Elyce Sisseck awaits the offering from the Yuma pitcher Thursday evening, Oct. 7. She hit five RBIs in the first game against Yuma on a three-run inside-the-park home run and a two-run triple. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Softball goes 2-2 to end regular season
The Lady Dragon softball team has qualified for regional play Saturday, Oct. 16.
They swept Yuma 13-1 and 19-5 on the home field Thursday, Oct. 7, and traveled to Wray on Saturday, Oct. 9, where they lost two close games to the Eagles, 11-10 and 7-6.
Coach Sherman Kage said he was impressed with the way the girls performed offensively and defensively against Yuma, noting that they made great adjustments and hit the ball well.
He said Holyoke struggled to generate consistent offense in the games against Wray and added that the Eagles played great defense.
“The focus is to stay consistent defensively and get outs when we need them,” Kage said, noting that the girls will also work to eliminate allowing two-out runs as they look forward to regional action.
Holyoke 13, Yuma 1
Holyoke got out to a fast start and scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning after back-to-back RBI doubles from Lauren Herman and Correy Koellner. Emma Thompson hit Koellner home on an infield sacrifice.
Yuma loaded the bases with nobody out in the top of the third, but Holyoke’s defense only allowed one run in the situation on a sacrifice fly.
The Lady Dragons expanded their lead in the bottom of the third inning when they scored four runs, two of which came home on a triple by Elyce Sisseck.
Holyoke scored six more in the fourth. Sisseck hit a three-run inside-the-park home run, Koellner hit an RBI double, Thompson an RBI single and another run scored on a wild pitch to give the Lady Dragons the 13-1 win.
Aliyah Engle pitched all four innings for the Lady Dragons. She faced 20 batters, striking out six and walking two. She allowed one earned run on five hits.
Sisseck led Holyoke with five RBIs. She had two hits, including a home run and a triple. Koellner had two RBIs on two doubles, and Thompson had two RBIs and two singles. Herman hit a double and had an RBI.
Destanie Engle and Leslie Carrasco each hit a double. Aliyah Engle hit a single.
On the bases, Aliyah Engle stole four, Koellner three, Hadley Feik two, and Destanie Engle and Herman one each.
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