In Tuesday's non-league contest, the Wheatland Pirates (Wheatland, CA) softball team the visiting Corning Cardinals (Corning, CA), by a margin of 2-0.

With the triumph, Wheatland moves its record to 16-11 on the year. The Pirates host Mt. Shasta (Mt. Shasta, CA) to clash with the Bears in a non-league game on Thursday, May 14. The Bears come into the game with a record of 25-6. Mt. Shasta won 6-5 in their recent non-league game against Yreka (Yreka, CA)

In the first round of the DIV 4 Northern Section Playoffs, the number 7 seed Corning Cardinals traveled to number 2 seed Wheatland to take on the Pirates. In a battle of pitchers, Jessica Flores of Corning squared off with KC Silva of Wheatland. Flores gave up 3 hits, 2 runs, had 7 strike outs and 2 walks. Silva gave up only 1 hit, no runs and had 6 strike outs, 3 walks and 3 hit batters. In the top of the first, Corning threatened to score some runs. With one out and runners on second and third, Baillie Eller hit a hard ground ball which was thrown to first for the force out and a cannon of a ball was them shot home to get Vada Sutfin at the plate for a double play ending the Cardinals at bat. Wheatland's runs came in the first when Thompson walked and McIntosh and KC Silva hit back to back doubles. The Cardinals stranded 7 runners on base having runners on 2nd and 3rd in the 2nd and bases loaded in the 6th, but they could not get the runners to cross the plate. The Ca