.
Winslow had three hits to 15 for Empire.
The Bulldogs ended another fine season and are expected to be contenders again next year.
