In Saturday’s tournament semifinal JDHS toppled South Anchorage 6-4.

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In tournament play late Friday JDHS opened with a 13-3 win over Service.

Nizich led with a 2-4 game and four RBI and two runs scored. Oliva had three hits, freshman Sadie Lockhart two, Echiverri and Billings one apiece. Senior Taiya Bentz had two RBI, Echiverri, Billings, Eakes and Lockhart one each. Echiverri, Billings, Oliva and Troxel scored two runs each, sophomore Brynn Wheeler, Eakes and Lockhart one each. Wheeler and Troxel earned one walk apiece.

Oliva pitched the three-inning contest, allowed country wise email marketing list five hits and three runs, walked four and struck out six.


JDHS scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning as Oliva walked, Bentz walked, Troxel reached with a single, Oliva was forced out at home as Echiverri reached base, Billings reached base on a dropped third strike that scored Bentz, and Nizich reached on a fly ball error that resulted in Troxel, Echiverri and Billings crossing home plate.

South would tie the game in the top of the third. JDHS regained the lead in the bottom half as Eakes doubled and scored on a single by Oliva, Bentz reached on an error and Oliva scored on a wild pitch for the 6-4 score. Eakes, Oliva and Lockhart had one hit each. Nizich pitched three innings, allowed six hits and four runs, walked one and struck out one. Oliva relieved for one inning and walked one and was backed up by the Crimson Bears fielding defense.

JDHS then fell to East Anchorage in the first title game 6-1. Billings led with two hits and Wheeler with one RBI and Echiverri with one run scored. Oliva pitched the four innings and allowed four hits and walked four.

JDHS would then face South in a rematch. After losing to JDHS 6-4 South had gone through the losers bracket with wins over Dimond 5-3 and Colony 8-5.

In the rematch the Crimson Bears fell 4-0 to the Wolverines. Bentz had two hits for JDHS, sophomore Cassie Chenoweth, Nizich and Oliva one each. Nizich pitched the three innings, allowed two hits, walked two and struck out one.

South would then defeat East Anchorage 2-0 and force a second championship game which East won 9-0.

A Most Valuable Player was chosen from each team after games. Nizich and Billings received the honor twice, Bentz and Eakes once.