The Portland varsity softball team opened the season with two wins over Pewamo
Westphalia featuring 31 hits and two home runs by Emma Johnson and another by
Emma Selden. In the first game Portland defeated PW by the score of 12 - 8 behind a
17 hit attack. Leading hitters were Emma Johnson who went 3 for 3 with a homerun
and Jada Walton who went 3 for 5 with a triple. Sophie Novara, Natalie Linebaugh,
Adrianna Novara and Brooke Seal each added two hits. Adrianna Novara picked up the
win.
In game two the Raiders outscored the Pirates 13 - 6 on 14 hits in six innings. Emma
Selden was the winning pitcher. Jada Walton led all hitters going 3 for 3 with a double
and two RBI’s.
Selden and Johnson each had two hits with a homerun. Other players with two hits in
the game were Linebaugh, A Novara and Allison Summers.