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Demon Softball Gets Over Trojan Hump, Split Doubleheader
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It was opening night in Washington for the Demon softball team on Tuesday and West Branch spoiled the festivities by edging the orange and black 4-3 in extras.
As heard on KCII, the game lasted three hours with a 45 minute lightning delay that put a halt to the bottom of the seventh inning. The Bears (1-2) struck first in the opening inning with a RBI groundout, but Cara Linnenkamp tied it up in the third with a walk that plated Ella Greiner. Despite both teams having numerous opportunities for big innings, neither squad could breakthrough and that 1-1 tally stayed true into the eighth. The game’s big blast came from the Bears’ Lany Meyer with a three run shot to right field to take a 4-1 advantage. The Washington offense went back to work by plating a few runs and having the bases loaded with just one out and the heart of the order coming up. A fielder’s choice and fly out ended the threat and West Branch hung on by the slightest of margins. Washington scattered six hits led
It is opening day for the boys and girls of summer at Washington High School and KCII will bring you live play-by-play coverage of the softball team’s season opener.
The softball squad will face off with the Bears of West Branch at home for a single game. The Demons are coming off of a 10-18 season in a shortened 2020 campaign, but ended the year strong with a regional final berth. They lost four players to graduation, but return their leading hitter in Kellie Dallmeyer. The senior recorded a .396 batting average and knocked in 24 runs last summer. Cara Linnenkamp returns in the circle after a 4.75 ERA last year and a Southeast Conference best 1.29 ERA in her sophomore season. West Branch was 7-9 out of the River Valley Conference and Nicki Henson is a dangerous slap hitter with a .500 batting average. Demon Head Coach Ben Obermann tells KCII Sports he wants to see no mental mistakes on opening night. “I want to see if we are doing things the right way. Are we rotating corre