Warden softball sweeps Ki-Be
CONNOR VANDERWEYST | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 6 months AGO
Warden Cougars Baseball
BENTON CITY - Warden softball continued its torrid stretch, sweeping Kiona-Benton recently to remain undefeated.
The Cougars (4-0, 9-0) pounded Ki-Be in game one, 13-0, before closing out the sweep with a 6-2 win in the nightcap.
A week removed from setting a school record for strikeouts in a game, Aaliyah Enriquez pitched a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts.
Enriquez came within one walk of a perfect game.
In the first game, Allycia Gonzales was 3 for 3 with four RBIs and a home run. Enriquez helped her own cause with three RBIs and a home run of her own.
Andrea Contreras and BryLee Whitney were both 2 for 3. Whitney recorded three RBIs and hit a home run.
Lexy Pruneda totalled six hits with a triple during the doubleheader. Pruneda recently returned to the lineup after recovering from breaking a bone in her hand.
Gonzales and Enriquez continued to show off their power with a home run each against Ki-Be in game two.
Whitney also hit a home run in the nightcap.
Warden will host Columbia (Burbank) Saturday.
Around the basin
Othello (8-0, 10-0) remained undefeated with two wins against West Valley (Yakima), 18-3 and 9-2.
The Huskies are in second place behind CWAC-leading Ellensburg and travel to face East Valley (Yakima) Today before hosting Grandview April 26.
Ephrata (2-8, 3-9) dropped two games against first place Ellensburg, 15-0 and 13-2. The Tigers travel for a doubleheader against Prosser April 26.
Quincy softball (0-6, 3-9) lost its seventh and eighth in a row after losing to Okanogan, 22-4 and 12-2.
The Jacks face Cashmere today on the road before hosting Omak April 26.
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