Wolverines notch third straight; 8-2 win at Orcas | Softball

With the win, the Wolverines remain alone atop the Northwest 1A/2B standings, at 3-0, and improved to 3-2 overall.

April 10, 2012 5:09 pm
Catcher Kaylen Meeker gives a high-five to center-fielder Emily Guard (only a hand of the diminutive and speedy Guard is visible) following a standout defensive play in the Wolverines 5-4 win at home March 27 over La Conner.
Catcher Kaylen Meeker gives a high-five to center-fielder Emily Guard (only a hand of the diminutive and speedy Guard is visible) following a standout defensive play in the Wolverines 5-4 win at home March 27 over La Conner.

The Friday Harbor softball team notched its third consecutive win with a decisive 8-2 victory on the road April 6 at Orcas.

The Wolverines cashed in on a flurry of fielding errors by Orcas in the second inning to grab a 5-0 lead and then kept the Vikings bottled up over the next five innings to seal the victory, the team’s third straight league win.

Coach Nickie Davis praised the performance both in the field and at the plate. Sophomore Isabel Place hit safely in all four plate appearances plate and center-fielder Emily Guard chased down a couple of long fly balls to erase several Orcas scoring threats, Davis noted.

With the win, the Wolverines remain alone atop the Northwest 1A/2B standings, at 3-0, and improved to 3-2 overall.

Next

The Wolverines are on the road, Wednesday, April 11, at Concrete, 3 p.m., and host Darrington, Saturday, in a double-header, beginning at 11:30 a.m. They face La Conner on the road in a double-header, April 17, beginning at 3 p.m.