Haeger, Deer Valley reach 5A-II softball title game
May 11, 2011
by
Don Ketchum,
AZPreps365
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By Don Ketchum
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Winning the Class 5A Division II softball championship certainly is no lock for Glendale Deer Valley, but unless Lauren Haeger’s right arm falls off between now and Friday night (May 13), the Skyhawks’ chances look pretty good. "="">
Haeger, the dominant pitcher in the state this season, is on a roll heading into the state championship game against Tucson Ironwood Ridge at 6 p.m.
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Haeger pitched a two-hitter and struck out 14 as fifth-seeded Deer Valley cruised past Phoenix Pinnacle 9-1 in Wednesday night’s (May 11) Pool B final at the Rose Mofford Sports Complex in Phoenix. Third-seeded Ironwood Ridge captured the Pool A final by edging Scottsdale Chaparral 4-3.
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The U.S. Junior National Team member and University of Florida signee has a 25-5 record this season with 398 strikeouts. In Deer Valley’s three tournament wins, she has struck out 44.
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Deer Valley (29-6) has shown that it is more than a one-player team, but Haeger has received most of the attention.
