Highlight Reel: Division 1-2 Softball Semifinals
June 12, 2015
By John Johnson
MHSAA communications director
The first sessions of MHSAA Softball Semifinals were played Thursday at McLane Stadium at Michigan State University. Caledonia and Warren Regina in Division 1 and Frankenmuth and Wayland in Division 2 advanced to Saturday’s championship games.
Click the headings below for highlights from all four Semifinals broadcasts on MHSAA.tv.
Division 1
Caledonia 5, Farmington Hills Mercy 2
Miller Triples For Caledonia Caledonia extended its lead on Farmington Hills Mercy with two runs in the fifth inning, the first coming home on this triple by Ashley Miller.
Butgereit Blasts One McKenzie Butgereit hits a solo home run for Caledonia in the sixth inning.
Have Mercy! An Inside The Park Homer! Farmington Hills Mercy scored its two runs in the sixth on this inside-the-park home run by Nicole Belans.
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Warren Regina 7, Mattawan 1
Wildcats Score First Mattawan broke through with the game's first run in the fourth inning when Amber Mazahem delivered an RBI single.
Saddelites Take The Lead Warren Regina took the lead with two runs in the top of the first inning, the second coming on an RBI single by Riley Hison.
Hison Hits The Gap For Two Riley Hison drove in two more runs in a five-run fifth inning for Warren Regina.
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Division 2
Frankenmuth 4, Carleton Airport 0
Wright Helps Her Own Cause Frankenmuth scores first on this third inning RBI single by pitcher Amariah Wright, driving in Ivy Holland.
Eagles Pull Off Double Steal The second run in the third inning for Frankenmuth came on a double steal with Makenzie Sipes scoring.
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Wayland 11, St. Clair 0 (5 inn.)
Houck Ignites Big Wildcat Inning Wayland scored seven runs in the fifth inning against St. Clair, the first coming on this RBI double by Hailey Houck.
Wayland Doubles Its Pleasure Wayland got back-to-back run-scoring doubles in the fifth inning against St. Clair off the bats of Morgan Winger and Leigha Morse.
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Shuboy Caps Memorable Richmond Run by Pitching Blue Devils to 3rd Finals Title
By
Keith Dunlap
Special for MHSAA.com
June 14, 2025
EAST LANSING — Spending her entire life in the Richmond community, Katie Shuboy can pinpoint exactly when she wanted to become part of the tradition-rich softball program at the high school.
“I’ve always gone to Richmond schools, and I remember watching my cousin (Erin Shuboy) win a state championship (in 2016) and watching the 2021 team win it,” Shuboy said. “I knew I wanted to do that one day.”
That one day turned out to be Saturday, as Shuboy helped guide Richmond to its third Finals title with a 3-0 victory over Paw Paw in the Division 2 championship game.
A senior pitcher who has signed to play next for Ferris State, Shuboy tossed her second 1-hit shutout of Finals weekend, striking out 12 and walking two.
It was also her third-straight shutout to end the season after a 6-0 win over Goodrich in a Quarterfinal and a 2-0 blanking of Escanaba during the Semifinals.
“I decided I wanted to pitch when I was about 10,” Shuboy said. “I really wasn’t that great. But my Dad has really helped me with everything. We throw every single day, and I wouldn’t be here without him.”
Paw Paw entered the game with one of the state’s most potent offenses, with five players batting .434 or higher.
Shuboy and her coaches went over scouting reports and tendencies of Paw Paw’s hitters, but the plan was pretty much doing what she has all year.
“You can only overthink it so much,” Shuboy said. “You just really have to go out and do what you normally do.”
Howard Stuart, who just completed his 47th year as Richmond’s only softball coach, said Shuboy definitely ranks as one of the all-time greats at the school.
“I’ve had some pretty good pitchers that won state titles in 2016 and 2021,” Stuart said, referring to the Division 2 title in 2016 and the Division 3 crown in 2021. “She’s like them. All of them have a lot of speed and a lot of movement.”
Paw Paw head coach Mike Mottl certainly was impressed with Shuboy’s performance.
“She was really good at painting the corner,” Mottl said. “She had good control of her fastball, and she also had a nice rise ball that didn’t really start high or finish high. When a rise ball is at the middle and then finishes up, it’s really hard to lay off of. She did a phenomenal job.”
The silver lining for Mottl and the rest of the Paw Paw community though was looking at the roster when peeking ahead to next year.
“No seniors,” Mottl said with a wry smile knowing his squad should be a title contender again in 2026.
But 2025 belonged to Shuboy and Richmond, which jumped on Paw Paw early with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. After hitting a leadoff triple to left field, freshman Kendall Nader scored on an RBI bunt single by junior Audrina Nader.
Following a double by Shuboy that put runners on second and third, junior Anna McKiernan scored Nader with an RBI infield single to make it 2-0 Blue Devils.
The game remained that way until Richmond got some insurance in the bottom of the sixth inning on an RBI single by junior Emma Bambrick that made it a 3-0 game.
In addition to her pitching dominance, Shuboy finished with two doubles to lead Richmond’s seven-hit output.
PHOTOS (Top) Richmond’s Katie Shuboy looks to her dugout after one of her two doubles Saturday. (Middle) Paw Paw’s Elizabeth Vanderburg makes a play.