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Pirates win 4 of 7
The Prairie Lady Pirates had a busy week of softball with 7 games scheduled from Tuesday, April 23 through Monday, April 30. They started with a 22-7 win at Grangeville then split with Genesee at Cottonwood on Thursday, April 25, winning 3-2 and losing 9-10. On Saturday, April 27 at Cottonwood they got swept by Potlatch, 0-7 and 14-17. Finally on Monday, April 29 they hosted Troy and swept the Trojans 14-4 and 22-8. The game started like it was going to up in the 20’s on both sides as Prairie led Grangeville 9-7 after just 3 innings as the Pirates scored 2, 4 and 3 runs while Grangeville scored 1, 4 and 2 in the first 3 innings. Prairie pitcher Sydnee Bruegeman was able to shut down the Bulldogs over the final 3 innings though while Prairie continued to add on with 4, 3 and 6 runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to win by 15. Noelle Uhlenkott led the hit parade with 5 singles while Alexis Hiler and Mackenzie Key had 3 singles each. India Peery had a pair of singles while Kodie Tidwell and Delanie Locket each had a double and Josie Remacle and Kristyna Krogh each had a single. Prairie 2 4 3 4 3 6—22 17 6 Grangeville 1 4 2 0 0 0— 7 7 4 Genesee took the early lead with a double and a single in the first inning but then Bruegeman settled down and held Genesee scoreless over the next 5 innings before allowing another run in the seventh. 
Prairie meanwhile had just 1 baserunner in the first 2 innings, a walk by Hope Schwartz. In the third inning Krogh, hitting 9th in the batting order, got Prairie’s first hit, a single up the middle. She then stole second. Peery also reached when the rightfielder dropped her fly ball for an error. With runners on second and third, Uhlenkott hit a fly ball to left. Both runners tagged up with Krogh scoring on the sacrifice fly and Peery also getting waved home by the umpire as the throw got away and went into the Prairie dugout. That gave Prairie a 2-1 lead. In the fourth inning Remacle manufactured a run. She singled to right and went to second on an error by the right fielder. She went to third on a wild pitch and then scored on another wild pitch for what turned out to be a big run as Prairie took a 3-1 lead. Prairie had just 3 baserunners in the final two innings, all on walks. Meanwhile Genesee had a lot of baserunners but stranded many of them and ran into outs on the basepaths several times. In the second inning Genesee got a leadoff walk but catcher Tidwell threw out the runner trying to steal second. In the third Genesee had 2 hits but still went down in order. After a leadoff single, Tidwell again threw out the runner trying to steal. With 2 outs, Genesee’s cleanup hitter doubled to the corner in left and tried to stretch it to a triple. Krogh retrieved the ball, threw to the shortstop Peery who threw to Uhlenkott at third base in time to make the tag for the out to end the inning. In the fourth Genesee got a leadoff double with another caught stealing at third. In the fifth Genesee got a leadoff single plus a one-out walk but two infield popups ended the inning. In the sixth Prairie got another out on the basepaths as Genesee had a 1 out single followed by a fly ball to right that was dropped. The runner on first thought it might be caught and had gone back toward first. Centerfielder Remacle quickly picked up the ball and fired to second for a forceout. In the seventh Bruegeman got 2 quick outs but that brought up the top of the order. A walk and passed ball was followed by a single that cut the lead to 3-2. The #3 hitter then hit a fly ball to left that Krogh caught for the final out. Prairie had just 2 hits in the game, a single each by Krogh and Remacle. Bruegeman gave up 9 hits and 3 runs with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts. For the first time all season Prairie had no errors. In the second game Prairie took a short-lived lead with a run in the first inning. Peery reached on an error and Uhlenkott walked. Hiler sacrificed the runners to second and third. Peery then scored on a wild pitch for a 1-0 lead. Genesee tied it with a run in the bottom of the first on a leadoff double and 1-out single. Tidwell hit a 2-out single in the second but was left on base as the inning ended. Prairie’s errorless streak came to a crashing end in the bottom of the second as 3 errors plus a single