Three-Run Sixth Inning Propels No. 2 Softball over No. 10 Folsom Lake
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Folsom Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
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Butte | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Oroville, Calif. - A three-run inning sixth inning propelled the second-seeded Butte softball team to a 5-2 win over 10th-seeded Folsom Lake on Friday afternoon to open the Super Regional series.
All-American and Golden Valley Conference Player of the Year freshman Alexis Detwiler added a pair of insurance runs on a two-out two-RBI single to tally a pair of insurance runs after a RBI-single by freshman Grace Stearns.
Freshman Maggie Smith led the Roadrunner battery with a 2-for-2 outing with a pair of RBI with Stearns and Detwiler also tallying multi-hit performances.
In the circle, All-American and Golden Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year freshman Savannah Wahl (21-1) threw the complete game, scattering five hits and fanning five.
Butte (42-1) hosts Folsom Lake on Saturday, May 14 at 12 p.m. to round out the best-of-three series. If necessary, game three will follow at approximately at 2 p.m.