BCHS Softball: Bears pick up wins over Grayson Co. and Bowling Green

Thu, 04/15/2021 - 8:57am — Steve Lemaster

Bears blank Grayson County 15-0 for district win

MORGANTOWN - Behind a no-hitter from pitcher Aliceson Hunt, Butler County blanked visiting Grayson County 15-0 in three innings in a 12th District softball game on Tuesday, April 13.

The Bears set the tone early, scoring 11 runs in the bottom half of the first inning.

Butler County plated 15 runs on 17 hits.

Helping her pitching cause, Hunt led Butler County at the plate, finishing 3-for-3 with four RBIs.

Olivia Austin, Carley Jones, Autumn Proctor, Aleace Hall, Madison Clark, Aubrey Clark and Conley Moore added two hits apiece for the Bears.

Hall and Madison Clark collected three RBIs apiece while Proctor drove in two runs.

Madison Clark and Aubrey Clark each doubled for the Bears in the district win.

In the circle, Hunt registered two strikeouts as part of a no-hit shutout.

Defensively, each 12th District softball team committed two errors.

Butler County outlasts Bowling Green, 2-1

MORGANTOWN - Butler County outlasted visiting Bowling Green 2-1 in eight innings in a high school softball game on Monday, April 12.

Aliceson Hunt earned the win in the circle for Butler County. Hunt surrendered one run on six hits over eight innings, striking out three and walking zero.

Bowling Green pitcher Savannah Jones suffered the loss in the circle. Jones allowed five hits and two runs over seven and a third innings, striking out four and walking zero.

Bowling Green edged Butler County 6-5 in the hits column and committed only one error.

But Butler County persevered in the high school softball matchup.

Olivia Austin paced Butler County at the plate, providing two hits in four at-bats. Austin delivered an RBI single in the bottom half of the eighth inning to lift the Bears to the win.

Contributing offensively for Butler County, Carley Jones, Isabella Akers and Madison Clark added one hit apiece. Austin and Jones each collected one RBI.

Jones and Allison Joiner paced Bowling Green at the plate, supplying two hits apiece for the Purples.

Butler County overcame two errors to notch the win.

The Bears beat Bowling Green for the second time in the 2021 high school softball season.