Softball

by Jayson Havens

The Lady Huskies softball team started their season off on a positive note. Going 3-1 over the opening weekend with wins over St. Paul, Gering, and Central City. Their only loss coming in the season opener to Lexington.

To start the season, the Huskies headed west to Lexington where they put together plenty of hits but couldn’t capitalize on the scoreboard. The Huskies had twelve hits with only two runs. Lexington ended the game with a walk-off home run, handing the Huskies a 3-2 loss.

On Friday the 21st, the Huskies hosted a tournament at the 4 Diamonds Complex. They started the tournament with a win over St. Paul where the Huskies got off to a strong start, putting up nine runs in the third inning, on the way to a 13-2 win.

Friday’s second game was a closer contest. The Huskies started the game off with a strong two-run first inning, but Gering answered back in the fourth with four runs. The Huskies answered their four run inning with a three-run inning of their own to tie the game. The Lady Huskies ended the game with junior Taryn Mckinney hitting a walk-off single, scoring the runner from second.

The Huskies capped off their night with another win, over the Bison from Central City. They racked up twelve hits, with nine RBI’s on the way to the 9-5 win. Junior Rylee Olsen pitched four innings, allowing five runs on six hits. Sophomore Eva Fahrnbruch took over pitching for the final inning, allowing one hit on eight pitches.

Taryn led the charge in the four games for the Huskies with six hits and six RBI’s. Other key contributions came from senior Kaleigh Metzger (five hits and four RBI’s), senior Noel Eckert (five hits and four RBI’s), and Rylee Olsen (five hits and two RBI’s).