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HAR
LOU3
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Final
HAR
LOU1
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Final
LOU
SH0
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Mar 26, 6 pm
BAL
LOU
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Mar 28, 430 p
LOU
OTT
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Mar 28, 6 pm
LOU
OTT
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Apr 2, 6 pm
SH
LOU
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Apr 4, 430 p
WEL
LOU
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Apr 4, 6 pm
WEL
LOU
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Apr 9, 430 p
LOU
BONSP
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Apr 9, 6 pm
LOU
BONSP
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Apr 11, 6 pm
LOU
TONG
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Apr 16, 430 p
LOU
PIP
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Apr 16, 6 pm
LOU
PIP
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Apr 19, 3 pm
LOU
LAN
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Apr 19, 430 p
LOU
LAN
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Apr 22, 445 p
LOU
BV
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Apr 25, 430 p
LOU
AC
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Apr 25, 6 pm
LOU
AC
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Apr 27, TBA
LOU
PV
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Apr 27, TBA
LOU
CHA
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Apr 30, 430 p
EUD
LOU
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Apr 30, 6 pm
EUD
LOU
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May 7, 430 pm
LOU
PAO
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May 7, 6 pm
LOU
PAO
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May 8, 5 pm
BL
LOU
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Mar 25, 4 pm
FRON
LOU
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Mar 25, 6 pm
FRON
LOU
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Mar 26, 6 pm
BAL
LOU
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Mar 28, 430 p
LOU
OTT
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Mar 28, 6 pm
LOU
OTT
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Apr 2, 430 p
SH
LOU
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Apr 2, 6 pm
SH
LOU
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Apr 4, 430 p
WEL
LOU
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Apr 4, 6 pm
WEL
LOU
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Apr 9, 430 p
LOU
BONSP
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Apr 9, 6 pm
LOU
BONSP
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Apr 11, 6 pm
LOU
TONG
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Apr 16, 4 pm
LOU
MAC QUAD
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Apr 16, 6 pm
LOU
MAC QUAD
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Apr 18, 6 pm
LOU
BVW
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Apr 23, 430 p
FS
LOU
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Apr 23, 6 pm
FS
LOU
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Apr 25, 430 p
PIP
LOU
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Apr 25, 6 pm
PIP
LOU
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Apr 30, 6 pm
EUD
LOU
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May 3, 4 pm
LOU
LAN
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May 3, 6 pm
LOU
LAN
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May 4, 12 pm
LOU
CHA
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May 7, 430 p
LOU
PAO
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May 7, 6 pm
LOU
PAO
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May 9, 6 pm
LOU
BAL
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LOU
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LOU1
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LOU
SA7
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LOU
TUR5
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LOU
SMN
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Apr 1, 630 pm
AUG
LOU
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Apr 4, 6 pm
SH
LOU
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Apr 9, 6 pm
LOU
TONG
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Apr 11, 4 pm
LOU
BAL
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Apr 16, 6 pm
LOU
CHA
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Apr 23, 6 pm
LOU
OTT
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Apr 25, 6 pm
EUD
LOU
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Apr 30, 6 pm
BL
LOU
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May 2, 6 pm
LOU
BONSP
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May 7, 6 pm
OTT
LOU
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May 9, 6 pm
LAN
LOU
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BAL
LOU3
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Final
LOU
OLW0
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Final
LOU
DES0
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Final
PIP
LOU2
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LOU0
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Final
LOU
OTT2
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Final
LOU
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Final
LOU
BONSP3
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Final
LOU
EUD0
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LOU0
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LOU1
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LOU
LOU INV2nd
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Final
PAO
LOU0
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Final
LOU
SH0
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Final
LOU
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Final
TONG
LOU1
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LOU
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Final
WAM
LOU0
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OLN
LOU1
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TONG
LOU51
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Final
LOU
BUR51
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Final
AC
LOU37
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Final
LOU
BAL42
60 -
Final
LOU
FRON57
46 -
Final
LOU
EUD46
53 -
Final OT
LOU
SH60
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Final
BAL
LOU62
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Final
NEK
LOU55
54 -
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GIR
LOU58
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Final
LOU
WAM45
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Final
BON
LOU45
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Final
PAO
LOU16
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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
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TONG
LOU48
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Final
LOU
BUR38
43 -
Final
AC
LOU35
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Final
LOU
BAL23
42 -
Final
LOU
FRON48
55 -
Final
LOU
EUD37
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LOU
SH46
59 -
Final
BAL
LOU52
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Final
NEK
LOU41
49 -
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CHA
LOU53
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Final
GIR
LOU42
34 -
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LOU
WAM24
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Final
BON
LOU35
40 -
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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
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Lady Cats’ season comes to close with walk-off loss to Ottawa
- Updated: May 22, 2023
Louisburg junior Megan Quinn led the Lady Cats with 3 RBIs in their 7-6 loss Tuesday to Ottawa in the Class 4A regional semifinals.
