The Winslow Lady Bulldogs started softball season on Monday in St. Johns where they faced the Lady Redskins. The next day they returned home to host the Lady Sand Devils of Page, then the Lady Hornets of Ganado will come to town at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 5. On March 9, the Lady Bulldogs will travel to Waddell to take on the ALA-West Foothills Lady Guardians.
This last weekend they played in the 34th Annual Dorado Classic in Tucson where they played in six games coming away with three wins and three loses.
On day one they played three games starting with the Lady Sabercats of Sabino in Tucson. In the top of the first the Lady Bulldogs started their scoring when Kendra Ybarra scored on a passed ball. Kyah Wilcox hit an RBI double, followed by a Jewel Ben RBI double. Then Cassius Cody would also get an RBI double. Cody would end up scoring on a sacrifice bunt by Jaylyn Hartman. Livia Palfy had an RBI single and was brought home on a 2-RBI double by Angela Salazar, who would come home on an error. Winslow would score a total of 9 runs in the inning.
In the bottom of the second inning the Bulldogs would add to their lead on a Amatiel Gonzales RBI single. In the top of the third the Sabercats would get on the scoreboard when they would cross the plate on a passed ball. In the bottom of the third the Bulldogs would score 5 runs starting with a 2-run home run by Salazar then a Cody 2-RBI triple and a Gonzales RBI single. In the top of the fourth the Sabercats would score 5 runs, for a final score of Winslow 15, Sabino 6.
In the second game of the day the Lady Bulldogs would face the very tough 2A Wilcox Cowgirls. In the bottom of the first the Bulldogs would score first with a Ben RBI single. In the top of the second the Cowgirls would find their bats scoring 7 runs. In the top of the third the Cowgirls would stretch their lead scoring an additional 4 runs. In the bottom of the fourth the Bulldogs would get their final runs of the game when they scored 3 runs with a Cody RBI single then an Emily Wilbanks RBI single and finally when Gigi Vasquez would steal home. In the top of the fifth the Cowgirls would score 8 runs, making the final score Wilcox 19, Winslow 4.
In their final game of the day the Lady Bulldogs would face the 4A Lady Firebirds of Eastmark of Mesa. In the top of the first inning the Lady Bulldogs would score 2 runs starting with a sacrifice fly by Wilcox which allowed Ybarra to score, followed by a Gonzales RBI single. In the bottom of the inning the Firebirds would score 3 runs to take the lead. In the top of the second the Bulldogs would retake the lead with a 2-run home run by Salazar. In the bottom of the inning the Firebirds would again regain the lead when they would score 4 runs. It would not be until the top of the fifth inning that the Lady Bulldogs would score 5 runs to overtake the Lady Firebirds starting with RBI double by Hartman then an Alexus Muchmore RBI single then a Salazar 3-run RBI triple, for a final score of Winslow 9, Eastmark 7.
On Feb. 27, the Lady Bulldogs would play two games starting with the 6A Gila Ridge Lady Hawks of Yuma. In the bottom of the first inning the Lady Hawks would strike first with 3 runs. In the top of the second the Bulldogs would tie up the game scoring 3 runs starting with Madi Breeze RBI single and a Ybarra 2-run RBI double. In the bottom of the second the Hawks would score 2 runs to briefly take the lead. In the top of the third the Bulldogs would retake the lead, scoring 6 runs beginning with Ben scoring on an error, Tatum Upshaw RBI on a Fielder’s Choice, Cody scoring on a passed ball, a Breeze RBI single and Wilcox’s 2-RBI double. In the top of the fifth the Bulldogs would add to their lead, scoring 3 runs with a 2-run home run by Wilcox and a Gonzales RBI single, for a final score of Winslow 12, Gila Ridge 5.
In the second game of the day, the Lady Bulldogs would get shutout by the 4A Mica Mountain Thunderbolts who would get 3 runs in the first, 2 runs in the second, 5 runs in the third and 2 runs in the fourth. There were three Lady Bulldogs who did get singles: Salazar, Tatum Upshaw and Muchmore. The final score was Mica Mountain 12, Winslow 0.
In their final game of the tournament the Lady Bulldogs would face the El Dorado Lady Aztecs of El Paso, Texas. In the bottom of the first inning the Aztecs would score 4 runs. The Bulldogs would end the inning with a double play from Ben to Tatum Upshaw to Maci Flores. In the top of the second the Lady Bulldogs would get their only run of the game on a Ben home run. The Lady Aztecs would score 6 runs in the second and 3 more runs in the third. The final score was El Dorado 13, Winslow 1.
