Louisville Suffers 1st NBC Loss at West Branch – Softball
West Branch 7, Louisville 1
The Louisville Leopards Varsity Softball team fell to the host West Branch Warriors 7-1 at WBHS Tuesday Evening. With the loss, Louisville falls to 14-3 overall and 7-1 in the NBC.
The Leopards offense managed only 2 hits against the Warriors pitching duo of Kylie Coffelt and Kelsey Byers. Ellie Jackson singled in the second inning, but could advance no further. The pinch-hitting Savannah Miner singled to start the seventh inning and later scored when Teagan Rice was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
It was a game to remember for West Branch fans as they seek their first league title in team history. It was a game to forget for Louisville. The Leopards committed 4 errors in the field and 5 of the Warriors 7 runs were unearned as a result.
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Bailey Byers batted 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a pair of runs scored to lead the Warriors offense. Grace Heath also went 2-for-4 with a double and 3 runs scored and Kelsey Byers drove in a pair of runs.
In the circle, Coffelt pitched 5 scoreless innings and struck out 4 to earn the victory for West Branch. Kelsey Byers also pitched the remaining 2 innings and struck out 5. The Warriors are now 14-4 overall and are now a half game ahead of the Leopards for first in the league standings at 8-1.
The home team has now won the last 4 matchups in the series overall. Louisville still leads the all-time series 45-17. This is the first time the Warriors have defeated the Leopards by more than a single run since 1997 and their largest margin of victory in the series since a 9-1 win in 1990.
JV: Louisville 22, West Branch 0, 5 Innings
UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next host the Alliance Aviators on Thursday, April 27 at 5:00 PM.
VARSITY BOX SCORE
WARRIORS 7, LEOPARDS 1
Team 123-456-7–R-H-E
Louisville 000-000-1–1-2-4
West Branch 202-120-X–7-8-0
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY BATTING
Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sydney McKeever | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Teagan Rice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kaycee Ollis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alex Fankhauser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sarah Cantley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kirsten Wharmby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rylee Squire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Savannah Miner | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ellie Jackson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Peyton McKeever | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lexi Zavarelle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Justina Sirohman | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Morgan Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Riley Bobo | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY PITCHING
Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarah Cantley | 3.0 | 46 | .717 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Morgan Harris | 3.0 | 66 | .515 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Kirsten Wharmby | 0.0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 6.0 | 112 | .598 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
WEST BRANCH WARRIORS VARSITY BATTING
Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B Byers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Heath | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pidgeon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
K Byers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Mesler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rito | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Coffett | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Parkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Weber | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sprague | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Alazaus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rockwell | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals | 25 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
WEST BRANCH WARRIORS VARSITY PITCHING
Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coffett | 5.0 | 78 | .577 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
K Byers | 2.0 | 42 | .548 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 7.0 | 120 | .567 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
Records: West Branch 14-4, 8-1; Louisville 14-3, 7-1