MORENCI -- The Manchester softball team won a Division 4 regional title on Saturday at Morenci, beating the host Bulldogs 6-0 in the regional semifinal and Summerfield 2-1 in the final.

The Flying Dutchmen will take on Mendon at 3 p.m. June 10 at Bailey Park in Battle Creek in the state quarterfinal.

Avary DuRussel struck out 14 in each game, allowing three hits in the shutout win over Morenci and four in the win over Summerfield.

Manchester scored two in the second inning of the final when an Ava Rentfro single drove in one run and another came home on an error.

That was the only offense DuRussel needed. She struck out nine of the first 10 batters she faced, working around a single in the top of the second. Summerfield put a runner on in the fourth thanks to a lead-off single, but she

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