-
Final
LOU
BAL3
1 -
Final
OW
LOU2
0 -
Final
DES
LOU2
1 -
Final
LOU
WI TRIN0
2 -
Final
LOU
PIP0
2 -
Final
OTT
LOU0
3 -
Final
LOU
FRON INV1st
PL -
Final
BONSP
LOU0
3 -
Final
EUD
LOU3
0 -
Final
LOU
FS2
0 -
Final
LOU
GIR2
1 -
Final
LOU
LOU INV2nd
PL -
Final
LOU
PAO3
0 -
Final
SH
LOU3
0 -
Final
LOU
OTT INV0
5 -
Final
LOU
TONG0
3 -
Final
LOU
ATCH INV2nd
PL -
Final
LOU
OTT2
0 -
Final
LOU
WAM2
1
-
Final
HAR
LOU3
13 -
Final
HAR
LOU1
13 -
Final
LOU
SH0
9 -
Final
BAL
LOU6
12 -
Final
LOU
OTT14
8 -
Final
LOU
OTT21
4 -
Final
SH
LOU4
5 -
Final
WEL
LOU1
14 -
Final
WEL
LOU2
10 -
Final
LOU
BONSP7
0 -
Final
LOU
BONSP5
1 -
Final
LOU
TONG9
4 -
Final
LOU
PIP19
15 -
Final
LOU
PIP5
7 -
Final
LOU
LAN5
4 -
Final
LOU
LAN5
4 -
Final
LOU
BV6
16 -
Apr 25, 430 p
LOU
AC
-
Apr 25, 6 pm
LOU
AC
-
Final
LOU
PV19
3 -
Final
LOU
CHA6
10 -
Final
EUD
LOU5
16 -
Postponed
EUD
LOU
-
Final
LOU
PAO4
11 -
Final
LOU
PAO18
3 -
Final
BL
LOU10
4
-
Final
FRON
LOU11
0 -
Postponed
FRON
LOU
-
Final
BAL
LOU2
13 -
Final
LOU
OTT10
11 -
Final
LOU
OTT10
0 -
Final
SH
LOU13
2 -
Final
SH
LOU16
5 -
Final
WEL
LOU3
4 -
Final
WEL
LOU6
7 -
Final
LOU
BONSP4
1 -
Final
LOU
BONSP13
10 -
Final
LOU
TONG9
4 -
Final
LOU
TONG3
5 -
Final
LOU
MAC5
21 -
Final
LOU
EMP5
2 -
Final
LOU
BVW1
2 -
Final
FS
LOU12
0 -
Final
FS
LOU14
9 -
Final
EUD
LOU14
2 -
Final
LOU
LAN4
5 -
Final
LOU
CHAN0
10 -
Final
LOU
LAN1
3 -
Final
LOU
CHA1
6 -
Final
LOU
PAO9
2 -
Final
LOU
PAO12
3 -
Final
LOU
BAL10
0
-
Final
TONG
LOU51
53 -
Final
LOU
BUR51
63 -
Final
AC
LOU37
44 -
Final
LOU
BAL42
60 -
Final
LOU
FRON57
46 -
Final
LOU
EUD46
53 -
Final OT
LOU
SH60
57 -
Final
BAL
LOU62
46 -
Final
NEK
LOU55
54 -
Final 2OT
GIR
LOU58
56 -
Final
LOU
WAM45
56 -
Final
BON
LOU45
53 -
Final
PAO
LOU16
47 -
Final
LEE
LOU71
46 -
Final
LOU
OTT52
62 -
Final
LOU
TONG45
40 -
Final
SH
LOU44
42 -
Final
EUD
LOU52
49 -
Final
LOU
PAO46
29 -
Final
HAR
LOU57
52
-
Final
TONG
LOU48
28 -
Final
LOU
BUR38
43 -
Final
AC
LOU35
31 -
Final
LOU
BAL23
42 -
Final
LOU
FRON48
55 -
Final
LOU
EUD37
56 -
Final
LOU
SH46
59 -
Final
BAL
LOU52
31 -
Final
NEK
LOU41
49 -
Final
CHA
LOU53
36 -
Final
GIR
LOU42
34 -
Final
LOU
WAM24
63 -
Final
BON
LOU35
40 -
Final
PAO
LOU38
42 -
Final
LOU
OTT29
45 -
Final
LOU
TONG40
39 -
Final
SH
LOU43
37 -
Final
EUD
LOU38
30 -
Final
LOU
PAO39
35 -
Final
HAR
LOU33
40
Lady Cats sweep Baldwin for special start to season
- Updated: April 4, 2022
Louisburg coach Nick Chapman fires up his team after a big inning last Tuesday against Baldwin at Lewis-Young Park.
