Softball: Douglas wins first two at Reed Easter Tourney

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The Douglas High softball team opened the Reed Easter Invitational with a pair of wins Friday afternoon in Sparks.


The Lady Tigers beat Elko 7-2 in the tournament opener and beat Alhambra, Calif., 3-1 later in the afternoon.


Against Elko, Katina Morgan went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run and three RBIs to lead the team.


Sophomore Chelsea Fent struck out three, walked three and scattered eight hits in picking up the complete-game win.


Douglas jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first when Morgan tripled to score Amanda Caras and Morgan Blomstrom reached on an error, which allowed Morgan to score.


Elko came back for a run in the bottom half of the frame, but Douglas extended its lead with a four-run second.


Nikki Chavez led off with a single and Aaliyah Paxson drove Chavez home with a triple.


Emily Weaver singled to score Paxson and Morgan later hit a home run to bring Weaver around.


Elko added a run in the fifth and Douglas added one more run on a single from Naomi Roberts, bringing Rebecca Trute home in the sixth.


Against Alhambra, freshman lefty Taylor McKinnon pitched a complete-game three-hitter to pick up the win for the Tigers.


She struck out four and walked none, facing just two more batters than the minimum for a complete game (21).


All of the game's scoring was in the first inning as Ahambra brought a run across in the top half.


Douglas answered with three in the bottom of the first as Weaver led off with a single.


She moved to second and third on wild pitches. Caras reached on a fielder's choice with Weaver safe at third. Caras later stole second and Morgan singled to score Weaver.


Caras snuck home when the Alhambra catcher threw to first after a dropped third strike and Morgan later scored on a wild pitch.


Roberts tripled while Brenna White, Roberts and Paxson each collected two hits.


Douglas improved to 13-4 overall on the year with the wins and ran their current win streak to six games. The tournament concluded Saturday. Results are available online.