Bears Softball nears halfway point with 10-6-1 record; JV team is undefeated at 8-0
With the first half of the 2014 softball season nearly over, the Butler County Bears' softball team has notched ten wins against six losses and one tie (tournament play). With a season cap of 36 varsity games, the Bears have 19 games remaining before the post-season.
In their last outing on April 26, the Bears came from behind to defeat visiting Apollo 4-3 in eight innings. A home run blast to right-center by Lynsie Clark followed by basehits by Kassie Phelps and Amy Rogers set the stage for Hannah Peach's single up the middle for the walk-off win.
Butler County fell 5-4 to Grayson County on April 10 and dropped a 11-6 decision to Todd County Central on April 7. Prior to that, the Bears tied Olentangy Orange HS 2-2, lost to Boyle County 5-1, and beat Carroll County 5-1 - all at the Woodford County Spring Break Tournament.
Before the Woodford tournament, the Bears had won three of four - defeating Caverna 15-0 (3/24), Breckinridge County 3-0 (3/27), and Logan County 4-0 (4/1). Butler fell 8-4 to Edmonson on March 27.
Offensive Stat Leaders (over 300 batting average through 17 games):
Amy Rogers, .491 batting average, 14 RBI, 2 home runs
Abigail Fry, .306 batting average, 2 RBI
Emily Rich, .333 batting average, 3 RBI
Kassie Phelps, .372 batting average, 5 RBI
Lynsie Clark, .327 batting average, 9 RBI, 2 home runs
Hannah Peach leads the Bears in RBIs with 20; also has two home runs. Natoshia White also has a home run.
Defensive Stat Leaders (over .800 fielding percentage)
Amy Rogers .988
Emily Rich .800
Hannah Peach . 870
Kassie Phelps .902
Lynsie Clark .882
Madison Clark .1000
Natoshia White .941
Taylor King .833
Varsity Pitching Stats:
Kassie Phelps: 9 wins, 6 losses, 1 tie, and 1 save; 118 hits allowed, 23 earned runs, 56 strikeouts, 17 walks, 4 hit batters, 1.573 ERA.
Taylor King: 1-0 record, 2 hits allowed, no earned runs, 1 strikeout, 3 walks.
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The JV Bears are 8-0-1 with wins coming against Russellville (10-0), Grayson County (5-4 and 11-5), Caverna (10-0), Breckinridge County (6-3), Logan County (10-0), Todd County Central (10-1), and Apollo (6-5). Butler tied 8-8 with Edmonson County.
JV Offensive Stat Leaders (over 300 batting average through 9 games):
Ashlynne Brooks, .500 batting average, 4 RBI,
Naomi Cade, .583 batting average, 2 RBI
Callie Cardwell, .333 batting average, 6 RBI
Cheyenne White, .467 batting average, 7 RBI
Abigail Fry, .400 batting average, 4 RBI
Maddie McKinney, .538 batting average, 6 RBI
Madison Clark, .667 batting average, 5 RBI
Emily Rich, .600 batting average, 3 RBI
Taylor King, .667 batting average,
Tori McKinney, .333 batting average, 5 RBI
Zoie Pendley, .333 batting average, 3 RBI
JV Defensive Stat Leaders (over .800 fielding percentage through 9 games)
Ashlynne Brooks .1000
Naomi Cade .1000
Cheyenne White .857
Haley Hope .1000
Kelsey Smith .1000
Maddie McKinney .923
Madison Clark .1000
Olivia Jones .1000
Emily Rich .1000
Taylor King .1000
Tori McKinney .1000
Zoie Pendly .1000
JV Pitching Stats (through 10 games):
Taylor King: 18 innings pitched, 3-0 record; 21 hits allowed, 9 earned runs, 14 strikeouts, 6 walks, 2 hit batters, 3.5 ERA.
Zoie Pendley: 15 innings pitched, 4-0 record; 16 hits allowed, 6 earned runs, 14 strikeouts, 4 walks, 1 hit batter, 2.8 ERA.
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