led to 2 runs by Genesee. Prairie answered with a run in the third as Peery led off with a double to left and scored on a single up the middle by Uhlenkott. Genesee made it 2-5 with 2 more runs in the their half off the third. A leadoff triple was followed by 2 singles before Bruegeman got out of the inning with 3 straight strikeouts. Prairie cut the lead to 1 run with 2 in the fourth. Peery had a 1-out double to left and scored on a pair of passed balls. Uhlenkott walk and stole second. She went to third on a passed ball and scored on another one to cut the deficit to 4-5. They couldn’t keep Genesee off the board though as the Bulldogs plated 3 runs on 3 hits and an error. Prairie answered back with a big fifth inning as the Remacle led off with a single to right and went to second on an error in right field. Ashton Landers doubled Remacle home. With 1 out, Krogh struck out on a pitch in the dirt but was able to get to first as Landers advanced to third. Peery followed with an infield single as Landers scored. Uhlenkott hit a ball to the right side that hit Peery. Peery was automatically out and Landers had a single but Krogh had to go back to third. With 2 out, Hiler became the second batter of the inning to reach first on a strikeout as the ball got past the catcher. Schwartz drew a bases loaded walk to scored Krogh and Lockett walked to score Uhlenkott. Hiler scored on a passed ball and then Remacle walked to reload the bases before Genesee finally got out of the inning with a short fly ball to second. The game was running up against the time limit so the bottom of the fifth was going to be it for the game. After 1 out and error, hit by bitch and an RBI single saw Genesee tie the game back up at 9-9. Coach Jeff Martin had the next batter intentionally walked to set up a force at home. He then had the outfielders and infielders all play in with their only hope on a non-infield popup being put in play being an out at the plate. Unfortunately the next batter singled to give Genesee a walk-off win. Prairie had 8 hits in the game with Peery collecting 2 doubles and a single and an RBI. Uhlenkott had a pair of singles and an RBI. Landers had a double while Remacle and Tidwell each had a single. Bruegeman gave up 10 runs on 11 hits with 1 intentional walk and 1 hit batter. She had 6 strikeouts. Game 1 Genesee 1 0 0 0 0 0 1—2 9 3 Prairie 0 0 2 1 0 0 x—3 2 0 Game 2 Prairie 1 0 1 2 5— 9 8 7 Genesee 1 2 2 3 2—10 11 2 Potlatch dominated the opener as the Loggers’ Brenna Larson tossed a no-hitter with the Loggers winning 0-7. Larson started the second game but after pitching all 7 innings of the first game, wasn’t as sharp in the second as Prairie scored 5 runs in 4 innings against her. Potlatch still led 5-10 after 4 innings. Prairie put up 8 runs in the fifth as they chased Larson from the game and faced 2 other pitchers as well to take their first lead since the middle of the first inning ad 13-10. Potlatch scored 1 in their half of the fifth and 3 in the sixth to retake the lead. Prairie tied it in the sixth with a run but Potlatch got a bases clearing 3-run hit in the bottom of the seventh to win it. Prairie had 10 hits in the game led by Landers who had 4 singles. Tidwell had a triple while Lockett and Remacle each had a double. Peery, Uhlenkott and Bruegeman each had a single. Game 1 Potlatch 0 2 0 2 1 2 0—7 12 2 Prairie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 0 2 Game 2 Prairie 4 0 1 0 8 0 1 0—14 10 4 Potlatch 6 0 3 1 1 3 0 3—17 23 3 In the opening game against Troy the Trojans got a leadoff single but a lineout to Noelle Uhlenkott at third and subsequent doubling off the runner at first got Prairie out of the inning.  In
the bottom of the inning Prairie exploded for 6 runs as they sent 10 batters
to the plate. Peery started it with an infield hit and went to second on
an error. She scored on Uhlenkott’s single to left. Uhlenkott went to second
on a passed ball and scored on Hiler’s single to left. Hiler wound up at
third after the ball got past the left fielder for a 2-base error. Hiler
scored when Lockett dropped a flare just past the second baseman and in
front of the right fielder for a single. Schwartz doubled to left to score
Lockett. Tidwell reached on an error and Krogh also reached on a throwing
error by the shortstop as both Schwartz and Eve Uhlenkott, who was courtesy
running for Tidwell, scored to make it 6-0.
