Coyotes get first win in new digs

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune

Madera’s Brilynn Santiago singles in the first inning of Monday’s 8-5 victory over Golden Valley. She led the Coyotes with three runs.

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After scoring five runs in the first inning, the Madera Coyotes softball team did just enough the rest of the way for an 8-5 victory over the Golden Valley-Merced Cougars for Madera’s first win in the new Madera Coyote Softball Stadium.

The Coyotes jumped out to a 6-1 lead before Golden Valley made it interesting with three runs in the third. However, Madera scored a run in the fourth and another in the sixth for the three-run victory Monday.

“We made good pitch selections in the first inning,” head coach Judy Shaubach said. “I was glad to see them answer back after that score.”