Shamrock Softball wins Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart Tournament

On Saturday, May 18th, the Shamrocks traveled to Mt Pleasant for their annual softball tournament. The Shamrocks won their second tournament of the season and took down 6th ranked MPSH in the championship.

Game 1 vs LLSM: 12-2

In the first game the Shamrocks took on Lake Leelenau St Mary’s winning in 5 innings. Tori Sandborn executed a great game and had 5 strikeouts. Addie Scheurer led from the plate going 3/3 with 1 TRPL, 1 HR and 4 RBIs. Gracelyn Rockey went 3/4 with an RBI. Rylee Scheurer went 2/4 and Hannah Weller had an RBI.

Game 2 vs MPSH: 4-3

Tori Sandborn again commanded the game with spin pitches and added two strikeouts. At the plate Naomi Hass went 2/3, Rylee Scheurer went 2/4 with 2 runs, Addie Scheurer went 2/4 with 1 RBI and Gracelyn Rockey went 1/2 with 1 HR and 2 RBIs.

Coaching Staff Comments:

It was a beautiful day for softball and our fans turned out for this tournament! In game 1, we hit the ball well and fielded cleanly. We were able to mercy LLSM in 5 innings. In game 2 we faced 6th ranked MPSH and scored in the third and fifth innings enough to hold on and keep our lead until the seventh inning. The grit the girls showed holding a top ranked team was unmatched and we showed our growth over the last few months and took the tournament championship. We continue to work towards the best version of ourselves as we inch closer to District play.

The Shamrocks Varsity Softball team traveled to Laingsburg to finish up the CMAC schedule on Tuesday. The Shamrocks fell to Laingsburg in both games.

Game 1: 3-13

Tori Sandborn and Bella Russman pitched game 1. Tori had 4 strikeouts in her four innings pitched. Bella closed the game for the Rocks. At the plate Rylee Scheurer went 3/3 with a triple and 2 RBIs. Gracelyn Rockey went 2/3 with 2 DBLs and 1 RBI.

Game 2:  2-15

Bella Russman, Addie Scheurer and Gracelyn Rockey pitched for the Shamrocks. At the plate Tori Sandborn, Naomi Hass, and Laynie Meredith all added a hit and Hannah Weller had an RBI.

Coaching Staff Comments:

Going into a set of games against the number one ranked team on Division 3- you know what to expect… A talented team with top pitching, solid defense and an array of batting strengths. Tonight Laingsburg delivered those qualities and while we lost both games - we do feel that we grew as a team tonight and continued to climb our ladder to the postseason. Our plate appearances allowed runners on base almost every inning, we had successful small ball opportunities, and we also had some great hits against some top pitching in the area. Despite the losses we find reasons to applaud our team and areas to improve and tweak before Districts next week.

The Shamrocks traveled to Fulton for a late season double header on Thursday. The Shamrocks swept the Pirates in a double mercy.

Game 1: 19-1

Tori Sandborn pitched a 3 inning mercy game with 3 strikeouts. Shamrock defense played errorless behind her in game 1. At the plate Addie Scheurer went 3/3 with 3 runs 1 DBL and 1 RBI. Lily Sandborn went 2/2 with 2 runs and 1 RBI. Bella Russman went 2/2 with 2 runs. And 3 RBIs and Tori Sandborn went 3/4 with 2 RBIs.

Game 2: 12-1

Tori Sandborn led the Shamrocks again for a 5 inning mercy with 6 strikeouts. At the plate Laynie Meredith was 1/1 with 2 runs, Gracelyn Rockey was 2/3 with 1 DBL and 3 RBIs. Rylee Scheurer went 2/4 with 2 runs.

Coaching Staff Comments:

The girls came out and shut down the week with two good wins. We worked hard at the plate with our pitch selection and made some great outs defensively. Tori did a great job pitching 8 total innings tonight and together the team gathered two more wins.