Washington Softball

Lueck, Carter help Prairie sweep Wash

Halle Lueck hit a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning and made a diving catch in the seventh as No. 8 Prairie trimmed Washington, 4-3, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Prairie Tuesday night.

Gabi Carter belted a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the fifth inning as Prairie captured the nightcap, 11-1.

Lueck gave Prairie the lead with her two-run double in the opener, then protected the advantage with her game-winning catch.

Lauren Kuch went 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Prairie in the first game. Carter and Kristin Wahlert also had two hits. Natalie Halvorson pitched a complete game with six strikeouts for the Hawks.

Carter went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBIs in the second game. Lueck was 2-for-4 and scored three times. Natalie Rumer was 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Kuch was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Shelby Frederick tossed a complete game for the victory.

Game 1

Washington   001 002 0 - 3 6 x
Prairie      200 002 x - 4 9 0

W - Halvorson.

Game 2

Washington   000 01 - 1 3 x
Prairie      004 52 - 11 13 1

W - Frederick.

Washington girls roll by Wahlert

The Cedar Rapids Washington softball team swept a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Dubuque Wahlert Thursday, 9-2 and 16-3 in three innings, on Washington's home diamond.

Payton Bruner pitched a four-hitter for the Warriors in the first game and drove in two runs. Emily Oler also had two RBIs.

Oler tossed a three-hitter in the second game. Bria Lenten was 3-for-3. Dana Riley went 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Oler drove in three runs and Jaydin Pirtle had two RBIs.

Erin Jones named softball coach at Wash

Erin Jones has been named the new softball coach at Cedar Rapids Washington, Athletic Director Paul James announced Wednesday. Her appointment is pending school board approval.

Jones replaces Fanaye Wooldrik, who resigned her softball position this fall. Jones is the 12th head coach in the 40-year history of Warrior softball.

Jones is a 2003 graduate of Cedar Rapids Jefferson, where she was a standout three-sport athlete. She was a three-year starter and all-conference player in basketball, and a five-year starter and all-conference and all-Metro in softball. She was a member of three softball state tournament teams.

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Lenten named 1st team all-MVC

Jefferson sophomore catcher Maddie Hansen and Prairie senior pitcher Katie Kuch have been named Mississippi Valley Conference Players of the Year in softball, the conference announced Monday.

Hansen is batting .496 with seven home runs and 67 RBIs. She is second in the state in RBIs and leads Class 5A.

Kuch is 21-7 with a 2.15 ERA. She has struck out 111 batters in 182 1/3 innings.

Both Jefferson and Prairie, along with Dubuque Senior, qualified for the Class 5A state tournament that starts Tuesday at Fort Dodge.

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