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Shiner softball: Lady Comanches softball gets five wins over spring break

  • Schulenburg’s Hailey Kahlden gets a tag out on Lady Comanche Callie Sevcik at the tail end of a double play. Despite getting putout here, Sevcik still scored two runs on two hits with a double. Photo courtesy of Howard Esse.
    Schulenburg’s Hailey Kahlden gets a tag out on Lady Comanche Callie Sevcik at the tail end of a double play. Despite getting putout here, Sevcik still scored two runs on two hits with a double. Photo courtesy of Howard Esse.

    The Lady Comanches had a packed Spring Break with a doubleheader at Bloomington March 11, hosted Nixon-Smiley in a doubleheader on March 12 and hosted Schulenburg on Thursday.
    Shiner 14, Sch’burg 3
    After winning a bunch of lopsided contests the last couple of days, the Shiner softball team needed more of a challenging game.
    They got it somewhat in a 14-3 win over the Lady Shorhorns in five innings.
    “We needed some adversity; we needed some sort of wall to go up against. We knew Schulenburg was going to be a good hitting team,” Lady Comanches head coach Jason Keller said. 
    Lauren Springfield earned the win with three runs on five hits, two walks and striking out 10 batters in five innings. In some of the previous games, Springfield only went three or four innings.
    “We needed Lauren to extend her outing; we did not necessarily need her to pitch the whole game because we do have depth at pitcher,” Keller said. “She just needed to face some adversity that a pitcher has to face such as reacting to a team’s hitting or when they hit the ball up the middle with runners in scoring positions. Those are the kind of things we want to try to put her in a position for and it was good to see that today. We also wanted to see how we would respond to a close game.”
    Shiner got another double-digit hitting day with 15 with Rylee Vancura and Paeden Vincik each getting three hits and a home run. Brinley Ramirez got two hits, including her first homer of the season.
    “It was exciting. Our first game of the season was against Weimar, we saw higher-velocity pitching; throughout the rest of district play and these extra games, we have seen low-velocity pitching,” Ramirez said. “I finally adjusted after many at-bats. In the first inning, I was in front of the pitch; fixed my timing and got under it, the wind helped me out and I hit over (the fence). “
    Shiner is continuing to improve at the plate.
    “It’s exciting knowing that we barely have practiced together and what we are doing right now, it’s great down the line they will hit a lot better. Once we start seeing teams like Ganado, it will help us seeing higher velocity,” Ramirez said.
    “Our approach at the plate was good. We hit hard, we hit line drives; we did not hit the ball in the air as much which is important,” Keller said. “Those will matter when you play good teams like Ganado and Weimar. You have to hit the ball hard on the line and make the defense make plays.”
    The Lady ‘Horns got base runners via a hit, hit by pitch and walk but no runs to start the game.
    In the bottom of the first, Ramirez and Vancura got hits with Ramirez scoring on Vancura’s single.
    Vincik tripled with one out, Jo Caka scored on a hit by Kailey Boedeker, who went to third on Callie Sevcik’s double and scored on the throw.  Kloe Polasek grounded out to third base to score Sevcik for a 5-0 Shiner lead.
    Shiner plated just one run in the second on a one-out jack by Vancura.
    In the the top of the fourth, Schulenburg came to life. Summer Livingston singled with one out, Fay Kutac doubled and both scored on the triple by Mikayla Stang. Haylie Goode walked and advanced home on the single by Kinley Tillery.
    With home runs from Ramirez and Vincik, complimented by a double by Addy Siegel and hits by Vancura, Boedeker and Hailey Radicke, Shiner scored eight runs  in the bottom of the fourth before wrapping up the game in the top of the fifth by allowing just one base runner.
    Shiner hitting/base running — Rylee Vancura, 3-4, 1 home run, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 1 stolen base; Paeden Vincik, 3-3, 1 home run, 1 run, 3 RBI, 1 triple; Brinley Ramirez, 2-4, 1 home run, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 1 stolen base; Callie Sevcik, 2-3, 2 runs, 1 double, 1 stolen base; Kailey Boedeker, 2-3, 2 runs, 1 double, 1 stolen base; Hailey Radicke, 2-3, 1 run, 2 RBI; Addy Siegel, 1-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 double; Jo Caka, 1 run; Aimee Mitchon, 1 run; Kloe Polasek, 1 RBI.
    Shiner pitching — Lauren Springfield, 5 IP, 5 hits, 3 runs, 1 batter hit, 2 walks, 10K.
    Shiner fielding/defense — Vancura, 2 putouts; Radicke, 1 putout; Ramirez, 1 putout; Siegel, 1 putout; Springfield, 1 assist; Boedeker, 1 assist. 
    SCH    000    30x    x    3    5    3
    SHI    510    8xx    x    14    15    2
    SCH — Kinley Tillery and Fay Kutac. SHI — Lauren Springfield and Paeden Vincik. W — Springfield. L — Tillery.
    HR — SHI: Brinley Ramirez, Rylee Vancura, Vincik.
    3B — SCH:Kutac. SHI: Vincik
    2B — SCH: Makayla Stang. SHI: Addy Siegel, Callie Sevcik. 
    Shiner 23, Bmington 1 (Game 1)
    Sevcik went 4-for-4, scored three runs, hit two doubles and had four RBI, Siegel was 2-for-4, home run, three runs, triple and two RBI with Boedeker and Vancura also hitting homers as Shiner decimated Bloomington 23-1 in the first game.
    Springfield got the win with one hit and eight strikeouts in three innings; Vincik returned to the circle to go one inning, one hit, one run and two strikeouts.
