First-place Panthers blank Wildcats / Softball

League-leading Snohomish defeated the Oak Harbor High School softball team 10-0 in five innings Wednesday, May 3, on the Wildcats’ diamond.

Panther pitcher Bailey Greenlee pitched a two-hitter and struck out 14 over five innings.

Audrey Howard and Lyndsay Duchnowski collected the Wildcat hits. Cierra LeGendre, who was hit by a pitch, was the only other Oak Harbor base runner in the game.

Snohomish (17-0, 18-1) did most of its damage in the second inning when it scored eight runs on seven hits.

Oak Harbor (1-14, 1-16) plays Marysville Getchell (6-7, 7-7) at home at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 6.

This swing results in a single for Audrey Howard. (Photo by Jim Waller/Whidbey News-Times)

This swing results in a single for Audrey Howard. (Photo by Jim Waller/Whidbey News-Times)

Wildcat catcher Kaitlinn Scheer scoops up a low pitch. (Photo by Jim Waller/Whidbey News-Times)

Wildcat catcher Kaitlinn Scheer scoops up a low pitch. (Photo by Jim Waller/Whidbey News-Times)

Lyndsay Duchnowski makes a running catch for the Wildcats. (Photo by Jim Waller/Whidbey News-Times)

Lyndsay Duchnowski makes a running catch for the Wildcats. (Photo by Jim Waller/Whidbey News-Times)