ORANGEVILLE — Argyle went 2-1 at the Orangeville Tournament April 5-6.
The Orioles lost to Wheaton St. Francis 10-0 April 5 in the opener. Grace Ganshert took the loss on the mound, allowing nine runs — just two earned — in five innings while striking out four. She gave up 12 hits and two walks. Natalie Romdenne pitched two innings in relief, allowing an unearned run with no hits and no walks.
Argyle had nine errors in the game.
St. Francis, ranked No. 8 in Illinois, shut down Argyle’s offense entirely. The perfect game on the mound was split between two pitchers who struck out 15 of the 21 Orioles that trekked to the plate. St. Francis would go unbeaten in the tournament, not allowing a run all weekend and winning each game by Mercy Rule.
In Argyle’s second game of the tournament, the Orioles defeated Benton-Scales Mound 14-4 in five innings. Kirsten Ostby was 2 for 4 at the plate with a home run, a double and six RBIs.
Romdenne pitched two innings on the mound, striking out three and allowing four runs — one earned — on four hits. Ganshert closed out the win, striking out eight in three no-hit innings.
In the final game of the tournament, Argyle beat Lena-Winslow 7-1. Ganshert went 2 for 4 at the top of the lineup, while Ostby was 3 for 4 with three runs in the three-hole. Tori Lantz was 2 for 3 with a solo home run.
Ganshert got the win on the mound, striking out 12 and allowing just two hits in the complete game victory.
Belleville 10, Juda-Albany 8
ORFORDVILLE — The Panthers took a tough loss to the Wildcats at the Parkview invite April 6.
Both teams were squared away at 3 after the first, with Juda-Albany holding a brief 4-3 lead headed into the third. A three-spot in the fourth put the Panthers head 7-4, but Belleville scored two runs in each of fourth, fifth and sixth innings.
Belleville had 14 hits on the day with four errors, while Juda-Albany finished with seven hits and one error. Bailey Legler hit a 2-run inside-the-park home run for Belleville in the sixth, and Kori Rogers was 4 for 4 at the plate.
Belleville 11, Monticello 4
BELLEVILLE — Monticello led 2-0 after the first and 3-2 after the second, but a five-run third by Belleville stifled the Ponies’ momentum.
Lindsey Pence and Alyssa Siegenthaler each had two hits for Monticello, while Abby Winterburn had two hits and three RBIs for Belleville.
Miah Brokopp took the loss on the mound, allowing seven hits and 13 walks in six innings. She struck out three. Maddy Weber got the win for Belleville, striking out 10 in seven innings and allowing six hits and two walks.
Highland 17, Monticello 0
MONTICELLO — The Ponies struggled in the top half of the first inning, allowing 10 runs to score.
Highland added two runs in the second, two in the fourth and three in the fifth.
Monticello loaded the bases in the bottom of the first, but came up empty. The Ponies had two more runners in scoring position in the second with nobody out, but failed to come through again. Highland recorded the final 12 outs without allowing another baserunner.
Boscobel 10, Darlington 3
BOSCOBEL — After taking a 3-0 lead in the top half of the third, the Redbirds gave it all up in the bottom half, allowing Boscobel to score seven times.
Lucy Heinberg and Holly Ray were each 2 for 4 at the plate for Darlington. Alyssa Tuescher took the loss on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings and allowing nine runs — just two earned — with eight hits and three walks. Kaylyn McGuire pitched the final 3.1 innings in relief.
