Softball Recap: Sugar-Salem Has No Trouble Against Jerome

By Team Reports Mar 22, 2025, 2:10pm

Softball Recap: Sugar-Salem Diggers vs. Jerome Tigers

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The Sugar-Salem Diggers made easy work of the Jerome Tigers on Saturday and carried off an 11-3 win. With that victory, the Diggers brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.

Ashlyn Harris

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Ashlyn Harris made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Harris was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kenadee Birch, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those RBI were her first of the season. Allie Christensen was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

The win made it two in a row for Sugar-Salem and bumps their season record up to 3-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Jerome, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.

Looking ahead, Sugar-Salem will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Snake River at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sugar-Salem is facing Snake River at the right time seeing as Snake River is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Jerome, they will take on Grangeville at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday. Jerome's pitchers better be ready for this one: Grangeville has averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season.

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