Coyotes advance in softball playoffs

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune

The Madera Coyotes softball team surround home plate while waiting for Emily Erwin (18) to cross it after she hit a three-run home run in Friday’s playoff victory over Redwood. 

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VISALIA — The Madera Coyotes softball team advanced one step further in the Div. I Central Section playoffs against the Redwood Rangers. 

After a regular season sweep to the Sanger Apaches, the Coyotes, who were co-champions in the County/Metro Athletic Conference, received the No. 10 seed in the Div. I playoffs and traveled to Visalia to battle the Redwood Rangers, a team they split with during the season. 

The Coyotes used their speed to take the lead and then got a three-run home run from Emily Erwin to cement the lead in a 6-4 victory Friday.