SOFTBALL: Bears beat Grayson, McLean; fall to Carlisle & Marshall
The Butler County Bears varsity squad is off to a .500 start after four games with wins over Grayson County and McLean County and losses to Carlisle County and Marshall County.
The highlight of the week was a 4-3 come-from-behind victory against 12th District rival Grayson County at Morgantown on Thursday, March 23. A 7th inning walk-off single by Hannah Chaney drove home two runs - Dixie Garnier and Amber Thacker - who both singled to reach base. The runs gave the Bears the 4-3 district victory.
Grayson County captured the lead in the first inning but the Bears tied the game at 2-2 on a Chaney two-run homer in the third inning.
Senior pitcher Zoie Pendley earned the win. She threw seven innings, allowing three runs, seven hits, striking out two, and walking none. Lauren Decker took the loss for Grayson County.
Butler County collected eight hits as Amber Thacker, Hannah Chaney, and Maddie McKinney each managed two hits apiece to lead Butler County.
GC 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1
BC 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 8 2
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On Monday, March 20, Butler County built a five-run lead in the fifth inning and then held off McLean's late charge in the 7th for an 8-7 victory in Morgantown. McLean scored four runs - including a three-run homer - in the failed comeback bid.
Butler County grabbed an early lead on an RBI-single by Olivia Jones in the first inning and a three-run homer by Maddie McKinney in the second inning.
The Bears scored three runs in the fifth inning on a double by Zoie Pendley, a single by Amber Thacker (two singles for the game), and a triple by Madison "Boo" Clark.
Pendley earned the win in the circle for Butler County. She pitched seven innings, gave up seven runs, allowed 11 hits, struck out three batters, and walked one.
MC 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 7 11 1
BC 2 3 0 0 3 0 x 8 8 3
Butler County (2-2) will host round-robin on Saturday, April 1. The Bears will play Thomas Nelson at 9 a.m., Montini Catholic at 12:30 p.m., and Nelson County at 5:45 p.m.
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Varsity Scoreboard:
3/18 Butler County 5, Carlisle County 13 at Marshall County Slugfest Tournament
3/18 Butler County 4, Marshall County 14 at Marshall County Slugfest Tournament
JV Scoreboard:
3/18 Butler County 1, Marshall County 4 at Marshall County Slugfest Tournament
3/18 Butler County 5, Christian County 5 at Marshall County Slugfest Tournament
3/20 Butler County 12, McLean County 2 at Morgantown
3.23 Butler County 3, Grayson County 0 at Morgantown
Freshmen Scoreboard:
3/16 Butler County 2, Allen County-Scottsville 0 at Scottsville
3/16 Butler County 4, Allen County-Scottsville 10 at Scottsville
3/22 Butler County 9, Bowling Green 0 at Morgantown
3/22 Butler County 13, Bowling Green 10 at Morgantown
3/25 Butler County 0, Christian County 4 at Muhlenberg Co. Tournament
3/25 Butler County 1, Apollo 3 at Muhlenberg Co. Tournament
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