Bishop Manogue hits a lot of home runs — three of the top five sluggers in the league play for the Miners — and they hit three more on Wednesday.
The biggest blast ended the game. Freshman Olivia Rodriguez poked the ball over the center field fence for a two-run blast to walk off Reed, 6-5, in the 5A-North Regional playoffs.
Also on Wednesday, Spanish Springs downed Douglas, 12-2, to set up a winners' bracket game against the Miners. In the Cougars' win, Izzy Chisholm was 2-for-2 with four RBIs and freshman Izzy Correa was 3-for-3 with an RBI.
The two teams play at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Manogue also got home runs from Kiki Harris, who leads the league with 11; and Averie Stephan. Harris was 2-for-3 in the game and had a double off the wall in right.
Manogue senior pitcher Sammi Boggs pitched all seven innings, allowing six hits and striking out 10.
Manogue coach Chris King said it was a matter of not getting overwhelmed, even after Reed took a 5-3 lead in the sixth inning.
"We've just go to keep our composure, because we let a lot of opportunities slip," King said. "We've got to keep at it, keep at it."
He said Rodriguez has come through all season in big moments.
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"Her ceiling is so high, it's ridiculous," he said.
Spanish Springs beat Manogue twice and the Miners beat the Cougars once this season.
The Cougars knocked out the Miners in the semifinals in each of the past two seasons.
For the Raiders, freshman Morgan Metscher pitched five innings and struck out seven. She went 2-for-3 at the plate with a home run, and sophomore Elana Torres was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs. Hayley Noble also had a home run for Reed.
Reed will host McQueen at 4 p.m. Thursday in the double-elimination Regional tournament.
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The Lancers beat Carson 15-0 in three innings as sophomore Chloe Jaborski went 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.
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Damonte Ranch beat Reno 12-0 to eliminate the Huskies. Samantha Tapia and Reese Matter each went 2-for-3 with three RBIs for the Mustangs. Madison Grassiliais got the win, pitching five innings and allowing two hits striking out five.
Wednesday's 5A-North softball scores
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Spanish Springs 12, Douglas 2
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Bishop Manogue 6, Reed 5
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Damonte Ranch 12, Reno 0
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McQueen 15, Carson 0
Thursday's Games
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4 p.m., Damonte Ranch at Douglas; McQueen at Reed, Bishop Manogue at Spanish Springs
Tuesday's scores
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Spanish Springs 18, Carson 2
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Douglas 10, McQueen 7
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Reed 5, Damonte Ranch 2
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Bishop Manogue 18, Reno 0
Class 3A-North Regional
Thursday-Saturday at Dayton
(Fallon was removed from the bracket by the NIAA)
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Thursday: 8 a.m., Debbie Smith CTE vs. Truckee; 10:30 a.m., Fernley vs. Elko. TBD, Debbie Smith-Truckee winner vs. Lowry; Fernley-Elko winner vs. South Tahoe.
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Friday: First game at 8 a.m.
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Saturday: Championship 10:30 a.m.; if-necessary game to follow.
Class 2A-North Regional
Friday-Saturday at Pershing County
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Friday: 8:30 a.m., Battle Mountain vs. Pershing County; 11 a.m., Yerington vs. Oasis.
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Saturday: Championship at 11 a.m.; if-necessary game to follow.
Class 1A-North Regional
Friday-Saturday at Wells
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Friday: 8 a.m., Wells vs. Carlin; 10:30 a.m., Pyramid Lake vs. Virginia City.
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Saturday: Championship at 10:30 a.m.; if-necessary game to follow.
This article originally appeared on Reno Gazette Journal:Softball: Manogue walks off Reed; Spanish Springs trounces Douglas
