Lady Jays Softball
Bluejays Push Through Wayne Tournament
By Skyler Stern
The Bluejays went to Wayne to compete in a tournament Saturday, August 23, and came away with a 2-1 record.
In the first game of the tournament, the Bluejays fell to Twin River with the final score being 9-2. Athena Bretchneider and Savannah Beutler both had a stolen base. Kaelyn Halsey, along with Beutler, both had doubles. To Pierce’s credit, all nine of the Titan’s points came from the four home runs that were hit.
Fighting on into the second game, the Bluejays got their first win of the tournament, defeating Arlington 7-6. Bretchneider, Jessa Kraft, and Halsey had doubles. Skrdla had two stolen bases. With the score tied at 5 in the bottom of the fourth, Kraft slammed a home run, knocking Skrdla in to add to the final score.
“They played hard in every game and battled adversity throughout the tournament, including an injury to one of our starters and a lead being given up in our second game. We were able to bounce back and win the game against Arlington in the last inning with a two-run home run from Jessa Kraft,” coach Grant King states. “I was very happy with how they adjusted and played the rest of the day.”
Going into the final game, the Bluejays were looking for a win and came up with a big win, defeating Ord 14-3. Eleanor Bauermeister, along with Skrdla, both smacked doubles.
Bretchneider and Beutler both had a stolen base to add to this game.
“Individually I want to improve every day to get better and practice harder as a team,” Skrdla states.
Bluejays Take A Victory Against Ponca
By Brody Knox
In the season opening game, the Pierce Bluejay softball team played against Ponca Indians on Thursday, August 21, ending the night with a victory and a score of 9-0.
As a team, Pierce had a batting average of 0.381 with eight hits total. Junior Evelyn Skrdla hit a double, followed by freshman Athena Bretschneider with a home run.
“It felt pretty good, especially being the first game of the season,” Bretschneider says about her homerun, “It was pretty cool that it was on a varsity game as a freshman.”
Defensively, there were no errors for the Bluejays.
Senior pitcher Kylie Dvorak allowed only one hit, with four strikeouts and one walk.
“Just use all our hard work from practice and put it into play during the game, which led us to winning. I really focused on my pitching and hitting,” Dvorak states.
