May 6, 2016 at 10:34 a.m.
Dodger softball loses at Prairie
Kelsey Achenback was 2x3 and homered to lead off the game to lead the Blackhawks offense.
Katie Check and Alana Elonquist both had two hits as evenone in the Prairie lineup had at least one safety.
The Dodgers collected eight hits off of Nicholson, the Prairie hurler.
Kara Crolwey was 2x3 with a double and Marcella Dougherty went 2x2.
Ellie Argall, Nicole Jones, Courtney Miess and Jordyn Alfred each had one hit.
Limdsey Murphy worked four innings striking out four and walking four. She allowed seven runs (all earned) on six hits.
Jones finished with no strikeouts, a walk and gave up four runs (two earned) on six hits.
D 500 000 0- 5 8 1
PdC 102 331 x-11 12 0
"We again played good defense but this time we didn't really hit the ball very well. While we had 8 hits, for most of our at bats we didn't hit the ball well," said Dodger coach Gene Van Dyck. "We got all 5 of our runs in the first inning and while we had 2 hits in the inning most of our runs were the result of their pitchers only BB of the game. We had a pretty decent scoring opportunity in the 6th. but the hitters didn't come thru with runners in scoring position with only 1 out."
"Lindsey threw fairly decent for 3 innings but really never had control of her fastball and really had trouble controlling her other pitches," he added. "This really caught up to her in the 4th. She got behind on the hitters and could only get her fast ball across the plate and Prairie's hitters are way too good for that. Nicole pitched the 5th. and 6th. innings and basically ran into the same problem."
