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Tipton sophomore Kamryn Chapman fouls o a pitch during the late stages of the Tigers road, RVC cross-division game at Cascade last Thursday. The Tigers fell 5-0 to the Cougars but won their third game of the season the next night at home. Photo by Ryan Stonebraker.
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CASCADE — The Tipton softball team traveled to Cascade for their second road contest in two days, to play the Cougars. Cascade has a new coach this season and has struggled a bit at times as they have had three losing streaks of two or more games this season. The Cougars entered the game having not beaten an RVC South school this year, having already lost to West Branch, Durant, West Liberty, and Mid-Prairie. The Tigers played well, trailing by only two runs late in the game, but Cascade rallied late to win the game 5-0. The loss was the Tigers sixth in a row.
Morgan Wendel was the losing pitcher after working six innings. She did not record a strikeout but walked one batter. She gave up five runs, three earned, on six hits. Hailey Hannan was the winning pitcher after working all seven innings. She struck out three, walked two and surrendered four hits. Hannah led the Cougars at the plate, going 3-for-3 with 2 RBI’s and two runs.
Cascade scored the first game’s first runs with a two-run first inning. Both teams did not score again until the fifth inning. The Cougars pushed three runs across the plate in the fifth to extend their lead to 5-0. The runs came after the Tigers had runners on first and second base with one out in the top of the fifth, but ran themselves into an inning-ending double play.
Tipton had six hits in the game. Ashley Mente led Tipton at the plate, going 2-for-3. Britney Ford, Bryanna Simmermaker, Grace Nichols and Hailey Stewart each had hits. Morgan Wendel also reached base twice via two walks.
Tigers Struggle At Regina
IOWA CITY — The Tipton softball team struggled at #7 Iowa City Regina last Monday, June 12 in
a River Valley Conference South doubleheader. There, the Regals beat Tipton 12-0 in game one and 10-1 in game two.
In game one, Regina won 12-0 in ve innings. The Tigers had only two hits in the game, one each from Laken Hermiston and Allie Ryan each had hits. Morgan Wendel took the loss after working 3 2/3 innings. She gave up eight hits and 11 runs and walked three batters. Wendel struck out two batters.
Regina took control of the game in the first inning when they scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning. Katie Bracken was the winning pitcher after working four innings. She struck out ve batters. Jess Hunter led Regina in hitting, going 3-for-3 with two RBI’s, two stolen bases and two runs scored.
In game two, Tipton scored first and led 1-0 early. Regina then scored the next 10 runs, including scoring three runs in the bottom of the first and second innings to take a 6-1 lead after two innings. Allison Nash took the loss after working 1 1/3 innings. She gave up six runs on three hits and walked ve batters. Morgan Wendel pitched 4 2/3 innings in relief. Laken Hermiston, Allie Ryan, and Kamryn Chapman each had hits in the game. Ryan drove in the only Tipton run.
Hunter Paisley was the winning pitcher after working seven innings, of work. Gardner struck out ten and walked two. Regina had nine hits led by Lauren Marth who was 2-for-2 with two RBI’s. Jess Hunter added a home run and two RBI’s.
Tigers win the third game, earn split with West Branch TIPTON — The Tipton softball team won their third game of the season and second River Valley Conference game of the season last Friday at home. The victory came in game one of a doubleheader against West Branch. The Tigers won game one 5-4, but lost game two 14-0 in ve innings. The Tigers saw their record go to 3-11 after the doubleheader.
Tipton scored twice in the bottom of the first inning to take an early lead in game 1. Britney Ford drew a one-out walk and seniors Allie Ryan and Ashley Mente would follow with singles. Ford would score on an RBI single by Bryanna Simmermaker for a 1-0 lead and Ryan would score on an RBI single by Grace Nichols. Those scoring hits were part of four straight singles by Tipton in the inning.
West Branch scored their first run in the top of the third to cut Tipton’s lead in half at 2-1. The Tigers extended their lead back to two runs, 3-1, on a third inning, RBI single by Morgan Wendel that scored Nichols. West Branch would cut the Tigers lead in half to one-run, 3-2 with a run in the fourth. That score, 3-2 held until the Bears pushed two runs across the plate in the top of the seventh to take a 4-3 lead.
