The Norwalk softball team won a pair of six-inning games at Friday’s Dallas Center-Grimes Invitational, defeating Urbandale 5-1 and Des Moines Roosevelt 7-5 to improve to 27-7 overall.

The Class 4A fourth-ranked Warriors opened the day with a 5-1 win over the J-Hawks, scoring two runs each in the first two innings and getting multiple hits from Nyah Hulbert and Kady Vandemark. Zadie Wadle pitched five innings for the win, allowing five hits and one run while striking out eight. Addi Downe finished the game with a scoreless inning of relief.

Against Roosevelt, the Warriors broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the top of the fourth and held on to win 7-5. Hulbert, Grace Dehmer, Taylor Condon, Mei Grant and Ava Garvey all had multiple hits and Olivia Dougherty pitched the first five innings for the win, surrendering two runs and striking out five.

Norwalk will close out the regular season Tuesday night at fifth-ranked (4A) Carlisle.

In baseball action Friday night in Norwalk, the Warriors outlasted Carlisle 4-3 in eight innings as junior DJ Harris drove in all four Warrior runs, capped by a walk-off single to end it.

Carlisle rallied for two runs in the top of the seventh to go up 3-2, but Norwalk answered back as Vinny Mauro led off the bottom of the inning with a triple and scored on a Harris double.

In the bottom of the eighth, sophomore CJ Davis came up with a two-out triple, and after Mauro was walked intentionally, Harris provided the game-winning hit.

Mauro finished 3-for-5 with two extra-base hits and Harris – in addition to his late clutch hitting – pitched the final 1 ⅓ innings for the win.

Norwalk, which will close out the regular season Tuesday night vs. ADM, improved to 18-17 overall. Carlisle is now 17-13.