By Becky Walz,
Putting the ball into play for the Trojans is senior Brianna Busta. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)
It was tough week for the Turkey Valley softball team (0-7, 0-0 UIC) as the Trojans failed to get in the win column in five tries.
No. 4 Lynx
Wednesday, the Trojans lost to Class 1A fourth-ranked North Linn (7-1) at home in three innings. The Lynx had a trio of big run innings, including five in the third to cut the game short and handing Turkey Valley a 12-0 loss.
The home team had just three hits. Olivia Snyder was 2-for-2 with a double, while Alison Leibold had the other hit.
Two Trojans, Sierra Morris and Halle Weber, took the mound to combine for the three innings of play.
NL 3 4 5 x x x x 12 7 0
TV 0 0 0 x x x x 0 3 4
Sierra Morris (LP) – 1-1/3IP, 6R, 4H, 2BB; Halle Weber (RP) – 1-2/3IP, 6R, 3H, 4BB, 2K
2B – Olivia Snyder 1; 1B – Snyder 1; Alison Leibold 1
At NFV tourney
Turkey Valley ran across some hard-hitting teams at the North Fayette Valley tournament Friday and Saturday, dropping all four contests.
Friday began with a five-inning game that was won 12-2 by Don Bosco (6-4), as the Trojans scored lone runs in the first and fifth frames. TV rapped out six hits in the contest including a triple by Snyder. Aubrey Hoffert and Alison Leibold each had two hits, while H. Weber had one.
The Trojan bats were connecting in game two, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Independence (3-10) as TV lost 15-6. Each squad pounded out 12 hits in the contest. TV was led by Maici Weber with two doubles, a single and three RBI. Jacqlyn Schmitt also hit a double, while Leibold had two hits and drove in a run.
TV opened Saturday against Class 1A No. 12 Clarksville (9-0) in a five inning game that ended 14-3 in favor of the Indians. Snyder and M. Weber had the lone hits and RBI for the Trojans.
Charles City (6-6) finished the tournament for the Trojans, 12-0.
TV 1 0 0 0 1 x x 2 6
DB 4 4 2 2 x x x 12 7
H. Weber (LP) – 3IP, 11R, 5H, 3BB, 2K; B. Busta (RP) – 1IP, 1R, 2H
3B – Snyder 1; 1B – Hoffert 2; Leibold 2; H. Weber 1; RBI – M. Weber 1; Leibold 1
Ind 1 7 4 3 x x x 15 12
TV 0 5 1 0 x x x 6 12
Morris (LP) – 3-1/3IP, 15R, 12H, 6BB, 1K; Annika Bodensteiner (RP) – 2/3IP
2B – Maici Weber 2; Jacqlyn Schmitt 1; 1B – Alison Leibold 2; Olivia Snyder 1; Aubrey Hoffert 1; M. Weber 1; Schmitt 1; Halle Weber 1; Brianna Busta 1; Morgan Vsetecka 1; RBI – M. Weber 3; Leibold 1
Clark 1 0 2 4 7 x x 14 14
TV 1 2 0 0 0 x x 3 2
H. Weber (LP) – 4-2/3IP, 14R, 13H, 6BB; Bodensteiner (RP) – 1/3IP, 1H, 1BB
1B – Snyder 1; M. Weber 1; RBI – Snyder 2; M. Weber 1
CC 5 0 0 7 x x x 12 8
TV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morris (LP) – 3-2/3IP, 12R, 8H, 7BB; Bodensteiner (RP) – 1/3IP, 1BB
This week
Monday, the Trojans hosted MFL MarMac and will welcome Kee High to Jackson Junction for a varsity twinbill Wednesday, June 7, at 5 p.m.
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