Tipton would rally though, and plate two runs of their own in the bottom of the seventh
to win the game. Allie Ryandrew a lead o walk to start the Tigers seventh inning. She advanced to third on an Ashley Mente double to give Tipton two runners in scoring position with Ryan being the tying run and Mente the winning run. Bryanna Simmermaker then singled in Ryan tying the score at 4. The next batter, Grace Nichols then put the ball in play and Mente came running home with the winning run.
Morgan Wendel was the winning pitcher after throwing a complete game. She struck out ve, walked no West Branch batters and gave up four runs.
Tipton had four players with two or more hits in the game. Ashley Mente was 3-for-4 with two doubles and one run scored. Bryanna Simmermaker was also 3-for-4 in the game and had 2 RBI’s and two stolen bases. Laken Hermiston and Allie Ryan each had two hits. Morgan Wendel had an RBI single and Grace Nichols added a hit and 2 RBI’s for the Tigers. Britney Ford, Kamryn Chapman, and Ryan each reached base via a walk. The Tigers stole four bases in the game. Simmermaker had 2 while Mente and Allison Nash each had one.
Hannah Dauenbaugh took the loss for West Branch. Dauenbaugh pitched six innings and gave up ten hits and five runs. West Branch had 11 hits in the game. Taylor Thein, Kaiya Luneckas and Mackenzie Heise each had two hits to lead West Branch.
In game two, the Tigers lost 14-0 in ve innings. The Bears scored the games first runs in the first inning with a two-run top of the first. The Bears extended their lead to 4-0 with two third-inning runs. The Bears scored a single run in the fourth to take a 5-0 lead. West Branch sent 12 batters to the plate in the fifth and scored nine runs in the inning to take a commanding 14-0 lead.
Morgan Wendell took the loss after working five innings. She did strike out six West Branch players and walked only one. She gave up ten runs on seven hits. Allison Nash also pitched in relief.
West Branch sophomore Kaiya Luneckas pitched a no-hitter for the Bears. Luneckas struck out 12 Tiger batters and walked two in the game. West Branch was led at the plate by four players with multi-hit games. Mackenzie Heise was 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI’s and Nicki Henson was 3-for-3 with an RBI and two stolen bases. Taylor Thein, Kaiya Luneckas each had two hits. The Bears snapped a six-game losing streak including losses to RVC South foes Wilton, West Liberty and Tipton.
CASCADE — The Tipton softball team traveled to Cascade for their second road contest in two days, to play the Cougars. Cascade has a new coach this season and has struggled a bit at times as they have had three losing streaks of two or more games this season. The Cougars entered the game having not beaten an RVC South school this year, having already lost to West Branch, Durant, West Liberty, and Mid-Prairie. The Tigers played well, trailing by only two runs late in the game, but Cascade rallied late to win the game 5-0. The loss was the Tigers sixth in a row.
Morgan Wendel was the losing pitcher after working six innings. She did not record a strikeout but walked one batter. She gave up five runs, three earned, on six hits. Hailey Hannan was the winning pitcher after working all seven innings. She struck out three, walked two and surrendered four hits. Hannah led the Cougars at the plate, going 3-for-3 with 2 RBI’s and two runs.
Cascade scored the first game’s first runs with a two-run first inning. Both teams did not score again until the fifth inning. The Cougars pushed three runs across the plate in the fifth to extend their lead to 5-0. The runs came after the Tigers had runners on first and second base with one out in the top of the fifth, but ran themselves into an inning-ending double play.
Tipton had six hits in the game. Ashley Mente led Tipton at the plate, going 2-for-3. Britney Ford, Bryanna Simmermaker, Grace Nichols and Hailey Stewart each had hits. Morgan Wendel also reached base twice via two walks.
Tigers Struggle At Regina
IOWA CITY — The Tipton softball team struggled at #7 Iowa City Regina last Monday, June 12 in
a River Valley Conference South doubleheader. There, the Regals beat Tipton 12-0 in game one and 10-1 in game two.
In game one, Regina won 12-0 in ve innings. The Tigers had only two hits in the game, one each from Laken Hermiston and Allie Ryan each had hits. Morgan Wendel took the loss after working 3 2/3 innings. She gave up eight hits and 11 runs and walked three batters. Wendel struck out two batters.
