Area Prep Roundup (Mar. 23)
Vandalia Softball
The Lady Vandals dropped to 0-3 Tuesday night, falling to Effingham, 17-1.
Despite the recent struggles overall, Karlie Bright and Grace Morgan have batted well in the last two games, with Bright going 4-for-5 with two runs scored, while Morgan is 3-for-6 with a double and a run scored.
The Lady Vandals made 10 errors in the game, something head coach Jeremy Curll cites as the main reason for such a lopsided loss, as Vandalia’s starting pitcher allowed just two earned runs out of the 17.
“We simply didn't play well. (We) only gave up 2 earned runs,” Curll said. “We'll get the defense taken care of and we'll be competitive, and our pitching is going to keep getting better and better.”
Vandalia vs. Effingham
VA 0 0 0 1 1 4 10
EF 7 3 6 1 17 13 0
Vandalia: Molly Kern 1-2; Karlie Bright 2-3 1R; Grace Morgan 1-2.
BSE baseball
The Brownstown/St. Elmo Bombers took another step back Tuesday evening, as they fell to North Clay, 12-1, dropping to 0-3 on the season.
Landon Feezel started the game for BSE, going five innings and recording 11 strikeouts, while allowing five runs on eight hits and five walks.
BSE vs. North Clay
BE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
NC 2 0 0 3 0 2 5 12 10 2
BSE: Lewis Brown 1-3; Cole Horner 1-3; Noah Flowers 1-3 2B RBI; Wade Ireland 1-3.
South Central Softball
The Lady Cougars opened their season with a win over Mulberry Grove Monday evening, 15-13.
Abby King led the way, pitching a complete game, as she allowed 13 runs (nine earned) on 17 hits, while striking out nine and walking six. King also went 4-for-5 at the plate, scoring three runs and batting in two as well. Lexie Reid led the way offensively, going 3-for-5 with a team-high four RBI’s.
South Central vs. Mulberry Grove
SC 1 0 3 4 2 5 0 15 18 4
MG 2 2 0 2 4 1 2 13 17 5
South Central: Serina Lee 4-6 R RBI; Sloney Wilkerson 2-4 3R; Kanady Grzegorek 1-5 R RBI; King 4-5 3R 2RBI; Zoe Johnson 0-5 R; Alannah Sigrist 0-5 RBI; Reid 3-5 4RBI; Shelby Schoenfelder 3-5 RBI; Lorraine Magnus 1-5 R; Katelyn Wilson R.
SEB Softball
The St. Elmo/Brownstown Lady Eagles fell to 0-3 on the season Monday evening, as they gave up 19 runs in the sixth and seventh innings, fueling a 26-9 loss to Dieterich.
Offensively, SEB did well, collecting 16 hits, with Tessa Philpot leading the way with three. However, defensive struggles proved to be too much, as the Lady Eagles made six errors. Dieterich recorded just 12 hits to score 26 runs.
Dieterich vs. SEB
DT 0 0 3 0 4 7 12 26 12 0
SE 2 0 4 1 0 2 0 9 16 6
SEB: Makenzie Parkinson 1-2; Kyrstyn Fitch 2-3 3R; Morgan Brown 1-2 3R 2BB/HBP; Philpot 3-4 R; Audrey Reynolds 2-4 R; Sydney Moss 2-3 R; Russell Courtney 1-3; Jenna Long 2-3 RBI; Emily Bone 2-3 BB/HBP.
