Chandler Hamilton showed the Arizona softball world what it
was made of last season, earning the state’s big-school state championship, the
school’s first.
As the new season begins, the Huskies don’t appear to have
lost much, if anything.
Xavier Prep’s Gators found out the hard way on Tuesday (Feb.
28), dropping their home opener 11-1 in a contest shortened to five innings by
the 10-run (lead) rule.
Xavier fell to 3-3 and doesn’t have much time to dwell on
the outcome. They travel to face Phoenix Pinnacle on Wednesday (March 1).
Pinnacle defeated XCP recently in the Sunrise Mountain Invitational in Peoria.
Hamilton (3-0) pounded out 14 hits, including a pair of home
runs. And four Husky pitchers combined to limit Xavier to four hits, none after
the second inning. Xavier’s highlight on offense was a solo homer by senior
shortstop Kaela Stehly, the Gators’ second batter of the game in the first
inning.
The big inning for the Huskies was the third, when they
scored six runs on six hits. Four of those hits were for extra bases.
Xavier will meet 6A Conference Premier Region foe Hamilton
one more time this season, at Hamilton on April 18.
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