Willard, Reeds Spring, Buffalo, Ozark Tournament Recaps

Gm 4 v. Willard 8-28-12

Lost 10-4; L- Patton, (2-2) Bolivar (2-2)

Hits: Sydney Julien, RBI; Jaelyn Halbrook 2, double; Abby Martin, RBI; Kaylie Rothdiener; Michaela Rudy-RBI

Willard is a good team. We made some mistakes they capitalized on and it hurt us in the end. We battled. I was proud how we responded to some adversity. Hopefully, we can learn from this and it will make us a stronger team.

UP Next: @ Reeds Spring (COC), 8-30-12; v. Buffalo, 9-4-12 (COC) Ozark Tournament (will send info as soon as I have it)

JV - Won 9-4 (4-2)

Gm 5 @ Reeds Spring 8-30-12 *COC

Won 12-2; W - Patton, (3-2) Bolivar (3-2, 1-0)

Hits: Sydney Julien; Taylor Sechler (2) double, 2 RBI; Jaelyn Halbrook (2); Tristia Patton, (2), HR, 4 RBI; Brookeline Walker, RBI; Abby Martin; Michaela Rudy; Anna Pitts, 2 RBI; Haley Rauch (2).  

We started the conference portion of the schedule well. The final score is not a good indicator of the way the game played. We led 1-0 after 5 innings. We had some hits fall in the 6th and they made some mistakes that we capitalized on, and that continued in the 7th. We were happy with our efforts tonight.

UP Next: v. Buffalo, 9-4-12 (COC) Ozark Tournament Friday 9-7-12; 3 PM v. Nixa on West Field; 6 PM v. Ozark/Strafford; Saturday TBD

JV (5-2)- Won 12-3, WP- AnnaMarie Mcglone

Gm 6 v. Buffalo 9-4-12 *COC

Won 11-1; W - Patton, (4-2) Bolivar (4-2, 2-0)

Hits: Sydney Julien (2) double; Jaelyn Halbrook (2); Tristia Patton, (4), double 2 RBI; Brookeline Walker, (3) 3 RBI; Abby Martin; Michaela Rudy; Haley Rauch (2), double. 

We did a nice job tonight playing a team that came in 6-0 and very much improved from last year. They have some quality players. We feel like this was quality win for us and is a good step in a positive direction. We are learning to play together. We still made some mistakes that we can correct, but overall, we just need to focus on us and compete every pitch. We want to get better every day and let the results take care of themselves.

Up Next: Ozark Tournament Friday/Saturday - 9-7-12 3 PM v. Nixa; 6 PM v. Ozark/Strafford; Saturday TBD

v. Clinton, 9-10-12; @ Log-Rog* 9-11-12;

JV (7-2)- Won 11-1  WP- AnnaMarie Mcglone

Gm 7 v Nixa 9-7-12

Won 7-4; (WP - Patton, (5-2) Bolivar 5-2)

Hits: Jaelyn Halbrook (2); Tristia Patton (2); Brookeline Walker RBI; Sydney Julien, 2 RBI; Anna Pitts RBI;

Gm 8 v Ozark 9-8-12

Lost 8-1; (LP - Patton, (5-3) Bolivar 5-3)

Hits: Jaelyn Halbrook (2); Abby Martin

Gm 9 v Rolla 9-8-12

Lost 8-3; (LP - Patton, (5-4) Bolivar 5-4)

Hits: Jaelyn Halbrook (2); Brookeline Walker double; Abby Martin; AnnaMarie McGlone; Haley Rauch, 2 RBI.

Gm 10 v Carthage 9-8-12

Lost 7-5; (LP - McGlone, (0-1) Bolivar 5-5)

Hits: Tristia Patton; Abby Martin (2); AnnaMarie McGlone (2), HR, Double, 3 RBI; Anna Pitts (3) HR, 2 RBI; Michaela Rudy, (2)

It was not a great tournament for us. We did some things well, but most importantly, we are starting to figure out who we are as a team. We hope to get back to the win column next week and learn from this experience.