The long ball has been a big part of the Golden Tornado softball team’s arsenal all season.The District 3-3A champs continued flexing their muscles at the plate Friday evening at LCU with a 9-4 win over Shallowater in the area round of the playoffs.The Golden Tors had a slim 6-4 margin going into the sixth inning, then two swings of the bat made a big difference.After Lexi Hernandez led off the top half of the sixth inning with a base hit to centerfield, senior catcher Amaya Vasquez belted a two run homer. The very next batter sophomore, shortstop Zoey Sifuentes,