Armitage homers power Wildcats girls in regional opener, 15-7
Abby Armitage celebrates with her teammates after she hit the second of two home runs to lift the Humboldt softball team to a 15-7 victory over Garner-Hayfield/Ventura in a Class 3A Region 4 opening round game in Humboldt on Thursday night, July 10. The win advanced Humboldt into a regional semifinal at Eagle Grove on Saturday, July 12. Independent photo.
Abby Armitage hit two home runs, including a two-run walkout in the bottom of the sixth inning, to lift the Humboldt softball team to a 15-7 victory over Garner-Hayfield/Ventura on Thursday night, July 10 in Humboldt in a Class 3A Region 4 opening round game.
The win advanced Humboldt into a regional semifinal at Eagle Grove on Saturday, July 12, against Eagle Grove in a 7 p.m. game. EG advanced with a 9-1 victory over Clarion-Goldfield-Dows. The other half of Region 4 had top-seeded Williamsburg (31-7) beating Vinton-Shellsburg, 9-1. Williamsburg will host Benton Community (18-14) in a semifinal round game. Benton defeated Iowa Falls-Alden, 10-2. The regional final will be played on July 15 and hosted by the highest ranked remaining team.
Armitage went 3-for-5 at bat with six runs batted in and three runs scored. Claire Dieleman went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Elsie Hubbell singled in a run and scored twice. Sadie Hubbell doubled and singled. Adalee Nolting singled twice. Ava Newton singled in a run and scored.
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