West Branch Snaps 23 Game Spell Against Louisville Softball

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Louisville Lady Leopards Softball At West Branch Warriors 2015

West Branch 2, Louisville 1, 8 Innings

The Louisville Leopards Varsity Softball Team fell to the host West Branch Warriors 2-1 in 8 innings Beatty's Louisville Leopards Pink Shirt Winter 2015Thursday Evening at WBHS. With the loss, Louisville drops to 1-1 on the season and 1-1 in NBC play.

West Branch’s Kelsey Byers doubled in Maddie Pidgeon for the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning. Pidgeon walked to start the inning and Delaney Rito reached on error to put Pidgeon into scoring position.

An inning before, Louisville knotted the game up at 1-1. Savannah Miner doubled to start the inning, but two quick Leopards outs followed. Next, Leandra Givens reached base on error scoring Miner from second.

The Warriors struck first in the opening inning when Kylie Coffelt singled in Rito from second. West Branch would out-hit Louisville 7-5 for the game.

The Leopards had other scoring opportunities in the fourth and fifth innings. A debated caught stealing call ended the top of the fourth for Louisville. Miner and Lexi Zavarelle were the next two Lady Leopards batters who each singled to start the fifth. After two outs and a walk, Louisville would leave the bases loaded.

Coffelt started the game for West Branch pitching the first five inning scoreless, giving up 4 hits, and Order Leopard Nation Highlight Videostriking out 7. Byers pitched the final three innings for the Warriors, gave up no earned runs on 1 hit, and struck out 4 to earn the victory.

In the circle for the Leopards, Morgan Harris pitched a complete game, gave up only 2 runs on 7 hits, and struck out 3. Emily Cantley also finished with a pair of hits for Louisville.

This is West Branch’s first win against Louisville since they edged out a 6-5 victory back on April 16, 2004 at WBHS. The Leopards won the previous 23 games in between and still lead the all-time series 43-16. The loss also snaps Louisville’s 11-game winning streak at West Branch and their 42-game road winning streak in the NBC.

UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next travel to GlenOak to take on the Golden Eagles on Friday, April 1 at 5:00 PM.

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VARSITY BOX SCORE

WARRIORS 2, LEOPARDS 1, 8 Innings

Team 123-456-7–R-H-E

Louisville 000-000-10–1-5-2

West Branch 100-000-01–2-7-1

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY BATTING

Lineup AB R H RBI BB K
Kaycee Ollis 3 0 0 0 1 1
Teagan Rice 4 0 0 0 0 2
Grace Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 1
Emily Cantley 4 0 2 0 0 0
Riley Bobo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rylee Squire 1 0 0 0 1 1
Sarah Cantley 1 0 0 0 0 1
Savannah Miner 3 1 2 0 0 1
Lexi Zavarelle 3 0 1 0 0 1
Peyton Mckeever 3 0 0 0 0 2
Leandra Givens 3 0 0 0 0 1
Morgan Harris – – – – – –
Totals 29 1 5 0 2 11
Batting

2B: Savannah Miner
TB: Emily Cantley 2, Savannah Miner 3, Lexi Zavarelle
ROE: Leandra Givens
FC: Leandra Givens, Peyton Mckeever
CS: Riley Bobo

Totals

Team QAB: 16 (51.61%)
Rylee Squire 2, Emily Cantley 3, Kaycee Ollis 3, Savannah Miner, Teagan Rice 3, Peyton Mckeever 2, Lexi Zavarelle 2

Team LOB: 6

Fielding

E: Rylee Squire, Peyton Mckeever
DP: Rylee Squire, Morgan Harris

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY PITCHING

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Morgan Harris 7.0 87 .667 7 2 2 3 3 0
Totals 7.0 87 .667 7 2 2 3 3 0
Pitching

L: Morgan Harris
Pitches-Strikes: Morgan Harris 87-58
Groundouts-Flyouts: Morgan Harris 13-1
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Morgan Harris 20-31

WEST BRANCH WARRIORS VARSITY BATTING

Lineup AB R H RBI BB K
B Byers 4 0 1 0 0 0
M Pidgeon 3 1 1 0 1 1
D Rito 4 1 1 0 0 0
K Byers 2 0 1 1 2 0
K Colfelt 3 0 1 1 0 0
#12 0 0 0 0 0 0
G Heath 3 0 0 0 0 0
D Lough 2 0 1 0 0 0
#13 1 0 0 0 0 0
A Weber 3 0 0 0 0 2
T Rinaldi 3 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 7 2 3 3
Batting

2B: K Byers, D Lough
TB: B Byers, M Pidgeon, D Rito, K Byers 2, K Colfelt, D Lough 2, T Rinaldi
RBI: K Byers, K Colfelt
ROE: D Rito, K Colfelt
FC: B Byers, D Rito, K Colfelt

Totals

Team QAB: 18 (58.06%)
B Byers 3, M Pidgeon 3, D Rito 2, K Byers 3, K Colfelt, G Heath, D Lough 2, A Weber, T Rinaldi 2

