Dayton Wins 2 of 3 at Regionals

EPHRATA, Wash. – On Saturday, the Dayton softball team traveled to Ephrata to battle in the D5/D6 Regional Tournament. The Dawgs beat Liberty Bell and DeSales to put them in the championship game, where they were defeated by Brewster for the number one seed for the State 2B tournament this weekend.

Against Liberty Bell, Dayton tallied 13 hits to take them to victory, winning 11 – 4. The Lady Bulldogs scored seven runs in the second inning to take the lead, and never looked back. For Dayton, Savannah McFarland hit a triple and a double. Megan Robins also had a triple, and Mia Becker hit a double. Tatumn Laughery and Kaleigh White each had three hits in the game.

Dayton beat the DeSales Irish 1-0, with the lone run coming in the fifth inning. White hit a double in the game with just five total hits tallied for the Bulldogs. The Irish got three hits, but facing a strong Dayton defense, couldn’t put anything together to score.

In the Championship game, Dayton stayed even against Brewster, tied at two after the second inning. But in the third inning, Brewster scored four runs to take the lead. Dayton was able to put two more runs on the board in the sixth, but couldn’t get the needed runs to overtake Brewster. Hannah Becker belted a triple and a double, while Mia Becker had a double. Hannah Becker and Robins each had three hits in the game.

The Bulldogs are now 16-9 on the season and will enter the state tournament Friday in Yakima, seeded 2nd.

“We had exceptional pitching today, with focused defense. The girls left it all on the field,” said Dayton Assistant Coach Desirae Jones. “Playing three games on our first hot day of the season was challenging. Everyone contributed to a very successful day for the Bulldogs. From senior leadership to freshmen stepping up when asked.”

Dayton 11, Liberty Bell 4

Dayton 0 7 0 0 2 0 2 11 13 3

Liberty Bell 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 7 2

Dayton battery, Megan Robins and Heidi Dobbs

Liberty Bell battery, Devin Surface and Janie McMillad

Dayton hits: Tatumn Laughery 3, Mia Becker 2, Megan Robins 2, Kaleigh White 3, Savannah McFarland 2, Kira Boggs

Liberty Bell hits: Palm, T. Ochoa, Tries, Labanuskus, McMillad 2, H. Danzmann

2B: Day-Mia Becker, McFarland; LB- Triese

3B: Day- Robins, McFarland

Dayton 1, DeSales 0

Dayton scored one run in the fifth inning, on 5 hits and 2 errors

Desales had 0 runs, 3 hits, and 1 error

Dayton battery, Savannah McFarland and Heidi Dobbs

DeSales battery, Kaylee Brown and Maddy Thomas

Dayton hits: Tatumn Laughery, Megan Robins, Heidi Dobbs, Kaleigh White (2B), Elise Steinhoff

Desales hits: Kaylee Brown, Katie Ankrom, Katie Herman

Brewster 12, Dayton 10

Dayton 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 12 1

Brewster 0 2 4 0 0 1 x 7 10 1

Dayton battery, Savannah McFarland, Megan Robins (4) and Heidi Dobbs, Destiny Brincken

Brewster battery, Y. Sanchez and Urias

Dayton hits: Tatumn Laughery, Mia Becker, Hanna Becker 3, Megan Robins 3, Kaleigh White, Savannah McFarland, Destiny Brincken 2

Brewster hits: Kelpman 2, Y. Sanchez 2, Garcia, C. Sanchez 2, Urias, Emigh, Stam

2B: Day-Mia Becker, Hanna Becker

3B: Day- Hanna Becker 2; Brew- Y. Sanchez, C. Sanchez

HR: Y. Sanchez