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Softball: Lady Pirates outslug Paulding

Bluffton moves to 9-1; Paulding falls to 7-2
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 12, 2019 - 1:44pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton outlasted Paulding 11-9 in an early-season Northwest Conference softball showdown of league leaders Thursday evening.

The first-place Lady Pirates improved to 9-1 overall and 3-0 in league play with the win, while the Panthers fell to 7-2 and 2-1 in the NWC after the defeat.    

Bluffton hurler Libby Schaadt improved her record to 8-1 on the strength of a complete-game effort by scattering 10 hits. She struck out one Panther and walked four. Only three of the Panther runs were earned.

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Schaadt, Lady Pirates whip Arcadia

Posted by LizGH on April 11, 2019 - 2:10pm

By Cort Reynolds
Visiting Bluffton scored early and often to post a 9-2 softball non-league win over Arcadia Tuesday evening.

Bluffton improved to 8-1 overall with the win, while the Redskins fell to 3-5 with the defeat.    

Pirate hurler Libby Schaadt improved her record to 7-1 with a complete-game, four-hit effort. She struck out 10 Redskins and walked none.

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How about that Pirate softball team!

Knocks off perennial-power Crestview 16-5
Posted by Fred Steiner on April 9, 2019 - 2:33pm

By Cort Reynolds
CONVOY - Visiting Bluffton knocked out 20 hits to whip perennial power Crestview 16-5 in Northwest Conference softball play Monday evening.

Bluffton improved to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in the NWC by scoring 13 runs in its final two at bats. Meanwhile, Crestview fell to 5-2 and 1-1 in the league after the defeat.

Pirate hurler Libby Schaadt improved to 6-1 with a complete-game six-hitter. She struck out 11 Lady Knights and gave up five earned runs.

Schaadt aided her own cause with a three-run home run and a single.

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Lady Pirates sweep Eagles

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 8, 2019 - 4:57pm

By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The visiting Bluffton softball squad swept a high-scoring twinbill at non-league foe Liberty-Benton Saturday.

The wins upped the Lady Pirate record to 6-1.

Bluffton won the opener 8-5 behind the pitching and hitting of Libby Schaadt. In game two, the Pirates held off an eight-run rally by L-B in the bottom of the seventh to preserve a 19-18 victory.

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Bluffton netmen win big

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2019 - 2:32pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton blanked Celina 5-0 in boys tennis action Thursday evening.

Drew Wilson won 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 at first singles to get the Pirates off to a good start.

Mack Burner rallied to win a tight three-setter at second singles by a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) count via a decisive tiebreaker.

Jordan Siefer rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 win at third singles.

Grant Klinger and Eden Nygaard teamed up to win 6-2, 6-0 at first doubles. Tre Bender and Bryan Zimmerman made it a clean sweep at second doubles with a 6-2, 6-2 victory.

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Lady Bulldogs fall to Pirates in league lidlifter

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2019 - 2:22pm

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The visiting Ada softball team lost an 11-3 decision at Bluffton in the Northwest Conference opener on a chilly Thursday evening.  

The purple and gold dropped to 2-3 and 0-1 in the NWC with the defeat. Bluffton improved to 4-1 and 1-0 in league play with the victory.

The Pirates scored in all six frames they batted. They tallied two times in the first and three more in the second to take a 5-2 lead. Two runs in each of the third and fourth frames extended the margin to 9-2.

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