2A SOFTBALL SEMIFINAL
No. 5 Willcox 8, No. 1 Laveen Heritage Academy 4
Willcox has reached the state championship for the first time since 2010, when the Cowgirls won the 2A title, after upsetting top-seeded Heritage Academy on Thursday at Phoenix’s Papago Softball Complex.
Willcox (24-6) outhit Heritage Academy (24-5) by a total of 12-6, led by sophomore Jacqueline Ramirez’s 3-for-4 performance with two doubles and an RBI.
Junior Gloria Encinas, sophomore Janelle Vandermeulen, and sophomore Karlie St. Clair each went 2 for 4. Encinas and St. Clair each had two RBIs and Vandermeulen had two doubles.
Willcox freshman ace Hattie Macumber improved to 24-5 with a 0.69 ERA.
She scattered six hits and allowed two earned runs in her complete-game effort. She achieved her sixth consecutive double-digit strikeout game with 11 to go with only one walk.
Macumber also helped herself at the plate going 1 for 2 with a run and two walks.
NEXT: Willcox is in the state title game for the fifth time. The Cowgirls won their first and only state championship in 2010 when it beat Benson 5-3. They will play play No. 2 Bullhead City Mohave Accelerated (25-4) on Monday at 4 p.m. at Grand Canyon University.
SOFTBALL ROUND TWO ELIMINATION
6A: No. 7 Gilbert Highland 4, No. 6 Marana 2
Marana (28-6) standouts:
— Junior Bella Sayre, 3-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs
— Senior Bella Corona, 2-4, run, double
— Senior Emma Winter, 7 IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 3Ks
6A: No. 5 Chandler Basha 4, No. 9 Sunnyside 2
Sunnyside (21-10) standout:
— Senior Ashley Rosthenhausler, 2-3
— Rosthenhausler pitching, 6 IP, 8H, 4R, 2ER, 0BB, 5Ks
5A: No. 13 Waddell Canyon View 18, No. 7 Cienega 5
Cienega (19-12) standouts:
— Senior Allison Mullen, 2-4, 2 runs
— Senior Kylie Bristol, 1-3, run, RBI
— Senior Micaela Valenzuela, 1-3, 2 RBIs
4A: No. 10 Flagstaff Coconino 14, No. 3 Sahuarita 4
Sahuarita (26-7) standouts:
— Senior Camila Vargas, 3-4, 2 runs, HR, RBI
— Junior Viana Robles, 1-4, RBI
— Junior Mayrani Munoz, 1-2, run, RBI
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