On March 10, the Lady Bulldogs would host the ALA-Foothills Lady Guardians in their home opener. In the top of the first, the Lady Guardians would come out swinging and get 3 runs. In the bottom of the first, the Lady Bulldogs would answer with Kendra Ybarra getting on base with a double, who then would score on an RBI double by Cassius Tsosie, who would also be brought home by a 2-run home run by Kyah Wilcox to tie the game at 3-3.
In the bottom of the third, Wilcox would get her second home run of the game, this one a solo to put the Lady Bulldogs ahead by 1 run over the Lady Guardians 4-3. In the bottom of the fourth, Lady Bulldog Rylie Sharp would get in on the home run action with her solo home run to give the Lady Bulldogs a 2-run lead.
In the top of the fifth, the Lady Guardians would close the gap with a run. In the bottom of the fifth. Tsosie would again give the Lady Bulldog’s a 2-run lead with her solo home run.
In the top of the seventh, the Lady Guardians would tie the ballgame with 2 runs. In the bottom of the seventh, the Lady Guardians would start the inning by intentionally walking Wilcox, then would end up with bases loaded. They would then get 2 outs when Sharp at the plate would end the ballgame with a grand slam home run (her second home run of the game), for a final score of Winslow 10, ALA-Foothills 6.
Winslow pitcher Wilcox had 8 strikeouts.
The Lady Bulldogs played in a three-day tournament in Phoenix on March 12-14, along with 42 other teams, 23 small schools and 20 large teams. The first day was pool play, however due to weather the second day’s games were canceled, and they went straight to bracket play, where the Lady Bulldogs were placed in the Small School Platinum Bracket.
In their first game in pool play, the Lady Bulldogs faced the ALA-Anthem South Lady Titans. In the bottom of the first the Lady Bulldogs would score 1 run on a Wilcox RBI double.
In the bottom of the second, the Lady Bulldogs would score 6 runs, with a Ybarra 2 RBI double, Tsosie RBI double, then a 2-run home run by Wilcox, they also had 1 run unearned.
In the bottom of the third inning the Lady Bulldogs would score an additional 6 runs with an Ara Leonard RBI double, Ybarra 2 RBI double, Angela Salazar 2 RBI triple and a Sharp RBI single. There was also 1 unearned run.
In the top of the sixth inning, the Lady Titans would score 2 runs for a final score of Winslow 13, ALA-Anthem South 2.
In their second pool-play game the Lady Bulldogs faced the Valley Union Lady Blue Devils. The game would stay scoreless through three and half innings until the bottom of the third when the Lady Bulldogs would score 6 runs with a Ybarra solo home run, Sharp 2 RBI double, Amatiel Gonzales 2 RBI single, along with 1 unearned run.
In the top of the fourth, the Lady Blue Devils would score 2 runs. In the bottom of the fourth, the Lady Bulldogs would score 1 run on Wilcox’s solo home run.
In the top of the fifth, the Lady Blue Devils would score 3 runs. In the bottom of the fifth, with 2 outs, the Lady Bulldogs would score 5 runs with a Livia Palfy RBI single and Ybarra RBI double. There were also 3 unearned runs. The final score was Winslow 12, Valley Union 5.
In their first Platinum Bracket game the Lady Bulldogs faced the Miami Lady Vandels. In the bottom of the first inning, the Lady Bulldogs would score 13 runs with a Tsosie RBI single, Salazar RBI triple, Wilcox RBI triple, Sharp RBI single, Ybarra 2 RBI single, Salazar 2 RBI single, Sharp 2 RBI double and 3 unearned runs.
In the bottom of the second inning the Lady Bulldogs would score 9 runs on a Tsosie RBI single, Salazar 2 RBI single, Wilcox 3-run home run, Sharp solo home run, Palfy RBI single, and Emily Wilbanks would score on a sacrifice.
In the top of the third the Lady Vandal’s would score 5 runs. In the bottom of the third the Lady Bulldogs would score 5 runs on a Salazar RBI single, Wilcox 2-run home run, Leonard RBI triple and she would score on a sacrifice, for a final score of Winslow 27, Miami 5.
In their final game of the tournament, the Lady Bulldogs would fall to the Mohave Accelerated Lady Patriots where they would be shutout 15-0 thanks in great deal to their pitcher. The Lady Bulldogs will be at home for their games on March 18, where they host the Show Low Lady Cougars then on March 19, the St. Johns Lady Redskins, both games will be at 4 p.m.
