Julia Jensen struck out 12 in a complete-game effort to lead the Raiders to a 7-2 win over Christian Brothers (Sacramento, Calif.) in Saturday’s Sacramento trip finale. The Raiders improved to 4-0-1, 0-0. Both runs charged to Jensen were unearned. She gave up four hits and walked to batters. Jensed did it with the bat, too. She went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs. … [Read more...]
Friday Softball: Reed wins and ties, Spanish Springs splits two in Sacramento
The defending four-time regional champion Raiders went 1-0-1 on Friday in Sacramento. Reed moved to 3-0-1, 0-0 with a tie against Antelope and a walk-off win over Del Oro. The Raiders conclude pool play on Saturday against Christian Brothers (5 p.m.). Reed 1, Del Oro 0 Carla Hernandez scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh in Friday’s final game, … [Read more...]
Reed Softball Preview: Raiders remain stacked, but get break from national spotlight
Source of offensive production will be early question mark for four-time defending regional champs Many programs would deem winning 32 games, claiming a fourth-straight regional title, and taking third at state – as Reed did in 2016 – a successful season. Reed is not like many programs. After winning their first state title since 1998, the Raiders entered last year … [Read more...]
Three Reed softball players, swimmer make college plans official
Reed has grown into a softball powerhouse and on Wednesday afternoon, three players in the program committed to play at the next level at a signing ceremony inside the school’s gym. Pitcher Julia Jensen and outfielder Jessica Sellers both are headed to Nevada after long verbal commitments. Sellers verbally committed as a freshman and Jensen gave the Wolf Pack her word the … [Read more...]
Reed’s state title defense cut short
RENO – There will be a new DI state softball champion this year. Reed’s state title defense came to a sudden halt on Friday at Hixson Park with a 12-0 (5 innings) loss to Rancho, immediately after a 6-2 loss to Spanish Springs. “It’s tough to rebound,” Reed coach Jon Wunder said. “You gotta rebound and we didn’t. And we got beat in both games. We had been playing well. … [Read more...]
Cougs move on to DI state title game
RENO – The Cougars are playing for the state championship. Spanish Springs (27-14) topped Reed (32-4-1) in Friday’s DI state semifinal at Hixson Park, 6-2, to secure a top-two finish and send the Raiders to the loser’s bracket. It was the fifth meeting between the two teams in just 12 days. The two Rail City squads split the regular season’s final series before the … [Read more...]
Jensen carries Reed past Rancho, into DI state softball semis
RENO – Maybe Julia Jensen likes throwing at Hixson Park, her future home field. Or maybe she’s just really good at softball. The prior is likely true. The latter certainly is. The junior Nevada commit struck out 15 and surrendered just four hits and one walk in a complete game shutout on Thursday, leading Reed to a 2-0 win over Rancho in the first round of the DI state … [Read more...]
Raiders, Cougs to begin DI state softball tourney at Hixson
Success at the regional level has seemingly come naturally to the Raiders. This year’s regional title was their fourth straight. Success at the state level had been more allusive – until last year. The Raiders finished third in the four team tournament in 2012 and 2013 and finished second in 2014 before breaking through last year. Now, they’re attempting to win … [Read more...]