Softball Team Drops A Pair Of Games (05/07/14)

on 7 May, 2014 at 13:19

(By Coach Dan Shofestall)

The Clarion Softball team dropped a pair of games to AC Valley on May 5th and to Cranberry on May 6th.

The Lady Cats traveled to Parker for a 6:00 matchup with AC Valley coming on the short end 10-7 score . ACV took a 4-0 lead into the 4th inning, before the Clarion offense tallied a run, in the top of the 4th. Olivia Bartley led off the inning by reaching on an error. Brittany Strotman then delivered a two out single, driving in Bartley.

The Falcons increased their lead by scoring four runs, in the bottom of the fourth, to stretch it to 8-1.

In the top of the fifth, Clarion came back with a pair of runs. Keanna Over led off the inning by drawing a walk. She promptly stole second base and scored on Johnna Rapp’s single. Rapp then scored on Bartley’s sacrifice fly, to make it an 8-3 game.

The Bobcats continued to to close the gap with four more runs in the fifth. Caitlyn Hill led off the inning with a sharp single. After two outs, Stephanie Slike was hit by a pitch. Over drew a walk loading the bases. Johnna Rapp then ripped a double, scoring Slike and Over. Rapp would later score on a wild pitch to get the Bobcats within one run at 8-7.

That would be as close as they would get as ACV tallied two more runs in the bottom of the of the frame to make a 10-7 final score.

Johnna Rapp pitched for Clarion, fanning five Falcon hitters. She also led the offense with three RBI’S, a double and a
single while scoring twice. Keanna Over also scored two runs while Hill, Bartley and Slike also scored a run apiece. Aliya Reed also chipped in with a hit.

The May 6th game with Cranberry was played at Weaver Park, with Cranberry winning 10-0 in five innings.

Johnna Rapp had the only hit for Clarion with a line drive single in the fourth. She also pitched striking out one batter and walking three.

The game was close early on as the Berries took a 2-0 lead into the third. Cranberry then scored four in the third, three in the fourth and one in the fifth to close out the scoring.

(Thanks to Coach Shofestall for this article.)