Lauren Swartzlander cracked 1 double, 3 singles,1 RBI to help pace the Lady Pirate onslaught
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 9, 2021 - 9:48am
By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - The visiting Bluffton softball team mustered a season-best offensive outburst to win its Northwest Conference opener handily 19-7 over Delphos Jefferson Thursday evening.
Bluffton improved to 1-5 overall and 1-0 in the NWC with their first win. Meanwhile, Delphos Jefferson dropped to 1-8 and 0-1 in NWC play with the lopsided loss.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Visiting St. Marys swept a non-league aoftball twinbill from Bluffton team Saturday.
The Lady Pirates fell to 0-4 with the 2-1 and 9-5 defeats, while SM improved to 3-1.
In game one, the Roughriders plated single runs in each of the first two innings and made them stand up in the tight 2-1 win.
Ashley Fleece singled home the lone Bluffton run in their last at bat as the Pirates rallied late, only to come up just short. Kennedi Jordan collected the other Pirate hit.
The Pirates open Northwest Conference play at Delphos Jefferson
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2021 - 11:32am
By Cort Reynolds
VAN BUREN - The visiting Bluffton baseball team was no-hit in a five-inning 21-0 loss at Van Buren Saturday.
The Pirates fell to 0-6 with the non-league defeat, while VB improved to 3-2 with the shutout victory.
Black Knight pitcher Weston Heitkamp struck out eight and walked none while allowing no hits over five innings. He hit one batter.
The Knights pushed across nine runs in the first inning to seize control. VB then plated seven more scores in the second frame to build an insurmountable 16-0 lead.