Regina took control of the game in the first inning when they scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning. Katie Bracken was the winning pitcher after working four innings. She struck out ve batters. Jess Hunter led Regina in hitting, going 3-for-3 with two RBI’s, two stolen bases and two runs scored.
In game two, Tipton scored first and led 1-0 early. Regina then scored the next 10 runs, including scoring three runs in the bottom of the first and second innings to take a 6-1 lead after two innings. Allison Nash took the loss after working 1 1/3 innings. She gave up six runs on three hits and walked ve batters. Morgan Wendel pitched 4 2/3 innings in relief. Laken Hermiston, Allie Ryan, and Kamryn Chapman each had hits in the game. Ryan drove in the only Tipton run.
Hunter Paisley was the winning pitcher after working seven innings, of work. Gardner struck out ten and walked two. Regina had nine hits led by Lauren Marth who was 2-for-2 with two RBI’s. Jess Hunter added a home run and two RBI’s.
Tigers win the third game, earn split with West Branch TIPTON — The Tipton softball team won their third game of the season and second River Valley Conference game of the season last Friday at home. The victory came in game one of a doubleheader against West Branch. The Tigers won game one 5-4, but lost game two 14-0 in ve innings. The Tigers saw their record go to 3-11 after the doubleheader.
Tipton scored twice in the bottom of the first inning to take an early lead in game 1. Britney Ford drew a one-out walk and seniors Allie Ryan and Ashley Mente would follow with singles. Ford would score on an RBI single by Bryanna Simmermaker for a 1-0 lead and Ryan would score on an RBI single by Grace Nichols. Those scoring hits were part of four straight singles by Tipton in the inning.
West Branch scored their first run in the top of the third to cut Tipton’s lead in half at 2-1. The Tigers extended their lead back to two runs, 3-1, on a third inning, RBI single by Morgan Wendel that scored Nichols. West Branch would cut the Tigers lead in half to one-run, 3-2 with a run in the fourth. That score, 3-2 held until the Bears pushed two runs across the plate in the top of the seventh to take a 4-3 lead.
Tipton would rally though, and plate two runs of their own in the bottom of the seventh
to win the game. Allie Ryandrew a lead o walk to start the Tigers seventh inning. She advanced to third on an Ashley Mente double to give Tipton two runners in scoring position with Ryan being the tying run and Mente the winning run. Bryanna Simmermaker then singled in Ryan tying the score at 4. The next batter, Grace Nichols then put the ball in play and Mente came running home with the winning run.
Morgan Wendel was the winning pitcher after throwing a complete game. She struck out ve, walked no West Branch batters and gave up four runs.
Tipton had four players with two or more hits in the game. Ashley Mente was 3-for-4 with two doubles and one run scored. Bryanna Simmermaker was also 3-for-4 in the game and had 2 RBI’s and two stolen bases. Laken Hermiston and Allie Ryan each had two hits. Morgan Wendel had an RBI single and Grace Nichols added a hit and 2 RBI’s for the Tigers. Britney Ford, Kamryn Chapman, and Ryan each reached base via a walk. The Tigers stole four bases in the game. Simmermaker had 2 while Mente and Allison Nash each had one.
Hannah Dauenbaugh took the loss for West Branch. Dauenbaugh pitched six innings and gave up ten hits and five runs. West Branch had 11 hits in the game. Taylor Thein, Kaiya Luneckas and Mackenzie Heise each had two hits to lead West Branch.
In game two, the Tigers lost 14-0 in ve innings. The Bears scored the games first runs in the first inning with a two-run top of the first. The Bears extended their lead to 4-0 with two third-inning runs. The Bears scored a single run in the fourth to take a 5-0 lead. West Branch sent 12 batters to the plate in the fifth and scored nine runs in the inning to take a commanding 14-0 lead.
Morgan Wendell took the loss after working five innings. She did strike out six West Branch players and walked only one. She gave up ten runs on seven hits. Allison Nash also pitched in relief.
West Branch sophomore Kaiya Luneckas pitched a no-hitter for the Bears. Luneckas struck out 12 Tiger batters and walked two in the game. West Branch was led at the plate by four players with multi-hit games. Mackenzie Heise was 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI’s and Nicki Henson was 3-for-3 with an RBI and two stolen bases. Taylor Thein, Kaiya Luneckas each had two hits. The Bears snapped a six-game losing streak including losses to RVC South foes Wilton, West Liberty and Tipton.
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