Batesville Bulldogs Varsity had a tough time generating runs on Monday, dropping their game with East Central 11-1.
Hatmaker toed the rubber for East Central. The pitcher lasted five innings, allowing two hits and one run while striking out eight and walking one.
Paige Oldham was in the circle for Batesville Bulldogs Varsity. The pitcher went four innings, allowing 11 runs on nine hits and striking out three.
East Central mashed two home runs on the day. Bennett went yard in the fifth inning. Kincer had a four-bagger in the fourth inning.
Renee Lecher went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Batesville Bulldogs Varsity in hits.
East Central tallied nine hits in the game. Bennett and Kincer each racked up multiple hits for East Central. Bennett led East Central with three hits in four at-bats.
Batesville moves to 4-1 on the season and 1-1 in the EIAC. Next up – Franklin County at home on Thursday.
Courtesy of Bulldogs Coach Randy Obermeyer.
Batesville JV softball was on the road Monday night and dropped the season opener to the East Central Trojans by a score of 12-8.
Batesville had a good night at the plate as they scattered 10 hits but several errors in the field proved to be too much for the Lady Bulldogs to overcome. The Lady Bulldogs were led at the plate by freshman Calli Fletcher as she tallied 3 hits in 4 at-bats while driving in 2 runs and crossing the plate 3 times. Athena Mitchell and Katie Mobley also had multi-hit games as they both had 2 hits apiece for the Lady Bulldogs. Mobley drove in 3 runs on the night. Georgia Mertz, Natasha Fowler, and Claire Saner each had a hit.