Saxony Lutheran and Perryville’s softball seasons came to an end in the Class 3, District 1 tournament.
Perryville lost in the first round 11-3 to Fredericktown. The Lady Pirates’ three runs were scored by Ava Robles, Lillian Cowell and Adriana Robles. Cowell pitched the complete game, striking out 7 Fredericktown batters in the loss.
The Lady Pirates finished the season with a record of 8-14.
Lilly Cowell led the defense with a dominating year in the pitchers circle, striking out 145 batters in 90 innings. She finished the season with an earned run average of 4.572, and a record of 8-11.
The Lady Pirates were led at the plate by Ava Robles, who finished the season with 33 hits and a batting average of .569. Robles hit 7 of the Pirates 8 home runs, with Nora Cowell hitting one as well. Robles also led the team in runs batted in, with 22.
Saxony Lutheran advanced to the second round with a 4-3 win over North County, and lost in round two with a 1-0 defeat against Notre Dame.
In the first round win over North County, the Lady Crusaders were led by a 3-RBI game from Kinley Faulkenberry. Natalie Brown added an RBI as well. Brown pitched the first four innings, giving up three runs and striking out one North County Batter. Madilynn Hager came in for the final three innings, holding the Raiders to help her team keep the lead, striking out two.
In the season ending loss to Notre Dame, the Crusaders were no-hit by Notre Dame pitcher Kynna Johnson, who struck out 12 Crusader batters.
The Lady Crusaders finished the season with a record of 13-8.
Madilynn Hager led the defense on the year, with a successful season in the circle. Hager struck out 70 batters in 52.2 innings and finished with an earned run average of 2.392, and a record of 6-4.
Offensively, the Crusaders were led by Natalie Brown, with 29 hits and an average of .468. Aria McWilliams finished with a perfect 1.000 average, getting 3 hits in 3 at bats on the year. Kinley Faulkenberry led the team in RBI with 18 on the year.
