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Busy week for Badger girls

April 13, 2014
By Lauren Bartoe

It sure has been a busy week for the Badger softball team! With seven games in the past six days they have earned a well-deserved day of rest on Sunday.

The week began with a home-opener against the hard hitting Libby Loggers. Senior MaKenzie Carle took the mound and accumulated four strikeouts in the 4-15 loss on Monday. Highlights of the day included doubles from Carle and Junior Mariah Rae while junior Zoe Zielinski went 2 for 3 on the day.

Tuesday brought Newport High School all the way from Washington for another beautiful day of softball. Freshman Nicole Donn worked for three strikeouts in the 8-7 win. With four Badgers going 2 for 4 on the day: Avery Lane, Chantelle Coon, Mariah Rae and Serenity Winey who also knocked in a standup triple. The game was tied 7-7 in the bottom of the seventh when Bonner's Ferry managed to get bases loaded with one out. Senior Brianna Reasoner confidently came up to the plate, ready to hit, only to get hit herself, walking in the game winning run.

Thursday the ladies traveled to Troy, Montana, to take on the Trojans. Nicole Donn pitched with Brianna Reasoner behind the plate.

In a stellar outing, the Badgers racked up 21 points in the first five innings led by Chloe Copley who went 5 for 5 on the day with a triple in the second inning. Following closely behind her lead, Serenity Winey went 4 for 5, Nicole Donn went 3 for 5 with a double, Avery Lane went 3 for 6 and Arista Winey stepped in going 1 for 2. Donn sat down six girls for strikeouts, allowing 6 runs on 5 hits.

The Badgers counted a 21-6 win.

Friday the JV along with most of the Varsity team headed down to Priest River for a doubleheader. In the first game Serenity Winey took the helm earning two strikeouts with Gabby Blackmore catching. Blackmore also stood out on offense, going 2 for 3 with a triple. The JV game agreement limited each inning to a 5 inning cap, holding the game to a 10-5 loss for the Badgers.

The second JV game Friday saw Chloe Copley on the mound with Sam Schneider catching. Copley got four K's while offensively shining going 2 for 2 with a triple. Arista Winey also had a double. The Badgers broke down on defense, allowing 19 runs and thus ending the game 7-19.

To round out the week, the Varsity welcomed Priest River's Varsity to their home field on Saturday for another perfect day for softball. The first game didn't go as planned, with the Badgers falling 5-20 after six innings. Nicole Donn took the loss. Blackmore went 2 for 4 with a double and Carle added a double in the loss.

The final, seventh game of the week yielded much better competition. Senior MaKenzie Carle owned the mound, claiming 10 of the first 11 outs for herself. By the end of the day she had eight strikeouts and was involved in 13 outs.

Carle also worked the plate on offense, going 3 for 4 with a double, backed up by Nicole Donn who went 2 for 4 with a double and Zoe Zielinski who was 1 for 1 with 3 walks. Despite a hard-fought effort, the Badgers fell in a 12-14 loss.

A long week of softball, ended with a 2-5 record on the week, and a Varsity record of 3-6 with a JV record of 1-3.

Next week they have a repeat schedule with either a Varsity or JV game every day of the week except for Wednesday. Come cheer them on at home Tuesday against Kellogg at 4 p.m. or Saturday at their doubleheader against Timberlake starting at 11 a.m.
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