Shamrock Softball battles but drops two games to PW

St. Patrick’s Varsity softball hosted the PW Pirates for a double header on Monday. The Shamrocks lost both games but battled hard in game two losing only in the bottom of the 7th.

Game 1: 3-13

Tori Sandborn pitched five innings and brought the Shamrocks 3 strikeouts and commanded the strike zone very well. Bella Russman finished the last inning for the Shamrocks. Offensively, the team moved girls into scoring position but fell short allowing the Pirates to pull away. Gracelyn Rockey went. 2/4 with 2 runs, and a HR. Tori Sandborn went 2/3 with 2 runs, a double and an RBI. Laynie Meredith also added an RBI.

Game 2: 8-9

Tori Sandborn started game 2 and had 2 strikeouts through four innings before suffering an injury off a line drive. Bella Russman and Addie Scheurer came in and Addie added 2 strikeouts also. Hannah Weller threw out a runner in the third inning and kept the momentum in the Shamrocks favor as they pulled ahead. The Pirates chipped away and loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh and scored by an error to win the game. Offensively Rylee Scheurer led the team going 3/4 with 2 runs, 1 DBL, and 2 RBIs. Gracelyn Rockey went 2/3 with 2 Runs, 1 DBL, and 1 RBI. Tori Sandborn went 2/4 with 2 RBIs.

Coaching Staff Comments:

Despite losing both games this evening we remain optimistic on the growth we are achieving one week at a time. We are working on scoring the runners we have in scoring position more constantly as well as improving our small ball. Our pitching staff worked hard tonight and Hannah held runners and our outfield made some great catches this evening. We look forward to hosting Bath on Thursday.

You can find the Bleacher Denizen write up of this double header HERE.

Photo by Lindsey Bos.