Xtreme wins state 16U title
- 16-and-under
The North Idaho Xtreme beat the Idaho Crossfire 9-1 in six innings in the championshp game of the Idaho state ASA 16-and-under softball tournament Sunday at the Willow Lane Athletic Facility in Boise.
It was the fourth straight state ASA title for this group of girls, who played as the Coeur d'Alene Crush the last three years.
Breana Burke pitched a five-hitter for the Xtreme in the title game, Kylee Rasmussen went 2 for 4 and Bryce Catt went 2 for 3 with a triple.
Earlier Sunday, the Xtreme had 13 hits in beating the Crossfire 7-2 to advance to the title game. Mariah Montee pitched a five-hitter, went 2 for 4 and scored two runs for the Xtreme. Analisa Raynor went 3 for 4 and Rasmussen was 2 for 4.
The Xtreme went 4-0 in the tourney.
- 14-and-under
The Northwest Wildfire (Guindon) nearly fought all the way back to the title game before settling for third place in the 14-team Idaho state ASA 14-and-under softball tournament Sunday at Ramsey Park.
After dropping its first game on Friday, the Wildfire won five straight in the losers bracket over the last two days before a 7-6 loss to the Southern Idaho Ice of Twin Falls ended their tourney with a third-place finish.
The Idaho Sliders of Eagle beat the Ice 9-1 in five innings in the championship game. The Sliders earned a bid to the class A nationals in Normal, Ill., but turned it down.
Three teams from the tourney, including the Northwest Wildfire (Comack), accepted bids to the Western "A" Nationals in Kaysville, Utah.
Sunday's results
Northwest Wildfire (Guindon) 7, Idaho Heat (Eagle) 6: Reilly Williams went 3 for 4 with a triple and an RBI in the win. Rylee Newman hit a two-run homer in the first inning for the Heat, which was eliminated.
Idaho Crossfire (Idaho Falls) 9, Idaho Ricochet (Meridian) 4: Taylor Guekra hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh to break a 4-4 tie for Crossfire, which scored five times in the inning. Mo Teekins went 3 for 3 with a two-run single in the seventh to finish off the uprising. Jade Montoya went 3 for 3 with a double and two runs scored for the Ricochet, which was eliminated.
Idaho Sliders 13, Southern Idaho Ice 1, 4 inn.: Autumn Moffat pitched a two-hitter for the Sliders, who advanced to the title game with the win. She also went 2 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs. Jordyn Marquez was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and three runs scored.
NW Wildfire (Guindon) 5, Crossfire 3: Ariel Smith hit a two-run double to cap a four-run top of the seventh for the Wildfire. She also struck out five. Reilly Williams was 2 for 3 with a double, an RBI single in the seventh, and scored two runs. Crossfire scored twice in the bottom of the seventh, but left the bases loaded and finished fourth.
Southern Idaho Ice 7, NW Wildfire (Guindon) 6: Kira Haskell went 2 for 4 and drove in two runs for the Ice, which scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to win it. Ashlie Watts was 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs. Reilly Williams of the Wildfire homered to lead off the game, and also doubled.
Idaho Sliders 9, Southern Idaho Ice 1: Rachel Menlove went 3 for 3 with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs in the championship game for the Sliders, who scored six runs in the bottom of the third inning to open up an 8-1 lead. Megan Brown struck out four, scattered five hits and added an RBI double.