Snowflake’s softball team opened the season last week with a busy schedule packed with one regular season contest on Monday followed by five tournament games over three days.
This year’s varsity roster currently includes seniors Kenzi Penrod, Kadee Penrod, LillieAnn Hollom, Rylee Finch and Carly Small. Juniors are Josie Lyman, Jordyn Bryant, Haylee Doyle, Mikelle Abbott, Livi Schneider and Kloah Ulberg. Sophomores include Chelsea Caskey, Graycee Skousen and Brynlee Bryant. Rounding out the team are freshmen Taya Schneider, Riley Perkins and Kloe Burden. Brook Perkins is the head coach.
The team opened the regular season on Monday with a 23-0 road win over Crismon. Snowflake scored five runs in the first, then piled on 15 in the second, and ended the game with three in the third.
Kenzie Penrod went 2 for 3, with a triple; Kadee Penrod, 1 for 2; Abbott, 1 for 1 with a triple; LillieAnn Hollom, 1 for 2; Carly Small 1 for 2, with a double; and Kloah Ulberg went 1 for 2, with a home run.
The Lobos finished with 14 stolen bases led by Abbott and Bryant with three apiece.
Small pitched all three innings allowing just two hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
Friday and Saturday the Lobos were in action at the Wrangler Softball Classic held in Wickenburg. They started the tournament on a rough note with a 12-0 shutout loss to River Valley on Friday morning. Friday afternoon they battled Page to a 4-4 tie score.
Later on Friday, they defeated the host team Wickenburg 6-5. On Saturday afternoon they met up with the Wranglers again and like their first meeting they won the game by a run, this time a 5-4 final.
Snowflake’s final game of the tournament played on Saturday afternoon was a 10-0 loss to Flagstaff.
The team has two regular season contests scheduled this week before playing in a second tournament over the weekend. The Lobos will host Window Rock on Tuesday, then welcome in Chino Valley on Wednesday. Thursday through Friday they will play in the I Love This Day Benefit Tournament hosted by Willow Canyon. Their first game is against Canyon View on Thursday afternoon.
Next week Snowflake will be off for their spring break. They will resume action on March 21 when they host Winslow.
