Washington Softball

Frosh lead Warriors to split with IC West

Freshman Anne Riley singled home two runs to back the five-hit pitching of freshman batterymate Payton Bruner and lift Washington to a 2-0 win over Iowa City West and a split of their Mississippi Valley Conference softball doubleheader Tuesday at Washington.

Iowa City West won the opener, 6-1.

Riley's game-winning hit came in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Washington is 5-18 overall, 2-14 in the MVC. Iowa City West is 11-12, 8-7.

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Peterson's 4-hitter leads Wash to split

MANCHESTER - Kirsten Peterson fired a four-hitter and led Washington to a 7-1 win over Starmont at the West Delaware softball tournament Friday.

Peterson struck out nine batters. Bria Lenten was 2-for-3 with an RBI and scored three runs for the Warriors (3-17).

Washington lost its first game of the day, 8-0, to host West Delaware. The Warriors were held to one hit.

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Warriors swept by Cedar Falls

CEDAR FALLS - Cedar Falls pushed across a run in the bottom of the seventh inning of the nightcap to sweep a softball doubleheader from Washington, 14-6 and 5-4, Tuesday night.

Bria Lenten swatted a home run for Washington in the opener. She had two hits in each game to lead the Warriors (2-12, 1-9).

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Warriors whipped by City High

IOWA CITY - Iowa City High scored five runs in the fourth and six in the fifth and strolled past Washington, 11-1, Monday night in Mississippi Valley Conference softball.

The game was a makeup of the postponed second game from a May 28 doubleheader.

Caitlin Peterson had two hits and drove in Washington's only run.

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