Crush splits, remains in regional title hunt

DENVER - The Coeur d'Alene Crush under-16 softball team split games on Saturday, defeating the Nebraska Flash 6-4 and falling to Miner's Gold of Riverside, Calif., 2-1 to remain in the hunt with six other teams for a regional championship at Hillside Park.

Katie Rowe hit a two-run walkoff home run in the seventh inning to give the Crush a win over the Flash. Lindsie Scholwinski had three strikeouts for Coeur d'Alene.

"That game was kind of weird," Coeur d'Alene coach Brian Stranger said. "Everyone seemed to have a hit. We didn't play our best game, but played well enough to win."

Kyeli Parker went 3 for 4 and Dara Kolar was 2 for 3 for the Crush in the first game.

In the second game, Kory Kritz drove in Rowe on a double in the third inning, but the Crush came up short against Miner's Gold.

Rachelle Shaffer was 2 for 3 for Coeur d'Alene.

"We're in the top six now," Stranger said. "We're still alive, but we've got to work our way back up the ladder."