Softball

POLL: Should softball have pitch limits?

POLL: Should softball have pitch limits?

Unlike baseball, there are no pitch limits in softball, allowing pitchers to throw multiple games a day.

POLL: Should softball have pitch limits?
Jackson two-way star senior Iyanla de Jesus was named the state’s Gatorade Softball Player of the Year after leading the Timberwolves to a second consecutive state title. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Prep notebook: Jackson star named Gatorade softball state POY

Iyanla de Jesus is Gatorade’s state player of the year after leading her team to back-to-back state titles.

Jackson two-way star senior Iyanla de Jesus was named the state’s Gatorade Softball Player of the Year after leading the Timberwolves to a second consecutive state title. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
The Herald’s 2019 All-Area high school softball teams

The Herald’s 2019 All-Area high school softball teams

A look at the top prep softball players in the area this season.

The Herald’s 2019 All-Area high school softball teams
2019 Softball Player of the Year: Iyanla de Jesus

2019 Softball Player of the Year: Iyanla de Jesus

The Jackson senior star is the top player in the area for the second consecutive season.

2019 Softball Player of the Year: Iyanla de Jesus
Jackson’s Iyanla De Jesus celebrates striking out a Lake Stevens batter Saturday night during the 4A State Softball Championships at the Dwight Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane on May 25, 2019. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Jackson wins 2nd straight 4A state softball title

The Timberwolves routed Lake Stevens 16-2 in an all-Wesco state championship game.

Jackson’s Iyanla De Jesus celebrates striking out a Lake Stevens batter Saturday night during the 4A State Softball Championships at the Dwight Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane on May 25, 2019. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
3A state softball: Local teams ousted from title contention
3A state softball: Local teams ousted from title contention
Refocused Jackson softball aims to repeat as 4A champion

Refocused Jackson softball aims to repeat as 4A champion

A team meeting earliler this month allowed the T-wolves to reconnect. They haven’t lost since.

Refocused Jackson softball aims to repeat as 4A champion
State softball preview: A look at the area’s state-bound teams

State softball preview: A look at the area’s state-bound teams

Capsules for each of the nine local teams playing in this weekend’s state softball tournaments.

State softball preview: A look at the area’s state-bound teams

Glacier Peak softball falls in a tight battle with Redmond

The Grizzlies get one more shot at making the state tournament when they face Bothell on Saturday.

Lake Stevens softball breaks through to reach state

The Vikings beat Bothell 3-0 in a winner-to-state, loser-out bi-district matchup.

Everett edges Marysville Getchell for state softball berth

The Seagulls hang on to win 3-1 in a winner-to-state, loser-out district tournament game.

Houghton lifts Meadowdale to 3A district softball crown

The Mavericks pitcher was perfect through five innings in a rain-shortened 5-1 win over Snohomish.

Jackson High earns chance to defend 4A state softball crown

Jackson High earns chance to defend 4A state softball crown

The Timberwolves secured a state berth with a 5-3 bi-district semifinal win over rival Lake Stevens.

Jackson High earns chance to defend 4A state softball crown
Eastlake softball out-slugs Glacier Peak

Eastlake softball out-slugs Glacier Peak

The Grizzlies blasted four home runs in an 11-6 bi-district semifinal loss to the Wolves.

Eastlake softball out-slugs Glacier Peak
Meadowdale gallops back to state softball tournament

Meadowdale gallops back to state softball tournament

After a rare absence last season, the Mavericks beat Marysville Pilchuck 7-3 to return to 3A state.

Meadowdale gallops back to state softball tournament
Snohomish softball tops Everett for another trip to state

Snohomish softball tops Everett for another trip to state

The Panthers beat the Seagulls 6-4 and will play in the state tournament for the 6th straight season.

Snohomish softball tops Everett for another trip to state
Lakewood softball player travels to Africa for a good cause

Lakewood softball player travels to Africa for a good cause

Brittani Boortz spent nearly two weeks during the season working with displaced children in Kenya.

Lakewood softball player travels to Africa for a good cause
(VIDEO) Snohomish softball sprints past Everett

(VIDEO) Snohomish softball sprints past Everett

Khorrami legs out two RBI triples in the victory to keep Panthers in hunt for league title

(VIDEO) Snohomish softball sprints past Everett
Marysville Getchell earns defining win over crosstown rival

Marysville Getchell earns defining win over crosstown rival

The Chargers’ softball program knocks off Marysville Pilchuck for the first time since 2014.

Marysville Getchell earns defining win over crosstown rival