Warsaw's softball team went 2-0 in sectional games Saturday, thanks to timely hitting, solid defense and Rachel Liebsch's right arm. The Tigers won both games by 5-1 scores.They beat Rochester (11-10) in the morning, then beat Tippecanoe Valley (7-15) in the second round in the afternoon.Wawasee squeezed out a 6-5 eight-inning win over NorthWood between those two games, as a tripleheader was played at Lady Tiger Field. Wawasee (8-15), the defending champion, and Warsaw (15-12) will meet in the sectional championship at Lady Tiger Field at 5 p.m.Tuesday. Liebsch pitched a combined 11 2/3 innings in the two games, allowing just three hits and one unearned run.She struck out 10 while walking one. She had help - the Tiger defense committed only two errors in the two seven-inning games. Liebsch dominated as a starter.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016