![]() ![]() “This feels as awesome as you’d think it would.” Division 1 “The ride back to Holtville will be more because we have no regrets this time. “I sure did not think this game would end 7-1,” added Strahm. Taylinn Warren led Santana with a 2-for-3 performance. “Our community is sure getting used to this winning stuff in softball,” said Snyder.īesides Strahm’s hitting, Kamryn Walker was 2-for-2 with an RBI, Demi Johnston was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs and Kaitlyn Havens had RBIs with a bases loaded walk and a groundout. Prior to this championship run by the Class of 2023, the last time Holtville won a softball title was 1998 in Division 4. “Our pitcher doesn’t throw very hard, she won’t strike out a lot of hitters, but she just beats you.” My faith was such that I thought the Vikings would come out on top. “Six walks and three hit batters would disappoint me if my pitchers did that,” said Holtville coach Melissa Snyder, whose team is now 3-0 on neutral fields this season. In all, Santana handed the Vikings six walks and three hit batters to go with eight hits. Santana (21-9-1) scored its run in the seventh inning on McKenna Miller’s two-out double. “We always want to score first, get ahead and make every run meaningful.”ĬOVID-19 in 2020 kept the Vikings from making a fourth consecutive championship berth. “I knew we wanted to set the tone from the box as soon as possible,” Strahm said. The 5-0 lead was more than enough for Strahm, whose second RBI came on a sacrifice fly in a two-run sixth inning. The Vikings (23-5) added four runs in the fourth inning with Demi Johnson’s two-run triple doing the most damage. Holtville opened the scoring in the third inning with a bases-loaded walk. ![]() I just want to give ourselves a chance to win every game.” “I come to compete on every pitch from the circle. “On game day, I am more focused on pitching, although I am willing to help at the plate, too,” she said. At the plate, Strahm was also 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs. ![]()
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