Potlatch storms back to claim Whitepine League district crown over Clearwater Valley

May 6—GENESEE — Down but not done. Potlatch flipped the game when it mattered the most and rallied late to beat Clearwater Valley of Kooskia 16-11 and capture the Whitepine League softball district tournament championship Tuesday at the Genesee Softball Field. Loggers coach Dean Butterfield said that the team played "smart softball" and the batters were patient at the plate, and when the team needed hits late in the game, the players delivered.

Even down 11-7 to the Rams after the end of the fifth inning, Butterfield said he wasn't too worried. "I knew we still had it," Butterfield said. "These girls can come alive at any time, and we just needed to get it ignited.

Once they got going, that was pretty slick. " The comeback The Loggers (16-4) held a 7-3 lead after the top of the fourth inning. Then the Rams (14-4) clapped back with two straight four-run innings, first to tie the game up at 7-7 at the end of the fourth and then to take an 11-7 lead at the end of the fifth frame.

That's when Potlatch began its storm toward the win. Advertisement To open up the sixth inning, Oliva Smith hit a single, Reese Lusby hit a pop-up to the second baseman for the first out and then Daycee Fry singled to center field, but both Smith and Fry advanced to second and third on the throw. A groundout followed.