PASCO, Wash.-The DW softball team played in the district playoffs in Pasco at the TRAC center on Fri. May 10, to secure a spot as second seed in the Regional playoffs on May 18.

Game One vs. Liberty Christian

In the first gam,e DW Liberty Christian, the same team they finished their regular season against last week. DW broke out right away with big innings in the bottom of the 1st and 3rd. Neylon Bryan once again had the big hit with an RBI triple in the 3rd inning.

This was a team effort with everyone in the lineup reaching base at least once. DW's defense looked much sharper with Liberty Christian line drives finding DW infielder's gloves, leading to a lot of quick outs and short innings. Though the game went the full seven innings, it felt a lot shorter as DW would win 8-2.

"The girls showed up ready to play ball. They executed both offense and defense effectively and had a really solid game. Our sophomore pitcher, Sadie Seney, and freshman catchers, Mya Wood and Olivya McFarland have stepped in to fill some big shoes," said Coach Shane Robins

Game Two vs. Kittitas

After defeating Liberty Christian 8-2, DW played Kittitas, the #1 seed in the district finals. The game started off great for DW as Tatumn Laughery would triple to start off the game and score on a groundout by Kaleigh White. The run broke Hanna Becker's school record of 162 career runs. Unfortunately, this would be the highlight of the game as DW only managed to get three runs off of six hits against Kittitas. The game ended after five innings, with Kittitas winning 14-3.

DW still moves forward as the #2 seed to the regional tournament next Saturday, May 18 at 10 a.m. at the Paul Lauzier Athletic Complex in Moses Lake.

Game One vs Liberty Christian

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th R H E

LC 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 6

DW 3 0 5 0 0 0 - 8 14 2

AB H BB HBP R

T.Laughery 4 1 1 0 1

K.White 4 3 0 1 1

M.Dobbs 4 1 0 0 0

N.Bryan 4 3 0 0 2

M. Forney 2 2 1 0 1

E. Steinhoff 4 3 0 0 1

S. Seney 3 0 1 0 1

M. Summers 2 0 2 0 1

Meg. Forney 2 1 1 0 0

29 14 6 1 8

3B – Neylon Bryan

Battery

LC: A. Croskey, E. Reed and J. Horne

DW: S. Seney and O. McFarland

HR - none

Hits –

LC: M. Godwin 1, A. Loera 2, L. Reed 2, A. Lin 2;

DW: T. Laughery 1, K. White 3, M. Dobbs 1, N. Bryan 3, Mac. Forney 2, E. Steinhoff 3, Meg. Forney 1.

Game Two vs. Kittitas

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th R H E

DW 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 0

Kittitas 5 4 3 2 - 14 15 2

AB H BB HBP R

T.Laughery 2 1 1 0 2

K.White 3 2 0 0 1

M.Dobbs 3 0 0 0 0

N.Bryan 2 1 0 0 0

M. Forney 2 1 0 0 0

E. Steinhoff 2 0 0 0 0

S. Seney 2 1 0 0 0

M. Summers 2 0 0 0 0

Meg. Forney 2 0 0 0 0

20 6 1 0 3

Eric Umphrey

Elise Steinhoff collects one of her three hits against LC at Districts

Battery

DW: S. Seney and M. Wood

Kittitas: C. Allphin and P. Hyatt

HR - none

Hits-

DW: T. Laughery 1, K. White 2, N. Bryan 1, Mac. Forney 1, S. Seney 1

Kittitas: C. Allphin 3, M. Webster 3, T. Coates 2, L. Allemond 1, A. Miller 2, N. Benavidez 3, J. Pryor