Lady Warriors Blank T. Valley In Softball Sectional
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BENTON – Wawasee freshman Amber Lemberg was in a zone during her first postseason game Tuesday at Fairfield. Striking out 11 and allowing just one hit in seven innings, Lemberg helped the Wawasee softball team get a 6-0 victory over Tippecanoe Valley in Class 3A Sectional 21 first-round action. Wawasee advanced to face Fairfield in today’s 7 p.m. semifinal. In their regular season meeting on April 14 in Syracuse, Fairfield defeated Wawasee 7-1. Reaching that rematch, Wawasee got 10 hits against Valley pitcher Kassidy Shepherd, with Kylee Rostochak, Danielle Gunkel and Ale Brito each getting two. Among the Wawasee hits were doubles from Gunkel, Cristina DeLaFuente and Meghan Fretz, while Alli Ousley had a triple. For the 12-13 Lady Vikings, their only hit came off the bat of Lauren Early, while Tenaya Shull drew two walks.