Softball’s Late Rally Falls Short at Austintown Fitch 3-2

Lexi Zavarelle Louisville Leopards Softball 2016

Austintown Fitch 3, Louisville 2

The Louisville Lady Leopards Varsity Softball team dropped a 3-2 decision to the host Austintown Fitch Beatty's Louisville Leopards Pink Shirt Winter 2015Falcons Monday Evening at AFHS. With the loss, Louisville falls to 7-4 on the season.

Aliyah English and Kaycee Ollis each had 2 hits to lead the Leopards. Louisville scored the opening run of the contest when Lexi Zavarelle scored on an error via a ball put in play by Grace Jackson.

The Leopards would not score again until they loaded the bases in the seventh inning. Emily Cantley drove in Riley Bobo, but Louisville could not manage to bring the tying run home.

In the circle, Morgan Harris pitched 6 innings, gave up just 2 hits, and struck out 6 for the Leopards. She was only out-done by the Falcons Alex Franken who pitched a complete game, gave up 2 runs on 7 hits, and struck out 7.

Franken was also 1-for-1 at the plate with an RBI double. Lainie Simons had the only other hit for Order Leopard Nation Highlight VideoAustintown Fitch and scored the other two Falcons runs as well.

The Leopards are now 1-1 against the Falcons all-time and this was their first ever trip to Fitch. The two met in the preseason with Louisville winning 3-2 at home, but Austintown flipped the script this time around. The Lady Leopards are now 2-3 in non-conference games this year.

UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next host the Carrollton Warriors on Tuesday, April 19 at 5:00 PM.

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VARSITY BOX SCORE

FALCONS 3, LEOPARDS 2

Team 123-456-7–R-H-E

Louisville 100-000-1–2-7-3

Fitch 201-000-X–3-2-1

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY BATTING

Lineup AB R H RBI BB K
Kaycee Ollis 4 0 2 0 0 0
Lexi Zavarelle 0 1 0 0 0 0
Riley Bobo 0 1 0 0 0 0
Teagan Rice 2 0 0 0 2 0
Grace Jackson 4 0 1 0 0 2
Emily Cantley 2 0 0 1 2 0
Savannah Miner 3 0 1 0 0 0
Rylee Squire 4 0 0 0 0 3
Aliyah English 3 0 2 0 0 0
Peyton Mckeever 2 0 1 0 1 0
Leandra Givens 3 0 0 0 0 2
Morgan Harris
Totals 27 2 7 1 5 7
Batting

TB: Aliyah English 2, Grace Jackson, Kaycee Ollis 2, Savannah Miner, Peyton Mckeever
RBI: Emily Cantley
SAC: Savannah Miner
ROE: Grace Jackson
SB: Grace Jackson

Totals

Team QAB: 17 (51.52%)
Aliyah English 3, Grace Jackson, Emily Cantley 4, Kaycee Ollis, Savannah Miner 2, Teagan Rice 4, Peyton Mckeever 2

Team LOB: 11

Fielding

E: Emily Cantley, Leandra Givens, Peyton Mckeever
DP: Savannah Miner

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY PITCHING

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Morgan Harris 6.0 86 .605 2 3 0 6 4 0
Totals 6.0 86 .605 2 3 0 6 4 0
Pitching

L: Morgan Harris (3-2)
HBP: Morgan Harris 2
Pitches-Strikes: Morgan Harris 86-52
Groundouts-Flyouts: Morgan Harris 6-3
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Morgan Harris 21-27

AUSTINTOWN FITCH FALCONS VARSITY BATTING

Lineup AB R H RBI BB K
Lainie Simons 2 2 1 0 0 0
Kayla Kelty 2 0 0 0 0 1
Christina Tucker 3 0 0 0 0 1
McKenzie Luknis 3 1 0 0 0 0
Alex Franken 1 0 1 1 2 0
Ashley Fuller 0 0 0 0 0 0
Julia McMenamin 3 0 0 0 0 1
Maddie Everhart 1 0 0 0 2 0
Emily Haggerty 2 0 0 0 0 1
LeeAnna Franken 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sara Tuchet 3 0 0 0 0 2
Erin Harper
Totals 20 3 2 1 4 6
Batting

2B: Alex Franken
TB: Lainie Simons, Alex Franken 2
RBI: Alex Franken
SAC: Kayla Kelty
ROE: Christina Tucker, McKenzie Luknis 2
FC: Sara Tuchet
HBP: Lainie Simons, Emily Haggerty
CS: Christina Tucker

Totals

Team QAB: 12 (44.44%)
Lainie Simons, Kayla Kelty 2, Christina Tucker, McKenzie Luknis, Alex Franken 3, Julia McMenamin, Maddie Everhart 3

