“It’s pretty amazing and it’s beautiful

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History was made as the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé softball team opened their first official home Railbelt Conference games on Wednesday, the first on the new Adair Kennedy Park field, and sophomore Brynn Wheeler recorded the first Crimson Bears hit, freshman pinch-runner Kiki Gallettes-Swafford scored the first run, junior Alayna Echiverri recorded the first RBI and junior Gwen Nizich put all those firsts together as she put the first true home run over the center field fence.

and it’s just exciting,” JDHS coach Lexi Razor said. “All the way around, just having the girls the opportunity to play on a field like this is pretty exciting. And then you look in the stands and it was pretty country wise email marketing list crowded so it’s a good day.”

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé sophomore June Troxel (3) avoids a pitch as Colony sophomore catcher Meghan Schoon blocks the ball during the Crimson Bears’ 8-2 loss to the Knights on Wednesday at Adair Kennedy Park. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé sophomore June Troxel (3) avoids a pitch as Colony sophomore catcher Meghan Schoon blocks the ball during the Crimson Bears’ 8-2 loss to the Knights on Wednesday at Adair Kennedy Park. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire)

JDHS split their conference series with visiting Colony, falling to the Knights 8-2 in the opener and flipping the series with an 8-4 win in the nightcap.

Wheeler’s first Crimson Bears historic hit came in the bottom of the third inning of game one.

“It felt really good,” Wheeler said. “You know it’s like I’ve never really gotten an opportunity to hit that much this year, but I felt really good about my hitting today.”


Her second hit of the game was a leadoff double in the bottom of the sixth inning that was three inches below the top of the fence and led to the Crimson Bears’ first run.

“Now I know I’m capable of hitting a home run so that makes me feel really good too,” she said.

Wheeler was replaced on the bag by freshman pinch runner Kiki Gallettes-Swafford who advanced to third on a wild pitch.