Versailles softball is now 14-10 with a 5-2 convention report. They are going to hit the street to Milton Union on Might 8 for his or her first playoff sport.
Drew Terhall | The Every day Advocate
By Drew Terhall
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VERSAILLES — The Woman Tigers finish their common season schedule with a double header sweep over Lima Bathtub on Might 6 at dwelling. Head coach Mark Voisard mentioned the workforce had a troublesome stretch of video games to shut out the common season, however the workforce ended the common season on a six-game successful streak.
“We had 4 robust video games right here going into the match. I’ve been happy with how we’ve been enjoying. I can’t ask extra for the workforce, I feel they’re beginning to hit their stride,” Voisard mentioned.
Versailles gained the primary sport, 7-2. Lima Bathtub scored the primary two runs of the sport within the second inning. However within the fourth, Junior Lydia Hecht obtained a run to attain on a sacrifice bunt. Junior Alayna Henry drove in a run to tie the sport at 2-2.
Then within the fifth, junior Colleen Hiestand drove in a run to go up 3-2. Later within the inning, juniors Cassie Leach and Reagan Brown every drove in a run on a sacrifice hit to go up 5-2.
Then within the sixth, junior Kailey Jenkinson and junior Raeanne Derr every drove in a run. Hecht pitched all seven innings in sport one and had two strikeouts.
Then in sport two, Lima Bathtub scored three runs within the second inning to go up 3-0 early. However like final time, as soon as Versailles manufactured a run they began to get going on the plate.
Brown drove in a run to make it a 3-1 sport within the third. Versailles then scored 5 runs within the fourth inning. Hecht and junior Paige Kremer every had a RBI. Hiestand then hit a three-run blast to left area to go up 6-3.
Kremer and Derr every had one other RBI within the fifth to go up 9-3. Lima Bathtub did rating a run within the seventh, however the Woman Tigers held on to win 9-4.
Voisard mentioned it wasn’t straightforward getting some hits in opposition to Bathtub with their middle fielder masking a number of floor on the market. He additionally mentioned Bathtub is an effective workforce that needs to be good for the years to come back.
In sport two, Derr pitched 1.2 innings and had a strikeout. Hiestand pitched 5 innings and had 4 strikeouts. Voisard mentioned whereas the plan along with his pitchers didn’t go as deliberate, it nonetheless labored out for them.
“Lydia Hecht pitched a heck of a primary sport. Actual happy together with her. Then Rae within the second sport got here in and did what I needed her to do. Then Colleen got here in and completed the sport off,” Voisard mentioned.
Versailles is now 14-10 with a 5-2 convention report. Voisard mentioned it’s big for this workforce to be hitting their stride proper earlier than the playoffs. They are going to journey to Milton Union on Might 8 for a 5 p.m. sport. The Woman Tigers are an eighth seed going up in opposition to the 4 seed. Voisard is prepared for the match video games to start.
“I’m trying ahead to Monday’s sport to get this match run began,” Voisard mentioned.
Contact Every day Advocate sports activities editor Drew Terhall at [email protected]
Originally posted 2023-05-06 19:49:44.