Video of the Louisville Leopards Softball State Championship Pep Rally on June 17, 2019. Includes team introductions and speeches from Jon Bozeka of WHBC, Charlie Jones of BigTime Sports, Jim Thomas of the Repository, and more.
Louisville defeated Lakota East 14-10 in 10 innings to earn the first girls team State Title in school history! The Leopards rallied from a 7-2 hole, overcame 6 errors in the field, and homered 4 times as they finish the season 27-4.
Sarah Cantley threw a 4-hit shutout and notched her 500th strikeout during the Leopards 14-0 shutout of the Golden Eagles. Kaylee Nolte also went 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs as Louisville improved to 15-3 on the year.
Teagan Rice batted 4-for-5 and hit a Grand Slam as part of an 11-run fifth inning for the Leopards who earned an 18-2 road victory over the Bears. Lauren Bennett, Alex Fankhauser, and Shae Thomas also homered for Louisville.
Kaylee Nolte hit an RBI double as part of a 3-run sixth, but the Louisville could not complete their comeback against visiting Lake in a 5-3 loss.
Sarah Cantley threw her second straight no-hitter and tied her own team record with 14 strikeouts for a 5-inning game as the Leopards run-ruled the Wildcats 10-0. Cantley and Teagan Rice also homered and Kaycee Ollis went 4-for-4 with 3 doubles as LHS improved to 20-1.
Sarah Cantley pitched a complete game 5-hit shutout and struck out 10 as the Leopards beat the previously unbeaten Warriors 3-0. Alex Fankhauser delivered the go-ahead 2-run single and Justina Sirohman also drove in a run during the sixth as LHS improved to 16-1.
Shae Thomas held Lake in check in the circle with 5 strikeouts and Sarah Cantley closed the game out for the win as Louisville rallied for a 2-1 victory. Teagan Rice also doubled and scored a run for the 14-1 Leopards.
Kaycee Ollis hit a 2-run homer and Ashley Zifer smacked a 3-run homer as Louisville run-ruled host Marlington 12-1 in 6 innings. Lauren Bennett also hit a 2-run triple and Sarah Cantley had 3 hits and earned the win in the circle.
Teagan Rice drove in 4 runs and hit a walk-off double to lead Louisville in a 10-0 5 inning win against Salem. Kaycee Ollis also hit a solo homer and Sarah Cantley faced the minimum and struck out 11 during her 1-hit shutout in the circle.
