The Lady Bears opened their week on Monday (4.14) against a very strong Lincoln Lady Cardinals team. The Lady Cardinals came into the game with an impressive record of 13-1, fresh off of winning the Kaysinger Conference Tournament. The Cards came into the ball game averaging right around 15 runs per game. However, the Lady Bears were fearless and unphased as they came out and hung 3 runs on the Cardinals in the bottom of the first, after holding Lincoln scoreless in their half of inning. Butler’s scoring was started by a well placed RBI double off the bat of Trudell, who is quickly turning into an offensive weapon for the Lady Bears. Trudell’s double was followed by an RBI Triple by the power hitting Hudson. Blaire Miller, who was recently moved up in the line-up, would ground out, but collect an RBI in the process while Hudson crossed home plate.
The Bears were able to hold the Lady Cards scoreless yet again in the 2nd as well, however Lincoln would score 5 runs between the 3rd and 5th, taking a 5-3 lead.
The Bears never once seemed bothered, even playing from behind, as they rallied in the 6th to score another 3 runs and reclaim the lead. It was Hudson who began the scoring in the 6th, as she batted in Dubray with a double.
The Bears handed the Lady Cardinals just their second loss of the season with a 6-5 victory. The Bears were full of power on the night as they had 4 extra base hits. Hudson went 2 of 3 with a double, a triple and 2 RBIs. Dubray (triple) and Trudell (double) both went 1 of 3.
Kylee Dubray was a big reason why the Lady Bears were slow down the high octane offense of the Lady Cardinals, as she struck out 11, giving up just 1 earned run in 7 innings.
The Lady Bears would go on to run rule La Monte in 5 innings with a final of 19-2. Butler scored 10 runs in the 3rd inning alone in that contest. The Bears racked up 13 hits in that game, including multiple hits by Cook, Trudell, Dubray, Hudson and Davis. Kylee Dubray and Brooke Miller each recorded inside the park home runs in the matchup as well. Hudson and Dubray combined to strike out 8.
To close out their week, the Lady Bears trekked to Versailles to take on the Lady Tigers. The Bears again took an early 6-2 advantage after the first couple of innings. The Bears took a 9-3 lead into the final inning, where Versailles tried to rally back and scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th. At the end of the night, the Bears were just too much for the Tigers and they would leave town with a 9-7 win, their 3rd win of the week.
In the Versailles game, Hudson went 3 of 4, while Cook, Trudell and Davis each recored 2 hits. Eldred and Cook both grabbed themselves extra base hits in the match.
From the circle, Dubray struck out 6 in 7 innings.
The Bears seem to really be playing their best ball right now, they are 9-6 on the season and in the month of April they have went 6-3.
Photos by Erin Dubray and Carmen Behringer