Noelle Uhlenkott manufactured a run in the second inning. She walked to lead off the inning and then circled the bases on 3 pitches that got past the catcher for either wild pitches or passed balls. Prairie added 2 more in the third for a 9-0 lead. Remacle led off with a triple to the centerfield fence and scored on Tidwell’s sacrifice fly to left. Krogh doubled to right and scored on Peery’s doubled to right center. Troy finally got to Bruegeman for a couple of runs in the top of the fourth as they bunched together 5 hits for their 2 runs. They added 2 more in the fifth to get within 9-4 and 5 more hits. They had the bases loaded with just 1 out and scored just 1 run, leaving the bases loaded as the inning ended. Prairie needed 5 runs in the bottom of the fifth to end the game on the 10-run rule. Remacle reached on an error. After an out, Tidwell beat out and infield hit and Krogh walked to load the bases. Peery singled home 2 runs. Noelle Uhlenkott singled to right and the ball got past the right fielder allowing 2 ore runs to score with Uhlenkott winding up on third. She scored the game-ending run on a passed ball. Prairie had 11 hits in the game with Peery collecting a double and 2 singles with 3 RBI. Uhlenkott had 2 singles and an RBI. Remacle had a triple. Schwartz had a double and an RBI. Krogh had a double. Hiler, Lockett and Tidwell each had a single and an RBI. Bruegeman gave up 4 runs on 11 hits with no walks and 3 strikeouts. Prairie committed just 1 fielding error and turned a double play. In the second game Peery and Uhlenkott both walked to start the game. Peery wound up scoring on a wild pitch for a 1-0 lead. Troy had 3 extra base hits in the bottom of the first and scored 3 runs with a Prairie error helping matters. Prairie came right back with 3 in the second to retake the lead. Remacle led off with a walk and stole second. She went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Tidwell’s single up the middle. Tidwell stole second. Krogh was hit by a pitch and both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Peery then singled to left to score both runners for a 4-3 lead. A double play helped keep Troy scoreless in the bottom of the second. Prairie then took control with a 7-run third inning. Hiler led off with a double to center. She moved to third when Landers reached on an error and scored on a wild pitch. Lockett walked and 2 more runs scored when Remacle’s fly ball to right was misplayed for an error. Schwartz reached on an error and Remacle scored on a single to left by Tidwell. Schwartz scored on a single to left by Peery. Tidwell scored when Peery was forced at second by Uhlenkott. Hiler then singled with Uhlenkott scoring just before Hiler was put out trying to stretch her single to a double. Troy scored 2 in the bottom of the third to cut the lead to 10-2. They got a leadoff walk and then a triple to score the first run. The second run scored on a groundout to short. Prairie got those 2 runs back in the fourth as Landers looped a single to right. Lockett followed with a single. Both runners moved up on a passed ball and both scored on Remacle’s single to right center. Prairie made it 16-5 with 3 runs in the fifth on 3 singles and a couple of walks. Peery led off with a walk and went to second on a passed ball. She scored on Uhlenkott’s single up the middle. Uhlenkott was forced at second by Hiler and Hiler was forced at second by Landers. Lockett singled and Remacle walked to load the bases. Landers scored on a pitch in the dirt and Lockett scored on a single down the left field line by Schwartz. Troy staved off getting 10-runned with 2 runs in the bottom of the fifth as they started the inning with a single and 2 doubles. Prairie added 6 runs in the top of the sixth. Krogh was hit by a pitch in the calf and had to regroup a bit before continuing play. Peery then doubled and Krogh shook off her hurting leg and scored all the way from first. After an out, Peery scored when Hiler reached on an error. Landers scored Hiler with a single. Lockett walks and Peery knocked in Landers with a double. Troy changed pitchers and Lockett scored on a groundout with Remacle going to third. Remacle scored on a wild pitch to make it 22-7. Troy tired to rally to continue the game but managed just 1 run as Prairie ended the game on the 10-run rule. Prairie had 16 hits led by Peery who had a double and 2 singles and 3 RBI. Tidwell had 3 singles and 2 RBI. Remacle had a double and single and 5 RBI. Hiler had a double and a single and 2 RBI. Landers had 2 singles and an RBI. Lockett had 2 singles. Schwartz had a single and 2 RBI. Uhlenkott had a single and an RBI. Bruegeman gave up 8 runs on 10 hits with 3 walks, 1 hit batter and 1 strikeout. Prairie improves to 6-7 on the season and 5-5 in league play. Game 1 Troy 0 0 0 2 2— 4 11 5 Prairie 6 1 2 0 5—14 11 1 Game 2 Prairie 1 3 7 2 3 6—22 16 1 Troy 3 0 2 0 2 1—8 10 4
LADY PIRATES SOFTBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2019 MARCH 14-at Lapwai, 4:30 p.m. (postponed to April 20) 19-Asotin, here, 4 p.m., lost 2-10 21-Troy, here (2), 3:30 p.m., postponed to May 3 28-at Pomeroy, 5:00 p.m., lost 2-7 9-Grangeville, here, 4:30 p.m., cancelled 16-at Kendrick (2), 4:30 p.m., lost 3-8 and 5-16 18-at Culdesac (2), 3:30 p.m., won 15-10, 14-13 22-Pomeroy, here, 4:30 p.m.-cancelled 23-at Grangeville, 4:30 p.m., won 22-7 25-Genesee, here (2), 3:30 p.m., won 3-2, lost 9-10 27-Potlatch, here (2), Noon, lost 0-7 and 14-17 29-Troy, here, 3:30 p.m., won 14-4 and 22-8 30-at Lapwai (2), 4 & 5:30 p.m., won 8-4 and 9-8, details next week 6-District Play-in, #6 at #3, #5 at #4 9-District at Genesee 17-18-State at Genesee |
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