Team LOB: 7

Fielding

E: Alex Franken
DP: Lainie Simons

AUSTINTOWN FITCH FALCONS VARSITY PITCHING

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Alex Franken 7.0 123 .626 7 2 1 7 5 0
Totals 7.0 123 .626 7 2 1 7 5 0
Pitching

W: Alex Franken
Pitches-Strikes: Alex Franken 123-77
Groundouts-Flyouts: Alex Franken 8-5
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Alex Franken 23-33

Records: Louisville 7-4

JV: Louisville 16, Austintown Fitch 1, 5 Innings

The Lady Leopards JV Squad dismantled the Falcons 16-1 in 5 Innings Monday. With the win, Louisville stays undefeated at 6-0 on the season.

Rachel Israel batted 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a pair of RBIs, and a run scored to lead the Leopards. Jessica Grindle, Ellie Jackson, and Justina Sirohman all went 2-for-3 at the dish as well. Jackson and Mackenzie Kendrick both scored thrice.

Kendrick (4-0) earned the victory in the circle by pitching 5-inning complete game, giving up 0 earned runs on 2 hits, and striking out 3.

JV BOX SCORE

LEOPARDS 16, FALCONS 1, 5 INNINGS

Team 123-45–R-H-E

Fitch 000-01–1-2-5

Louisville 663-1X–16-12-1

AUSTINTOWN FITCH FALCONS JV BATTING

Lineup AB R H RBI BB K
#28 2 0 1 0 0 0
#2 2 0 0 0 0 0
#1 2 0 0 0 0 0
#11 2 1 1 0 0 0
#18 2 0 0 0 0 1
#21 1 0 0 0 0 0
#20 1 0 0 0 0 0
#22 2 0 0 0 0 2
#16 2 0 0 0 0 0
#24 1 0 0 0 0 0
#23
Totals 17 1 2 0 0 3
Batting

2B: #11
TB: #28, #11 2
ROE: #20

Totals

Team QAB: 11 (64.71%)
#28, #1 2, #11 2, #21, #22, #16 2, #24, #20

Team LOB: 2

Fielding

E: #28, #18, #21, #16, #20

AUSTINTOWN FITCH FALCONS JV PITCHING

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
#21 3.0 81 .519 10 15 5 1 4 0
#20 1.0 9 .667 2 1 1 0 0 0
Totals 4.0 90 .533 12 16 6 1 4 0
Pitching

L: #21
WP: #21 3
Pitches-Strikes: #21 81-42, #20 9-6
Groundouts-Flyouts: #21 4-4, #20 3-0
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: #21 12-26, #20 3-5

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV BATTING

Lineup AB R H RBI BB K
Ellie Jackson 3 3 2 0 1 0
Rachel Israel 4 1 2 2 0 0
Harley Mason 4 2 2 1 0 0
Mackenzie Kendrick 4 3 1 0 0 0
Jessica Grindle 3 2 2 1 0 0
Justina Sirohman 3 2 2 1 0 0
Julianne Agnone 1 2 0 0 1 0
Lauren Bennett 1 0 1 1 0 0
Olivia Monnot 2 1 0 1 1 0
Jerzie Suydam 2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 27 16 12 7 4 1
Batting

2B: Rachel Israel 2, Harley Mason
TB: Ellie Jackson 2, Rachel Israel 4, Justina Sirohman 2, Harley Mason 3, Lauren Bennett, Jessica Grindle 2, Mackenzie Kendrick
RBI: Rachel Israel 2, Justina Sirohman, Harley Mason, Lauren Bennett, Jessica Grindle, Olivia Monnot
ROE: Julianne Agnone, Mackenzie Kendrick 2
SB: Ellie Jackson, Justina Sirohman 2, Julianne Agnone, Harley Mason, Jessica Grindle, Mackenzie Kendrick

Totals

Team QAB: 18 (58.06%)
Ellie Jackson 3, Rachel Israel 4, Justina Sirohman 2, Julianne Agnone 2, Harley Mason, Lauren Bennett, Jessica Grindle, Mackenzie Kendrick, Jerzie Suydam 2, Olivia Monnot

Team LOB: 3

Fielding

E: Olivia Monnot
DP: Ellie Jackson, Justina Sirohman

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV PITCHING

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Mackenzie Kendrick 5.0 55 .691 2 1 0 3 0 0
Totals 5.0 55 .691 2 1 0 3 0 0
Pitching

W: Mackenzie Kendrick (4-0)
WP: Mackenzie Kendrick
Pitches-Strikes: Mackenzie Kendrick 55-38
Groundouts-Flyouts: Mackenzie Kendrick 4-7
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Mackenzie Kendrick 11-17

Records: Louisville 6-0

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