No. 8 Softball Splits with American River in Season Opener
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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American River | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
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Butte | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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American River | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
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Butte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Oroville, Calif. - The eighth-ranked Butte softball team split with American River, winning the front end 5-0 before falling 7-3, in the season opener on Saturday afternoon.
Both sophomore Alexis Detwiler and freshman Ella Jolley went 3-for-6 on the day.
In game one, Detwiler's two hits were extra base with a triple and a homer. She added three total RBI on the day and scored a pair of runs for the Roadrunners.
Jolley and freshman Diana Hull both went 2-for-3 in game one with Hull tallying a solo homer. Jolley counted a double, adding a stolen base in each game.
In the circle, sophomore Maggie Smith (1-0) went six complete in the opening game, scattering four hits and fanning six. Sophomore Kiya Hamar threw one hitless inning to close out the contest, earning a pair of strikeouts.
Hamar started game two, allowing two earned runs and a pair of strikeouts. Freshman Avery Jolley (0-1) was charged with the loss after pitching a pair of innings, allowing three earned runs.
Butte (1-1) remains home, hosting No. 5 Sierra next on Thursday, Feb. 2 for a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m.