COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Coldwater Cardinals won their second straight girls softball district championship on Saturday at the Rotary Softball Complex. The Cardinals defeated Battle Creek Lakeview 4-1 in the morning semifinals before romping to a 20-1 win over Sturgis in the finals.
Kenzie Scheid was the winning pitcher in the semis as she struck out nine batters. Jayla Foster and Alexis Bills homered while Karlie Knisely had a RBI double in the win over the Spartans.
Coldwater led 3-0 in the top of the fourth against Sturgis when they busted the game open with a 17 run inning highlighted by a grand slam by Scheid. She finished with five RBI’s. Brianna Omo drove in four runs. Bills pitched 3 2/3 innings and struck out nine.
The 24-8 Cardinals advanced to the Division One regional next Saturday at Portage Northern. DeWitt provides the opposition 1200 noon. Mattawan faces Holt in the first game at 10am. The Cardinals were the only Branch County team to get out of districts.
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