Post Falls softball swept at Hermiston

HERMISTON, Ore. - Sophomore Lexie Butterfield had two strikeouts in six innings for Post Falls as the Trojans were swept 6-1 and 22-2 by Hermiston in a nonleague softball doubleheader on Friday.

"For Lexie's first varsity game, she threw really well," Post Falls coach Jack Foster said. "She kept us in the game and did some good things. We just made a few more mental errors than physical errors in the game."

Katie McDermott scored on a wild pitch in the fifth inning of the first game for Post Falls.

In the second game, Kyra Haskew, Dara Kolar and Kendal Floch each had an extra-base hit for Post Falls in the third inning.

"We had two inexperienced pitchers out there that were playing their first varsity games," said Foster, who had 9 of 11 Trojans playing for the first time at the varsity level. "We just had trouble throwing strikes. It was tough learning in their first varsity games, but they kept battling at it."

Post Falls (0-2) will face Southridge and Richland today in Richland.

FIRST GAME

Post Falls 000 010 0 - 1 4 2

Hermiston 101 022 x - 6 10 2

Lexie Buttefield and Dara Kolar; Page Long and Courtney Howard. W - Long. L - Butterfield.

HITS: PF - McDermott, Haskew, Kolar, Hahaj. Her - Rodriguez 2, Flig 3, Lawson 2, Howard, Alebe, Waters. 2B - Lawson, Howard, Waters.

SECOND GAME

Post Falls 002 00 - 2 8 2

Hermiston 7(10)4 1x - 22 9 1

Game ended in fifth inning due to 10-run rule

Alexis Murray, Carlin Rosetti (1) and Dara Kolar; Sexton, Galloway (4) and Howard. W - Sexton. L - Murray.

HITS: PF - McDermott, Haskew, Kolar 2, Floch 2, Hahaj 2. Her - Moss 3, Rodriguez, Flyg, Long, Lawson 2, Anderson. 2B - Kolar, Haskew, Moss. 3B - Floch.