OTTAWA — Halfway through its regional semifinal game with Ottawa, the Louisburg softball team was right where it wanted to be.
The Lady Cats, the No. 13 seed, had a five run lead on No. 4 Ottawa and they were primed for an upset. However, Louisburg couldn’t quite pull off the victory.
Ottawa scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to get the 7-6 walkoff win over Louisburg at Orlis Cox Sports Complex in Ottawa.
“We started the game the way we needed to in order to give ourselves a chance to win,” Louisburg coach Nick Chapman said. “Ottawa is always a solid, fundamental team. Throughout the whole lineup, we executed so many things really well. Girls were not only laying bunts down when they were called, but placed them perfectly in order for the defense to have to make a play.
“Our base-running caused chaos for them. We had girls hit the ball hard. Our pitching was on point and our defense was perfect for about five or six innings. We played really solid softball for most of the game. We made a couple errors at the wrong time.”
The Lady Cats jumped out to a big lead as they scored a pair of runs in the first inning. Junior Ashley Moreau scored on a steal of home to start the game and then Megan Quinn singled home Jenna Cauthon to make it a 2-0 contest.
Louisburg added two more runs in the third to make it a 4-0 game when Moreau scored on an Ottawa error, then Cauthon scored on a sacrifice by Quinn.
Olivia Fercho crossed home plate in the fifth on a sacrifice fly from Rylee Hickey to give the Lady Cats a 5-0 lead in the top of the fourth.
Ottawa started to chip away at the lead with two runs in the fourth, two in the fifth and another in the sixth to tie the game.
Louisburg took the lead right back in the top of the seventh. The Lady Cats had the bases loaded, and Quinn hit a sacrifice fly to score Moreau and the Lady Cats found themselves three outs away from a regional championship appearance.
“Right before we went to hit in the top of seventh, you could tell the girls were ready for the challenge,” Chapman said. “We got bases loaded quickly and were able to scratch one run with sac fly, but just couldn’t finish getting the others home. Ottawa threw a girl who slowed it down on us, and that has kind of been our weak spot — being able to adjust, sit back and wait on it to barrel up a ball.”
Ottawa led off the seventh with a triple by Brooklyn Hadl and scored on a single from the next batter. With one out, and runners on first and second, Ottawa hit a hard ground ball and the runner from third was able to score to seal the win for the Cyclones.
Moreau finished with three hits to lead the Lady Cat bats and also scored three times. Quinn had a team-high 3 RBIs, while junior Izzy Moreland had a pair of hits, including a double.
Moreland started the game for Louisburg and allowed three earned runs in five innings and struck out two.
The Lady Cats ended their season with a 7-14 record, but it was one that saw several positives despite their ups and downs.
“The girls wanted this one and you could see it on their face afterwards,” Chapman said. “I think as a softball culture, with club ball and all that, the emotions of losing a ball game are rarely there because there’s always ‘another game.’ For us, it hurt. That one was tough because you could tell how badly the girls wanted that game, especially with how we started.
“As tough as this one was to swallow, this loss gave our program hope because of how we played. We showed what we are capable of doing. We have a lot of potential and when we play up to it, these girls are capable of great things on the diamond. I’m excited for what is in store for Louisburg softball.”