Softball

🥎Varsity Softball Game Recap🥎

3/30/26 Vestaburg Game 1:

Final score: 16-7 (W)

Buchner drove in four runs on three hits to lead Lakeview Varsity Wildcats past Vestaburg 16-7 on Monday. Buchner singled in the second inning, scoring two runs, and hit an inside the park home run in the seventh inning, scoring two.

Lakeview Varsity Wildcats won thanks in part to nine runs in the sixth inning. Singleton doubled, scoring two runs, Main singled, scoring one run, Pluskhat drew a walk, scoring one run, Castle doubled, scoring two runs, an error scored one run, and an error scored two runs.

Lakeview Varsity Wildcats flipped the game on its head in the top of the second, scoring five runs on one hit to take the lead, 5-1. The biggest blow in the inning was a single by Buchner that drove in two.

Buchner hit an inside the park home run, scoring two runs in the top of the seventh for the Lakeview Varsity Wildcats.

Lakeview Varsity Wildcats amassed 13 hits in the game. Singleton, Veenema, and Lemke each collected multiple hits for Lakeview Varsity Wildcats. Lakeview Varsity Wildcats had patience at the plate, tallying nine walks for the game. Singleton and Pluskhat led the team with two free passes each. Buchner and Lemke each stole multiple bases for Lakeview Varsity Wildcats. Lakeview Varsity Wildcats ran wild on the base paths, tallying 10 stolen bases for the game.

Main dominated right field with 3 pop fly catches and 0 errors. 

3/30/26 Vestaburg Game 2:

Final Score: 16-2 (W)

Buchner collected three hits in four at bats, as Lakeview Varsity Wildcats defeated Vestaburg 16-2 on Monday. Buchner hit an inside the park home run in the second inning, doubled in the first inning, and singled in the third inning..

Lakeview captured the lead, 2-1, in the bottom of the first after Main grounded out, and Veenema singled down the left field line, each scoring one run.

Lakeview flipped the game on its head in the bottom of the second, scoring six runs on four hits to take the lead, 8-2. The biggest blow in the inning was an inside the park home run by Buchner that drove in two.

Lakeview extended their early lead with five runs in the bottom of the third thanks to RBI singles by Lemke, Veenema, and Skaggs.

Lakeview Varsity Wildcats tallied 15 hits in the game. Skaggs, the number seven hitter for Lakeview Varsity Wildcats, led the way with three runs batted in. The right-handed hitter went 2-for-4 on the day. Buchner and Singleton each collected three hits for Lakeview Varsity Wildcats. Veenema collected two hits for Lakeview Varsity Wildcats in three at bats. Main paced Lakeview with two walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, amassing seven walks for the game. Lakeview turned one double play in the game.

Bristol caught a pop fly ball fouled nearly flipping over the fence. Our fielding percentage as a team was .920 from 25 total chances and only 2 errors.