Kadena right-hander Renee Roberts-Kelly delivers against Kubasaki during Wednesday's Okinawa softball game. Roberts-Kelly scattered eight hits and struck out four and the Panthers won 5-4. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
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Softball OkinawaKadena 5, Kubasaki 4 Wednesday at Kadena Air BaseDragons 301 000—4 8 2Panthers 210 101x—5 5 4W — Renee Roberts - Kelly, 6 IP (8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, HBP); L — Haley Patton, 2 IP (2 H, ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, WP). Batting — Panthers: Lia Connolly 2-3, Breanna Arismendez (2B). Dragons: Mia Vedsted 2-4, McKayla Paine 2-3, Alyssa Frank (3B, 3 RBI). Noteworthy — Kailah Jennings led off the bottom of the sixth with a single, stole second base, then scored on Connolly’s ground-ball single up the middle to win it. The Panthers lead the season series 2-0, with one tie.