OTSELIC VALLEY – The Oxford varsity softball team concluded their 2016 season in fashion this past Wednesday, May 11, by defeating Otselic Valley 24-5.

“They did a wonderful job, they really worked hard. They hit really well this evening, they were patient, we had a lot of strikeouts on our side, but we had 13-hits,” said head coach Heather Pizza of her teams performance.

Oxford would lay on the runs early on with six in the first inning and four in the second inning; while OV attempted to keep pace scoring exactly half of the Blackhawks total in runs with three in the first and two in the second.

“We had quite a few stolen bases, the girls are always very aggressive with base running,” said Pizza.

Oxford would use the aggressive base-running in the game to earn an impressive seven stolen bases, something that heavily contributed to the massive win to end the season.

Already up 10-5 heading into the third inning, Oxford enjoyed a massive inning in the third when they scored eight additional runs.