BRODHEAD - Brodhead softball coach B.J. Bockhop didn't want to show all of his cards in the championship game of the Brodhead Invite on Saturday.
Orfordville Parkview beat the Cardinals 8-2 in the championship game. Bockhop elected to use freshman Brooke Boegli as the starting pitcher instead of No. 1 pitcher Amanda Pickel.
"We knew if we played Parkview, we were not going to throw our No. 1 because we play them Tuesday in conference," Bockhop said. "I thought we played fantastic all day."
Brodhead (6-2, 4-0 Rock Valley South) went 2-1 in the tournament and finished in second place. The Cardinals beat Elkhorn 19-2 and River Valley 18-1 in pool play to earn a shot at the championship. Boegli picked up the win against Elkhorn by going five innings and giving up just two runs.
The Cardinals had 18 hits against River Valley including eight extra base hits. Brodhead junior Taylor Douglas went 4-for-4 with three doubles. Pickel went 4-for-5 and junior Taurie Burns was 4-for-5 with two doubles and a triple. Freshman Payton Wright was 3-for-4 and junior Bri Hicks was 3-for-5.
Pickel pitched five innings and gave up one earned run on three hits. She struck out nine.
In the championship game, Boegli pitched a complete game and gave up seven earned runs on 14 hits. She struck out two and walked one. Pickel was 3-for-4 with a double to lead the Cardinals.
"We just couldn't come up with the timely hits," Bockhop said.
Juda-Albany finished 2-1 at the tournament. The Panthers knocked off Parkview 7-2 to avenge an earlier season loss to the Vikings. Juda-Albany (3-2) lost 11-0 to Edgerton and then beat Elkhorn 11-0 in five innings.
Juda senior Amber Ramos pitched a complete game and gave up just one earned run on five hits against Parkview. She struck out nine and walked two. Juda senior Katlyn DeVoe was 2-for-4 with four RBIs and Albany's Carlie Peters was 2-for-3.
Juda senior C.J. Dunwiddie had two hits against Edgerton, but the Panthers were not able to push across a run. Albany's Katie Krupke pitched 6 1/3 innings and gave up seven runs on nine hits. She struck out three and walked just one.
Juda sophomore Tabatha Davis pitched a one-hit shutout against Elkhorn. She struck out seven and walked one. Davis also went 4-for-4 at the plate and drove in five runs.
Sophomore Morganne Goecks went 2-for-3. Dunwiddie and Ramos were each 2-for-4.
Orfordville Parkview beat the Cardinals 8-2 in the championship game. Bockhop elected to use freshman Brooke Boegli as the starting pitcher instead of No. 1 pitcher Amanda Pickel.
"We knew if we played Parkview, we were not going to throw our No. 1 because we play them Tuesday in conference," Bockhop said. "I thought we played fantastic all day."
Brodhead (6-2, 4-0 Rock Valley South) went 2-1 in the tournament and finished in second place. The Cardinals beat Elkhorn 19-2 and River Valley 18-1 in pool play to earn a shot at the championship. Boegli picked up the win against Elkhorn by going five innings and giving up just two runs.
The Cardinals had 18 hits against River Valley including eight extra base hits. Brodhead junior Taylor Douglas went 4-for-4 with three doubles. Pickel went 4-for-5 and junior Taurie Burns was 4-for-5 with two doubles and a triple. Freshman Payton Wright was 3-for-4 and junior Bri Hicks was 3-for-5.
Pickel pitched five innings and gave up one earned run on three hits. She struck out nine.
In the championship game, Boegli pitched a complete game and gave up seven earned runs on 14 hits. She struck out two and walked one. Pickel was 3-for-4 with a double to lead the Cardinals.
"We just couldn't come up with the timely hits," Bockhop said.
Juda-Albany finished 2-1 at the tournament. The Panthers knocked off Parkview 7-2 to avenge an earlier season loss to the Vikings. Juda-Albany (3-2) lost 11-0 to Edgerton and then beat Elkhorn 11-0 in five innings.
Juda senior Amber Ramos pitched a complete game and gave up just one earned run on five hits against Parkview. She struck out nine and walked two. Juda senior Katlyn DeVoe was 2-for-4 with four RBIs and Albany's Carlie Peters was 2-for-3.
Juda senior C.J. Dunwiddie had two hits against Edgerton, but the Panthers were not able to push across a run. Albany's Katie Krupke pitched 6 1/3 innings and gave up seven runs on nine hits. She struck out three and walked just one.
Juda sophomore Tabatha Davis pitched a one-hit shutout against Elkhorn. She struck out seven and walked one. Davis also went 4-for-4 at the plate and drove in five runs.
Sophomore Morganne Goecks went 2-for-3. Dunwiddie and Ramos were each 2-for-4.
