Chippewa Hills’ softball team didn’t quite match the accomplishment of the girls’ track squad that won two state titles.
But it was still quite a season for the softballers, who finished with a 27-8 record, won the Central State Activities Association title, and won district and regional crowns in the postseason.
In the Division 2 regionals, Chippewa Hills gained revenge on Escanaba, which in 2013 defeated the Warriors 5-4 in the regional title game. This year, it was the Warriors with a 1-0 victory over the Upper Peninsula team in the semifinal. Elle LaLonde had a bases-loaded base hit. The regional title game result was a 5-4 victory for the Warriors over Ogemaw Heights in nine innings.
Cassidy Johnson was the winning pitcher in both games. She fanned seven and scattered four hits in seven innings against Escanaba. Against Ogemaw Heights, she fanned seven and gave up 10 hits.
Brooke Lewandowski had a walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth.
In the quarterfinals at Mount Pleasant, the Warriors lost 4-0 to Croswell-Lexington, whose pitcher, Megan Guitar, pitched a no-hitter and allowed only two walks.
Johnson, Kendall Boone, and Olivia Wolfe were all-CSAA first-team players.