Kirkland Majors All Star softball run ends in Western Regional semifinal

Published 12:18 pm Friday, July 29, 2011

After a thrilling run in the postseason the Kirkland Majors All Stars team ended the season with a semifinal loss at the Little League Western Regional on Thursday.

The team fell 9-7 to Southern California, after losing to the Northern California team the team before in pool play. In the semifinal game Thursday, the girls from Kirkland fell behind 3-0 in the first inning, but scored twice in the third to close the gap. But they were never able to take the lead from their opponents.

Brynn Radke was 1-2 during the game, also hitting a single, while Clare Sovacool was 2-3 at the plate with a single and triple. Tatum Kawabata was 1-2 with a single, while Lisa Nelson was 1-3 with a single and Tori Bivens was 1-2 with a single. Nelson pitched for five innings and Bivens threw the last portion of the fifth.

The team had an 11-2 record this season.