The 2022 campaign for the Louisburg softball team is already off to an electrifying start.
The Lady Cats competed in all phases of the game Tuesday in their home opener against Baldwin. Louisburg won by playing small ball in the first game in a 5-2 victory, but the Lady Cats showed a different side to themselves in the second.
Louisburg’s bats came alive as the Lady Cats rolled the Bulldogs in the nightcap for a 12-3 victory to win their first two games of the season.
In just their first outing, the Lady Cats already eclipsed their one win from a season ago and it was a memorable start to their season.
“They had confidence in not only themselves, but each other, which is huge for our young team right now,” Louisburg coach Nick Chapman said. “They need to believe in each other. They communicated and celebrated with each other. From the girls that started both games to the ones that pinch ran for us, they worked together to make it happen. Once we got through our lineup once and got that first at bat out of the way, they got going. We got down 1 kind of early and for 3 or 4 innings but again I saw the change in them. They never once hung their heads. They worked through it and then we found our big two innings that helped seal the first win.
“Same thing in the second game, it just happened a little sooner. I think when Sabra (Brueggen) caught that last out in the first game, each of us took a big sigh of relief. Then we were able to play free in the second game. It felt good to me to win those two games but even more important is it allowed the girls to smile and have fun playing this game. It was just a fun night overall. We actually had fun in our team huddle at the end. I started a new tradition last year of giving out game balls after wins. Well I gave out twice as many out Tuesday night as I did all of last year and the girls laughed about it and you could tell there was a lightness that they finally felt and as a coach, that was really nice to see.”
In the first game, Louisburg found itself down 1-0 going into the bottom of the fifth inning. With two outs, Rylee Hickey worked a walk and then went to third on a bunt single from Sabra Brueggen.
Hickey went on to score on a passed ball and then Brueggen came around to score when Ashley Moreau reached on an error.
The Lady Cats (2-0) broke the game open in the sixth. Jenna Cauthon singled to open the inning and Izzy Moreland followed with a bunt single and Addy Stohs singled to center to load the bases.
Megan Quinn singled home pinch-runner Brooklyn Harmon and then Brueggen broke the game open when she doubled home Stohs and pinch-runner Sami Lane.
It was that “small-ball” mentality of moving runners that helped Louisburg persevere in that first game.
“The small stuff is what we are going to have to be good at,” Chapman said. “The big inning doesn’t always come from a home run or big hit. For our team, we are fast and sneaky, but also have some power. I have given the girls a lot of freedom to make things happen this year. With a young group, that could be dangerous but it could also create less stress for them. They utilized it well on Tuesday. If something didn’t work out, we talked about and learned from it.
“Not only is this group athletically talented, they are smart girls. The softball IQ was very high on Tuesday and how they executed things without me saying anything. That’s going to be huge for us if we continue to grow in that aspect.”
Starter Mia Wilson kept the Lady Cats in the game as she allowed one run to go along with seven strikeouts, but had to work around six walks. Moreland came in for the final three innings and gave up just one run on one hit and struck out three.
After a strong performance from Quinn, who allowed just one earned run on four hits and struck out three in the nightcap, Moreland came in for the final three inning to close the door as she struck out six.
“Our pitching staff was incredible,” Chapman said. “Mia started and struck out the side in the first inning and set the tone for the night on the mound. She got in some trouble a couple times, but worked herself out of it. Megan started game 2, hit her spots and got girls to hit into our defense. Then Izzy came in in both games and completely dominated to close out both. These three offer different things that batters were never able to get comfortable in the box. They were awesome.”
Louisburg was led by a pair of freshman hitters Tuesday. After Brueggen came through in the first game, it was Mackenzie Rooney’s turn in the second.
Rooney came up twice with the bases loaded, and cleared them both times with a double and triple to finish the night with a team-high 6 RBIs.
“These two definitely came in clutch,” Chapman said. “Sabra was consistent at the plate all night and is the one that helped get that big inning going for us and led the charge as freshman in that inning. Mack struggled in the first game at the plate, with her nerves, but did a lot of great things on the bases. Game two she finally found her bat. The first one is what sparked us and the second one sealed it for us. I’m so proud of these two along with the other freshmen who did a lot of the small things correctly that helped us get girls over and scored.”
Baldwin once again got out to a 1-0 lead, but Louisburg scored three in the third, one in the fourth, four in the fifth and four more in the sixth.
Wilson led the team in hits with three, to go along with 2 RBIs. Moreau also had a pair of hits and 2 RBIs.
Brueggen also had a pair of singles, while Quinn had a two-run single of her own.
Louisburg will try to keep its winning ways going this Tuesday when it hosts Spring Hill for a doubleheader at Lewis-Young Park. First pitch is set for 4:30 p.m.