April busy for Lady Badgers softball
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April 24, 2014 |
by Coach Lauren Bartoe
April continues to be a busy month for the
high school softball team, with many girls
putting in time for both the JV and Varsity
squads. With six games over the course of six
days between the two, the Badgers had a
disappointing record to show for a hard fought
week of softball. With many close loses, the
team went 1-5 overall between April 14 through
19.
Monday the JV opened up against Kellogg JV in
Kellogg. Freshman Serenity Winey took the mound
with Sam Schneider catching. The JV five-run per
inning rule was in effect, holding the Badgers
to only five runs in the first inning and again
in the 4th. Kellogg only reached the five-run
limit once, in the fifth inning. Sadly, Kellogg
edged out the Lady Badgers, leaving them one run
shy in the end with a 21-22 loss.
Tuesday the Varsity team welcomed Kellogg to
their home field where Senior MaKenzie Carle led
the attack on the hill with seven strikeouts.
She was backed up by Gabby Blackmore and Nicole
Donn both going two for four with first inning
back-to-back doubles.
A stellar fifth inning which yielded seven runs
for Bonners Ferry brought the game within two
runs, with the Badgers down 9-11. Kellogg
knocked in two runs in the sixth to take a 13-9
lead, and Bonners was only able to answer with
one in the sixth and a completely scoreless
seventh inning ended in a 10-13 loss.
Thursday the JV team hosted the Timberlake
Tigers JV, claiming the only win of the week.
Freshman Nicole Donn earned the "W" with one
strikeout. The Badgers outscored the Tigers
13-8.
Friday the JV game was cancelled due to rain.
Saturday brought Timberlake's Varsity team to
Bonners Ferry. In a hard-fought game all around,
Carle and Donn shared the circle, accumulating
five "K's" between them. Exceptional batting
from the home team kept the game close and in
the bottom of the 4th the Badgers were only
trailing 10-16.
Senior Brianna Reasoner went two for two,
scoring five runs. Sophomore Gabby Blackmore
went two for four with a double, along with
Sophomore Chantelle Coon who went two for three
with a double. Senior MaKenzie Carle added in a
triple but at the end of the day, Timberlake
scored ten runs in the final two innings,
resulting in a disappointing 16-27 loss for the
Badgers.
Game two on Saturday saw the same team of
pitchers, with both Carle and Donn hurling the
ball to combine for four strikeouts. The game
was tied 9-9 headed into the sixth inning, but
Timberlake's bats proved too much for the
defense, with many Badger errors allowing 13
runs in the final two innings and only answering
with three of their own. Mariah Rae went two for
five, so did MaKenzie Carle, who contributed a
double and an in-the-park home run into deep
right field. Nicole Donn also belted out a
double and freshman Andrea Maas stepped up
batting two for three with two singles and
scoring a run. The final score was 12-23.
Despite a disappointing week, the girls never
gave up and scored runs in every game. Monday
and Tuesdays games April 21st and 22nd were
cancelled. Senior Day will be held on
Thursday, April 24, as the Badgers host the Troy
Trojans.
Friday is a JV home game and Saturday, April 26
the Ladies travel to Kellogg for a doubleheader.
Districts will be held May 1 and May 6.
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