TIPTON - The regular season is over for the Tipton Tigers and the postseason will be right around the corner. The Tigers lost their last three games of the regular season last week with losses to Camanche, state ranked Northeast, and at home against West Branch. The Tigers record sits at 4-11. Tipton will host Mid-Prairie Wednesday in the first round of the Class 3A regional tournament.
The Tigers played West Branch tough for three innings before falling 8-0. The Bears scored only one run in the first three innings to take a 1-0 lead to the fourth. There, the Bears took command of the game, putting up seven runs in the inning to extend their lead to 8-0. That was more than enough runs for Bear starter Kiaya Luneckas. Luneckas pitched a no hitter in the game after collecting 16 strikeouts and walking two THS batters. She pitched all seven innings in the game. The Bears had 11 hits in the game with four players
with multi-hit games.
Tipton avoided a Luneckas perfect game by getting two walks from Delaney Fitch. Fitch did have a stolen base in the game. Morgan Wendel took the loss after working seven innings. Wendel gave up eight runs on 11 hits and struck out three batters.
West Branch was led at the plate by Nicki Henson who was 4-for-5 with four singles, 1 RBI and two runs scored. Lexi Klinkhammer had three hits including a double. Taylor Thein and Mackenzie Heise each had two RBI’s.
4th ranked Rebels Beat THS 12-0 In Three Innings
GOOSE LAKE — The Tipton Tiger softball team had a tough task on Wednesday, July 8. There, they traveled to Goose Lake to play the No. 4 ranked Rebels on their home field. The Rebels came into the game 14-1 with their only loss at Class 3A state ranked Anamosa.
It was senior night for the Rebels where they honored five seniors. The Rebels had 12 hits in the game and they had three players with multi-hit games. Bree Manglesen was 3-for-3 with three singles and a RBI while Valerie Spooner and Madison Kluever eadh had two hits and a RBI. Audrey Morris and Alyssa Pessman each had drove in two runs.
Northeast nearly batted around twice in their batting order in the first inning and scored nine runs to take a 9-0 lead after the first inning. The Rebels had six hits in the inning and sent nine batters to the plate after having their lead-off batter fly out. The Rebels would not score runs in the second inning, but would score three runs in the third inning to end the game by the 12-runs after three innings mercy rule. Rebel starter Madison Kluever. Kluever struck out three Tiger batters over three innings of work. Delaney Fitch took the loss after giving up 12 runs on ten hits. She walked five batters.
Tipton’s hits came from a pair of senior players in Britney Ford and Kamryn Chapman, both singles.
Indians Take Matchup With Tigers, 12-2
CAMANCHE — The Tipton softball team began the week with a road game at Camanche on Monday, July 6. There, the Tigers fell 12-2 in a five inning game. Tipton held tough early, trailing only 1-0 after two innings, but a five-run third by Camanche set the Indians on their way with a 5-0 lead.
Tipton scored both of their runs in the top of the fourth inning to get the score to 5-2, but back-to-back three-run innings in the fourth and fifth innings, gave Camanche a 12-2 lead. Tipton got lead-off batter Britney Ford on base in the top of the fourth with a lead-off single. She would score on an error when Delaney Fitch reached base. Fitch would later score in the inning on an error on a ball put in play by Grace Nichols.
Camanche starter Tarah Wehde was the winning pitcher. Wehde kept the Tigers off balanced
the whole game, striking out 12 THS batters while giving up two runs on two hits over five innings. Tipton used two pitchers in the game. Morgan Wendel started and took the loss after 4 ⅓ innings of work. She struck out five and walked one. Wendel gave up 12 runs on ten hits. Madison Meier pitched as well.
Tipton had two hits in the game. Those hits came from Britney Ford and Avary Calonder
who both had singles.
Camanche had 13 hits in the game and had four players with multi hit games. Lauren Synder
and Jamie Roberston each had three hits and three RBI’s, while Tarah Wehde and Aubrey Carstensen each had two hits.
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