Tuesday night was a special one for the Marana Little League Majors division softball team as they won the District 5 best-of-three championship over Thornydale at Flowing Wells Park.
Marana earned the the title in convincing fashion winning 14-1 in five innings after it beat Thornydale 11-1 on Monday.
Marana advances to the state tournament at Queen Creek starting July 16.
The standout for Marana in Tuesday’s game was Addi Smith. She had two doubles, a single and two RBIs with two stolen bases and a run.
Addi Lee also had two hits with two runs and two RBIs.
Cadance Beck pitched a complete game and allowed only two hits with five strikeouts and two walks in the five innings.
Thornydale’s Ruby Pfau had two hits and an RBI.
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Nathaniel Martinez is an aspiring sports journalist who is a Sahuaro High School graduate and Pima Community College student. He has written for the Aztec Press at Pima. While at Sahuaro, he played football for longtime coach Scott McKee and he wrestled.
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