With just two regular season games left on the schedule the Lady Lobos know they are headed to the state softball tournament and could be in line for a first round bye, depending on the outcome of their final two games.
Snowflake backed up a 12-2 win over Blue Ridge last Tuesday with a 14-2 win at Holbrook two days later.
After giving up a run to the Lady Yellowjackets in the top of the first on Tuesday, Snowflake quickly gained control of the game with seven second inning runs. The Lobos tacked on two more in the sixth, then closed out the game with three runs in the home half of the seventh.
Pitcher Kelsie Stratton gave up just two runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts and walked three of the 31 batters she faced.
At the plate, Eilee Penrod went 2 for 3; Tycee Coplan, 1 for 5; Debbie Tai Neff, 2 for 3 with a double; Ashlyn Butler, 1 for 4 with a double; Tori Flake 1 for 3; Mikayla Hall, 1 for 2 with a double; Shayna Austin, 2 for 5; Stratton, 1 for 4 with a double; Kimber Solomon, 1 for 2; and Bailey Standerfer, 2 for 4 with a triple.
Thursday’s game in Holbrook ended in five innings with the Lobos scoring nine of their 14 runs in the fourth and fifth frames.
Penrod was 3 for 3 with two RBIs and scored twice. Coplan went 1 for 2 with an RBI and scored twice. Tai Neff was 0 for 4, but had two RBIs and scored once. Butler went 1 for 3 with a triple, two RBIs and scored once. Hall was 1 for 1 with an RBI and scored a run. Austin went 3 for 4 with an RBI, two triples and scored two runs. Stratton was 2 for 4, scoring twice. Solomon went 2 for 3 with an RBI and scored once. Standerfer went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and scored twice.
Stratton worked five innings on the mound, facing 21 Lady Roadrunner batters. She allowed just two runs on one hit with three walks and struck out two.
Snowflake headed into the final week with a 13-3 regular season record. After playing at Show Low on Tuesday, the Lobos will close out the regular season today (April 29) at Winslow. They entered this week ranked seventh overall and if they remain in the top eight, they will receive a first round bye in the state tournament. If they fall out of the top eight they will play in the first round, which begins on Saturday, May 2, at the Rose Mofford Complex in Phoenix.
