TV’s Sierra Morris winds up for a pitch Tuesday against Saint Ansgar. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)
It was a busy slate to start the week for the Turkey Valley softball team (9-14, 8-2 UIC), starting the week with a pair of doubleheaders both in and out of the conference Monday and Tuesday. The Trojans came away with two wins over the four games.
Monday recap
Monday night, the Trojans took on the West Central Blue Devils (4-17, 2-10 UIC) in a two-game conference series, earning a sweep in convincing fashion, 19-9 and 14-4.
West Central got out to an early 4-0 lead at the bottom of the first inning of game one. Turkey Valley then cut the Blue Devils’ lead in half at the top of the second inning and took a 5-4 lead at the top of the third inning. However, West Central quickly took back the lead by also scoring four runs at the bottom of the third inning, making the score 8-5 in favor of the Blue Devils. The Trojans then went on a tear, scoring a combined 14 runs over the course of the last four innings of the game. West Central was unable to replicate Turkey Valley’s success, as the Trojans allowed just one more run to be scored for the rest of the game.
Sierra Morris was in the pitcher’s circle ringing up seven batters and allowing seven hits.
At the plate, Clare Courtney went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Maici Weber was 3-for-5 and drove in three runs as well. Producing another three hits was designated hitter Brianna Busta with a pair of RBI, while Morgan Vsetecka and Aubrey Hoffert had two hits each. The remaining two hits were had by Alison Leibold and Halle Weber.
In the nightcap, Turkey Valley got out to an early 11-0 lead after scoring seven runs at the top of the first inning and four runs at the top of the second inning. West Central scored four runs at the bottom of the third inning, but those would end up being the only four runs that the Blue Devils would score for the entire game. Turkey Valley then scored a run in each of the final three innings, bringing the Trojans’ lead to 10 runs. Because of the mercy rule, the Trojans were able to finish the game and were able to beat the Blue Devils in just six innings instead of a full seven-inning game.
The game two win went to M. Weber on the mound with five strikeouts with H. Weber striking out two in relief.
TV garnered 11 hits in the contest with Olivia Snyder going 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Courtney, Jacqlyn Schmitt and Vsetecka also produced doubles for the Trojans.
TV 0 2 3 4 2 6 2 19 14 7
WC 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 9 7 7
Sierra Morris (WP) – 7IP, 9R, 7H, 3BB, 7K
2B – Clare Courtney 2; 1B – Maici Weber 3; Brianna Busta 3; Morgan Vsetecka 2; Aubrey Hoffert 2; Alison Leibold 1; Halle Weber 1; RBI – M. Weber 3; Courtney 3; Hoffert 3; Busta 2; Olivia Snyder 1; Leibold 1; Jacqlyn Schmitt 1
TV 7 4 0 1 1 1 x 14 11 1
WC 0 0 4 0 0 0 x 4 2 7
M. Weber (WP) – 2-1/3IP, 4R, 1H, 5BB, 5K; H. Weber (RP) – 3-2/3IP, 2H, 2BB, 2K
2B – Snyder 1; Courtney 1; J. Schmitt 1; Vsetecka 1; 1B – Snyder 2; M. Weber 1; Courtney 1; J. Schmitt 1; Hoffert 1; Busta 1; RBI – Snyder 3; Vsetecka 2; Hoffert 2; M. Weber 1; Courtney 1; J. Schmitt 1; SB – M. Weber 2; Leibold 1; Busta 1
Tough night
Tuesday, the Trojans played a two-game non-conference series at home against the Saint Ansgar Saints (14-8), falling in the twinbill.
Turkey Valley was unable to keep Saint Ansgar close in game one, allowing the Saints to score 15 runs. Since Saint Ansgar did not score most of their runs until later in the game, the Trojans were able to narrowly avoid being subject to the mercy rule. Though the Saints were able to make contact on a large number of pitches, Turkey Valley also committed a substantial number of errors. Combined, these factors allowed Saint Ansgar to grab a 15-3 over the Trojans.
In game two, Saint Ansgar got out to an early 1-0 lead at the top of the first inning. The Trojans then took the lead at the bottom of the first inning after scoring two runs. Unfortunately for Turkey Valley, not much else would go their way for the rest of the night. In fact, the Trojans were shutout for the rest of the game. While Turkey Valley struggled to hit the ball, the Saints, aided by Trojan errors, managed to score 11 more runs. This made the score 12-2 Saint Ansgar, which the Saints would hold for the rest of the game.
Individual stats were unavailable at press time.
This week
The Trojans will travel to Crestwood Thursday, June 22, with the ninth, JV and varsity teams in action starting at 4 p.m. TV will then compete in the Decorah tournament Saturday, June 24, at 9 a.m. Monday, June 26, the Trojans will make the short trek to Calmar to battle the UIC leader South Winn in a varsity twinbill at 5 p.m.
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