North Nodaway athlete Arianna Owens and her travel softball team, the Southwest Iowa Heat, ran the table and went 5-0 in their final tournament last weekend.
On June 6th, their first game was against the Little Hawks. They build up a 5-1 lead after one, but then had to hold off a frantic rally to get a 5-4 win in five innings. Arianna Owens walked, scored a run, and stole a base. All their games but their last one were hard-fought, with their first four decided by three runs or less.
Their second game saw them pitted against Ankeny Xtreme Blue and saw them come out on top 7-4. The game took the same course as the first, with the Heat jumping out to a 5-0 lead after one, only to hold off a frantic rally as Ankeny closed to within 5-4 after three. The Heat tacked on two insurance runs to get the win. Arianna Owens was 1 for 2 that game with an RBI and a run scored, coming home on a wild pitch.
The third game took the opposite turn. The game was scoreless until the fourth inning, when Sirens White pushed a run across to take a 1-0 lead. But the Heat scored three in the final inning to get the 3-1 win. Arianna Owens had a triple and drove in a run, going 1 for 2.
On the first day, the Heat had played errorless ball in the field to keep opponents off the board, but they struggled in the field to start the second day against the Alburnett Pirates, committing three. But the bats came alive as well as they had all weekend as they collected 11 hits. Arianna Owens was 1 for 2 with a stolen base, driving in a run. The Heat looked like they were in trouble, falling behind 4-2 after the top of the third, but they came alive with five in the third to lead 7-4 before they held on for a 7-5 win. Arianna made three catches in center field during the game.
Against Ottumwa Edge, the Heat finally put someone away, scoring five in the first and five in the third to get the 10-1 win. Arianna Owens carried the team on her shoulders that game, going two for two for the game and stealing six bases, while driving in three. As a team, the Heat stole 14 bases that game. Two of Arianna’s steals were of home. For her efforts over the weekend, Arianna Owens was named MVP for the tournament.
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