Softball Action 4-27-10
TC West 2 5
Gaylord 1 6
Traverse City West rallied to win the opener 2-1, but came up short in the nightcap as Gaylord finished a 6-5 Big North Conference split. In the first game, the Titans trailed 1-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Jen Hathaway scored Danica Makowski on a bunt to tie the game and later scored the winning run on a Rachael Barnes triple. Barnes finished with three hits while Lauren Bilinski pitched the three-hit win with eight strikeouts.
In the nightcap, Barnes had two hits, Bilinski doubled and Sarah Goudey scored twice.
St. Francis 6 6
Elk Rapids 5 5
St. Francis had a pair of 6-5 Lake Michigan Conference wins over Elk Rapids. Sarah Brunner pitched both wins for the Glads (5-5). In the opener, Alyssa Stachnik drove in Colleen Roddy for the winning run. Both players had two hits.
Stachnik and Brunner had two hits each in the nightcap.
Jessie Spoor pitched both games for the Elks and finished the night with 15 strikeouts. Shelby Tulk was 3-for-4 in the first game while Stephanie Niepoth was 2-for-2 in the nightcap with two runs, a double and a triple.
Softball Action 4-28-10
TCSF's Lady Glads rang up sweeps on the varsity and JV level on Wednesday night. Channel 9 and 10 Sports was at the varsity game--click on the video link and see how many current and former Waves players you can identify!
http://www.9and10news.com/Video/Default.aspx?cID=25&s=1&id=223524 St. Francis swept Glen Lake 9-4 and 8-4 to push its record to 7-5. Emily Walters struck out eight in picking up the win in game one. Sarah Brunner had two hits while Walters drove in two.
Kelsey Knudsen's four hits paced Traverse City St. Francis to a JV sweep of Glen Lake, 21-6 and 14-1. Erica Tompke and Knudsen were each 2-for-2 in the opener, while Ronja Esins had two RBIs and Bridget Bussell picked up the win.
Here's the Record Eagle recap of the varsity and JV games....
St. Francis 9 8
Glen Lake 4 4
Brunner notched the win in game two. Ellen Kendziorski had two hits and C.J. Zamarron two RBIs.
St. Francis JV 21 14
Glen Lake JV 6 1
Bailey Johnson struck out 11 and twirled a two-hitter in the nightcap, aided by two-hit games from Knudsen and Bussell. Trica Martin drove in two runs for SF (6-4).
Softball Action 4-23-10
TC West 17 3
Elk Rapids 4 0
Traverse City West swept a twinbill from Elk Rapids, winning 17-4 and 3-0.
Lauren Bilinski struck out seven in the one-hit opening-game win. Laura Cizek added three runs, a triple and four RBIs, Katie Kaminski and Allison Friar each scored three runs and Kelly Flynn had a pair of hits and two runs. In the nightcap, Jen Kennedy struck out four and surrendered only two hits. Rachael Barnes had a triple and two runs scored.
TC St. Francis 6 2
Kingsley 4 3
Michaela Lehn eighth-inning double drove in the winning run as Kingsley won 3-2 to salvage a split with Traverse City St. Francis.
The Gladiators won the opener 6-4.
Lehn's double drove in Brittany Nickerson, spoiling a 10-strikeout performance by TCSF's Sarah Brunner. Kerrie Kelley picked up the win for the Stags (2-6), who open up Northwest Conference play at home Tuesday against Buckley.
Brunner and Heather Larsen each had two hits. Colleen Roddy had two hits in the opener for the Gladiators (3-3), and Emily Walters picked up the win. Kingsley's Kasha Tulppa was 3-for-3 with two doubles, Lexie Benton doubled and Tori Young scored two runs.
Softball Action 4-21-10
Grayling 11 5 St. Francis 4 15
Grayling opened with a 11-4 win, but St. Francis came back to force a Lake Michigan Conference split with a 15-5 nightcap victory.
The Vikings (5-3, 3-1 LMC) got the win in the opener from Joni Bindschatel. Molly Rinckey was 4-for-4 with three stolen bases while Theresa Schreiber was 3-for-3 with three runs scored.
St. Francis (2-2, 2-2 LMC) had two hits from Kaitlyn Bussell.
Emily Walters pitched the win in the nightcap for the Glads with three strikeouts. Heather Larsen was 4-for-4, Lauren Adams was 3-for-3 while Ellen Kendziorski, Colleen Roddy and Walters all had two hits.
Jordan Stephan was 3-for-3 for Grayling.
Softball Action 4-21-10
Cadillac 2 3 TC West 1 6
Lauren Bilinski pitched a four-hitter as Traverse City West beat Cadillac 6-3 in the nightcap of a Big North Conference doubleheader.
Rachel Barnes and Katie Kaminski had two hits apiece for the Titans (4-3, 1-1). Kaminski drove in a run. Danica Mikowski scored two runs.
Cadillac won the opener 2-1. Bilinski took the loss. Kelly Flynn's two hits paced West, which hosts Elk Rapids on Thursday.
Softball Action 4-20-10
From the Traverse City Record Eagle....special congrats to Waves players Bailey, Maggie and Bridget! St. Francis JV 15 17 Winning pitcher Bailey Johnson helped her own cause with three hits and three RBIs as the St. Francis JV beat Grayling 15-5 in the first of two games. Bridget Bussell added two hits and two RBIs for the Gladiators. Ronja Esins also had two hits. St. Francis won game two 17-13. Maggie Esler, Johnson and Bussell all had two hits. Johnson drove in four runs. Bussell picked up the win.
Grayling 5 13
Softball Action 4-14-10
http://www.record-eagle.com/wednesday/local_story_104072148.html
Lake Michigan Conference Names All-Conference Team
Congratulations to Ellen Kendziorski, Amy Brunner and Kelli Day for earning Lake Michigan Conference first team honors, and to Sarah Brunner, Heather Larsen and Emily Buckel for earning honorable mention. Read this Petoskey News Review article for the full All Conference list.
TCSF Knocked Out in State Quarterfinals
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Glads Fall Short Against Rapid River, 4-0 The Traverse City St. Francis Lady Glads played well for six innings, but the proverbial "one inning" did 'em in against Rapid River in the Division 4 quarterfinals last Tuesday. Heather Sanderson (right), a freshman right-hander, fired a two-hitter with 15 strikeouts to lead the Rockets to victory and a berth in the semifinals against #1 ranked Unionville-Sebewaing Area. TCSF senior Amy Brunner (left) threw a three-hitter in her final game. Rapid River scored all of its runs in the fifth inning. Read the mostly accurate Record-Eagle account of the game here. |
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TCSF Captures Regional Title!
TCSF Advances to State Quarterfinals With Regional Win
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The Traverse City St. Francis Lady Glads, featuring many Waves players, captured a regional championship last Saturday at Glen Lake. TCSF defeated McBain, 11-3, in the opener, then got past Frankfort 12-0 in the title game. Here, the team shows off their championship trophy (photo courtesy of Theresa Stachnik). Click here to read Mike Eckert's Record-Eagle report of the region's games. |
| Wow! Look at those verticals! The Lady Glads jump for joy (and for the cameras) following their regional win. Photo courtesy of Theresa Stachnik. |  |
