Even though Snowflake’s basketball team was busy winning a state title this weekend, their softball team has already got their season off and running.
Snowflake is 2-0 on the season with two impressive wins. On Wednesday last week, they won on the road at Coolidge with a 22-0 six-inning win.
The Lobos scored five in the first, 4 in the second, and 5 more in each of the third, and fourth frames. Coolidge scored once in the second then prolonged the game for an inning with 5 runs in the bottom of the fourth, and again in the fifth with 2 more runs. Snowflake scored the final run of the game in the top of the sixth.
Graycee Skousen went 3 for 3 with two homers and a double. Brynlee Bryant also homered and hit a double. Taya Schneider went 3 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBI.
In total, the Lobos pounded out 19 hits with 9 of them going for extra bases.
Kashlynn Cantrell pitched four innings giving up six runs on five hits with 4 strikeouts and walked one. Paisley Solomon worked one inning allowing 2 runs with 2 strikeouts and a walk.
Friday afternoon the team made quick work of Chinle with a 23-2 win over the Wildcats. With both teams having some players still on the hardwood in the state semifinals, Snowflake scored 11 runs in the first, added 2 in the second the finished the game off with 10 runs in the third frame.
Snowflake had just seven hits with Bryant going 3 for 3. Skousen was 2 for 4.
Kloe Burden pitched all four innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits with 4 strikeouts and walked just one batter.
Snowflake will host Tuba City on Tuesday, then will play in the Wrangler Classic Tournament hosted by Wickenburg this coming weekend.
