Girls’ Softball Contests
6-and-Under
The 6-and-under girls traveled to Laurel on Tuesday, June 22, after a 12-day break from their season to take on the Bears. After a brief delay starting the game because of a rain shower, the girls picked up without losing a beat scoring five runs in the first inning. At the end of the day the girls played to an 8-8 tie.
All girls recorded hits and played good defense. Scoring runs were Soma Newton, 2; Shailey Orr,-1; Bristal Stelling, 1; Kiley Friedrich, 1; Clara Steffen, 1; Brielle Luhr, 1; Daliha Wattier, 1.
June 24 took the girls on a road trip to Wausa. Both teams had very strong offensive performances with the teams playing to a 9-9 tie with all girls recording hits and scoring runs. Those scoring were: Brielle, 1; Kiley, 1; Daliha, 1; Hailey Gutz, 1; Soma, 1; Raelynn Schieffer, 1, Shailey, 1; Bristal, 1; Clara, 1.
On Tuesday, June 29, the girls traveled to Crofton for their last game of the season. The team again came out hitting very well and ended up winning a 10-9 tie.
Scoring runs were: Brielle, 2; Kiley, 2; Daliha, 2; Bristal, 2; Hailey, 1; Raelynn, 1.
8-and-Under
The 8-and-under girls traveled to Wynot on Tuesday, June 15, for a very difficult game against the home team. In the first inning, the Tigers only scored one run with Wynot then hitting a home run in their first at bat of the game. The girls settled in later in the game but fell to Wynot 12-20.
Scoring runs were by Elliot Kumm; 2, Kendra Gardner, 3; Klaire Stech, 1; Harper Gansebom, 1; Rylan Gansebom, 1; Bristal Stelling, 1; Olivia Hille, 1; Gwen Geneski, 1; Ciara Hart, 1.
Verdigre visited Osmond for a contest on Thursday, June 17, with the home team prevailing with a score of 12-11. All girls recorded hits, and runs were scored by Winter Wiseley, 1; Elli, 2; Kendra, 3; Klaire, 1; Harper, 2; Bristal, 1; Gwen, 1.
Tourney Game 1
The 8-and-under girls traveled to Crofton for their tournament on Saturday, June 19, and were rewarded with a first round bye. Their first game matched them up with Laurel who had defeated Crofton earlier in the day.
The girls started off strong, scoring three runs in the first inning while holding Laurel to one and ended up winning the game with a score of 13-12. The girls played great defense, holding Laurel below the run rule in the first four and only needing four runs of their own in the open inning to secure the victory.
All girls had hits on the day with runs scored by: Elli, 1; Winter, 2; Kendra, 2; Klaire, 1; Harper, 2; Rylan, 1; Bristal, 2; Gwen, 1; Olivia, 1.
Tourney Game 2
Game 2 pitted the Tigers against Wausa. In the first inning, the Tigers were held scoreless by a very tough defensive team and were held under the run limit the next two innings. Going into the open inning, the Tigers were trailing 4-9 but because of a great defensive effort, held Wausa to two runs in the final inning while scoring five themselves to make it close, but ended up falling 9-11.
Scoring runs were Elli, 1; Winter, 1; Kendra, 2; Harper, 1; Rylan, 1; Gwen, 1; Olivia, 1; Ciara, 1.
Tourney Game 3
Game 3 saw the Tigers taking on the host team, Crofton. The girls once again came out slow with the bats only scoring one run in the first two innings. Going into the bottom of the open inning the score was 4-15.
The young Tigers did a great job of refocusing and believing in themselves and scored 9 RUNS in the bottom of the inning, ultimately falling short 13-15, but showed great toughness!
Scoring runs were Elli, 2; Winter, 1; Kendra, 2; Klaire, 2; Harper, 2; Rylan, 2; Bristal, 1; Ciara, 1.
Coach Tyler Gansebom gave a tourney recap: “We were very proud of the girls and how they played in the tournament! They ran up against a few tough teams but ended with a third-place finish on the day. They were faced with adversity but did a great job showing determination to overcome some of the tough circumstances!”
The 8-and-under girls also traveled to Laurel on Tuesday, June 22, and had a rematch with their first round tournament opponent. The girls had a great hitting game, reaching the run rule in every inning, but were not able to hold the Laurel team under the run rule either with the final score being a 18-18 tie.
Scoring runs were: Elli, 3; Winter, 3; Kendra, 3; Klaire, 2; Harper, 1; Rylan, 1; Alyvia Koehler, 2; Bristal Stelling, 2.
The girls made the trip to Wausa for another rematch on Thursday, June 24, this time against a Wausa team that ended up taking first place in the tournament. The girls started off strong, scoring three runs in the first before scoring none in the second and then rebounding to score two in the third.
Wausa also scored three in the first but were held to one run in both the last two innings, resulting in a 5-5 tie. This was the best defensive game the girls plays all year and showed their determination playing a tough team!
Scoring runs were: Elli, 2; Winter, 1; Klaire, 1; Bristal, 1.
The 8-and-under team also finished their season with a trip to Crofton on Tuesday, June 29, and finished the year with another great hitting performance, playing to a 12-12 tie.
Scoring runs for the girls were Elli, 1; Rylan, 3; Kendra, 1; Klaire, 2; Harper, 1; Alyvia, 1; Olivia, 1; Gwen, 1; Bristal, 1.
“Both the 6-and-under and 8-andunder teams made incredible strides throughout the year and were a great group of girls to coach,” Gansebom said. “All were very willing to learn the basics of baseball with hitting, running, throwing and catching, but all also did a great job of learning the benefits of being good teammates and supporting each other along with way! The 6-and-under girls ended the season with a record of 4-0-3 with the 8-and-under girls earning a record of 6-3-3. Great job girls! Thanks to Bill Steffen for helping coach and for all the rest of the base coaches, practice helpers and parents for pitching in along the way!”
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