Team LOB: 8

Fielding

E: D Rito

WEST BRANCH WARRIORS VARSITY PITCHING

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
K Colfelt 5.0 84 .583 4 0 0 7 2 0
K Byers 3.0 34 .706 1 1 0 4 0 0
Totals 8.0 118 .619 5 1 0 11 2 0
Pitching

W: K Byers
Pitches-Strikes: K Byers 34-24, K Colfelt 84-49
Groundouts-Flyouts: K Byers 2-3, K Colfelt 3-2
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: K Byers 9-11, K Colfelt 14-20

 Records: West Branch 4-0, 2-0; Louisville 1-1, 1-1

JV: Louisville 14, West Branch 4, 5 Innings

The Lady Leopards JV Team defeated the host Warriors 14-4 in 5 innings Thursday. With the victory, Louisville improves to 2-0 overall and 2-0 against league foes.

Julianne Agnone batted 2-for-4 with a 2-run homer, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs scored to lead the Leopards. Rachel Israel and Ellie Jackson also both went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs batted in. Israel and Mackenzie Kendrick both had triples for Louisville.

Kendrick also earned the victory in the circle for the Leopards. She pitched 5 innings, gave up 2 earned runs on 4 hits, and struck out 4.

Lauren Bennett, Jessica Grindle, and Jerzie Suydam also recorded two hits a piece for LHS.

JV BOX SCORE

LEOPARDS 14, WARRIORS 4, 5 Innings

Team 123-456-7–R-H-E

Louisville 057-02–14-15-1

West Branch 022-00–4-4-2

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV BATTING

Lineup AB R H RBI BB K
Ellie Jackson 4 1 2 2 0 1
Rachel Israel 4 2 2 2 0 0
Justina Sirohman 3 2 1 1 1 0
Julianne Agnone 4 2 2 3 0 1
Lauren Bennett 4 1 2 1 0 0
Mackenzie Kendrick 4 1 1 1 0 0
Jessica Grindle 3 2 2 0 0 0
Harley Mason 1 0 0 0 0 1
Jerzie Suydam 2 2 2 1 0 0
Abbey Metz 1 0 1 0 0 0
Olivia Monnot 2 1 0 0 1 1
Sierra Aral – – – – – –
Maddie Naugle – – – – – –
Totals 32 14 15 11 2 4
Batting

3B: Rachel Israel, Mackenzie Kendrick
HR: Julianne Agnone
TB: Ellie Jackson 2, Rachel Israel 4, Justina Sirohman, Julianne Agnone 5, Lauren Bennett 2, Jessica Grindle 2, Abbey Metz, Mackenzie Kendrick 3, Jerzie Suydam 2
RBI: Ellie Jackson 2, Rachel Israel 2, Justina Sirohman, Julianne Agnone 3, Lauren Bennett, Mackenzie Kendrick, Jerzie Suydam
ROE: Justina Sirohman, Mackenzie Kendrick
FC: Rachel Israel, Jessica Grindle
SB: Ellie Jackson, Rachel Israel 2, Justina Sirohman, Lauren Bennett, Abbey Metz 2

Totals

Team QAB: 19 (55.88%)
Ellie Jackson 2, Rachel Israel 3, Justina Sirohman 4, Julianne Agnone 2, Lauren Bennett, Jessica Grindle, Mackenzie Kendrick 3, Jerzie Suydam 2, Olivia Monnot

Team LOB: 5

Fielding

E: Sierra Aral

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV PITCHING

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Mackenzie Kendrick 5.0 78 .628 4 4 2 4 2 0
Totals 5.0 78 .628 4 4 2 4 2 0
Pitching

W: Mackenzie Kendrick (1-0)
HBP: Mackenzie Kendrick
Pitches-Strikes: Mackenzie Kendrick 78-49
Groundouts-Flyouts: Mackenzie Kendrick 5-5
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Mackenzie Kendrick 12-22

WEST BRANCH WARRIORS JV BATTING

Lineup AB R H RBI BB K
#10 1 1 0 0 1 0
#6 3 0 0 0 0 1
#12 3 1 1 0 0 1
#23 3 1 2 1 0 0
#24 2 0 0 0 0 1
#22 2 1 0 0 0 0
#15 1 0 0 0 1 0
#19 2 0 1 2 0 0
#33 2 0 0 0 0 1
#00 – – – – – –
Totals 19 4 4 3 2 4
Batting

2B: #12, #19
TB: #12 2, #23 2, #19 2
RBI: #23, #19 2
ROE: #22
HBP: #10
SB: #10 2, #12, #23, #22

Totals

Team QAB: 9 (40.91%)
#10 2, #12 2, #23 2, #15 2, #19

Team LOB: 3

Fielding

E: #24, #19

WEST BRANCH WARRIORS JV PITCHING

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
#10 4.0 95 .653 14 12 12 3 2 0
#00 1.0 23 .696 1 2 1 1 0 1
Totals 5.0 118 .661 15 14 13 4 2 1
Pitching

WP: #10 2
Pitches-Strikes: #10 95-62, #00 23-16
Groundouts-Flyouts: #10 4-3, #00 0-2
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: #10 15-29, #00 3-5

Records: Louisville 2-0, 2-0

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