    Springfield and Dyllan Chrismon each had one putout in the field. Bloomington committed 10 errors on defense.
    Shiner led just 1-0 after two innings but scored 13 runs in the third and outscored Bloomington 9-1 in the fourth frame.
    Shiner hitting/base running — Callie Sevcik, 4-4, 3 runs, 4 RBI, 2 doubles, 2 stolen bases; Addy Siegel, 2-4, 1 home run, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 1 triple 1 stolen base; Kloe Polasek, 2-2, 1 run, 2 RBI, 1 double; Kailey Boedeker, 1-3, 1 home run, 3 runs, 3 RBI, 1 stolen base; Rylee Vancura, 1-2, 1 home run, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Paeden Vincik, 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 double; Kara Kupka, 1-1, 1 run, 1 double; Mackenzie Peebles, 1-2, 1 RBI; Brinley Ramirez, 3 runs, 3 stolen bases; Jo Caka, 3 runs; Reagan Fluitt, 1 run, 1 RBI; A’Journee Kuykendall, 1 stolen base.
    Shiner pitching — Lauren Springfield, 3 IP, 1 hit, 8K, winning pitcher; Vincik, 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 batter it, 2K.
    Shiner fielding/defense — Springfield, 1 putout; Dyllan Chrismon, 1 putout; Vincik, 1 assist.
    S    1013    9xx    x    23    13    3
    B    000    1xx    x    1    2    10
    Shiner 16, Bl’mington 0 (Game 2)
    Shiner had just six hits in a 16-0 win in the second game but was gifted 14 walks by Bloomington.
    Shiner led 7-0 after one inning, plated five runs in the second and outscored the Lady Bobcats 4-0 in the fourth
    Siegel and Vancura each had one home run, and Kara Kupka scored three runs.
    Chrismon earned the win with a two-hit shutout with seven strikeouts.
    Vancura had two putouts in the field.
    Shiner hitting/base running — Addy Siegel, 1-3, 1 home run,  3 runs, 3 RBI, 3 stolen bases; Rylee Vancura, 1-2, 1 home run, 1 run, 2 RBI; Callie Sevcik, 1-1, 1 run, 2 RBI, 1 double, 2 stolen bases; Paeden Vincik, 1-3, 1 run, 2 RBI, 1 double; Kailey Boedeker, 1-3, 1 run, 1 RBI; Dyllan Chrismon, 1-1; Hailey Radicke, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base; Kara Kupka, 3 runs; Jo Caka, 2 runs; Kloe Polasek, 1 run, 1 stolen base; Aimee Mitchon, 1 run, 1 stolen base; Mackenzie Peebles, 1 run.
    Shiner pitching — Dyllan Chrismon, 4 IP, 2 hits, 7K, winning pitcher.
    Shiner fielding/defense —  Vancura, 2 putouts; Siegel, 1 putout, 1 assist; Sevcik, 1 putout; Radicke, 1 assist; Chrismon, 1 assist; Vincik, 1 assist.
    B    000    0xx    x    0    2    1
    S    750    4xx    x    16    6    0
    Shiner 16, Nixon 0 (Game 1)
    Siegel went 3-for-3, smacked two home runs, two totals and had eight RBI as Shiner downed Nixon 16-0 on March 12 in the first game. Vancura got two hits, a home run, run and two RBI; Caka was 2-for-2 with a pair of runs and an RBI.
    Springfield pitched a one-hit shutout with five strikeouts and Vancura had one putout, one assist on defense.
    Shiner scored three runs in the first frame, had a 10-run second inning that was key and finished up with three more in the third inning.
    Shiner hitting/base running — Addy Siegel, 3-3, 2 home runs, 2 runs, 8 RBI, 1 triple; Rylee Vancura, 2-2, 1 home run, 1 run, 2 RBI, 1 double; Jo Caka, 2-2, 2 runs, 1 RBI; Kailey Boedeker, 1-2, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 triple; Kara Kupka, 1-1, 1 run, 2 RBI, 1 triple; Brinley Ramirez, 1-2, 2 runs, 1 stolen base; Callie Sevcik, 1-3, 2 runs;  Reagan Fluitt, 1-1, 1 run, 1 RBI; Kloe Polasek, 1-2, 1 run, 1 stolen base; Paeden Vincik, 1-3; Aimee Mitchon, 1 run; Hailey Radicke, 1 run.
    Shiner pitching —  Lauren Springfield, 3 IP, 1 hit, 5K, winning pitcher.
    Shiner fielding/defense — Vancura, 1 putout, 1 assist; Sevcik, 1 putout; Vincik, 1 putout; Radicke, 1 putout.
    N    000    xxx    x    0    1    4
    S    3103    xxx    x    16    14    0
    Shiner 16, Nixon 1 (Game 2)
    In the second game against the Lady Mustangs, it was Vincik’s turn to smash the ball as she went 4-for-4 with two home runs, two total runs, double and six RBI. 
    Vancura got two hits, two runs, home run and two RBI; Siegel was 2-for-3, two runs and four RBI; Ramirez hit 2-for-3 for two runs.
    Chrismon got the win with one hit, one run and three strikeouts in three innings with Siegel going one inning in relief with two strikeouts.
    Vancura had four putouts in the field.
    Shiner led 5-1 after one inning, scoring 10 in the second and scored one in the fourth
    Shiner hitting/base running — Paeden Vincik, 4-4, 2 home runs, 2 runs, 6 RBI, 1 double; Rylee Vancura, 2-2, 1 home run, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Addy Siegel, 2-3, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Brinley Raimirez, 2-3, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases; Aimee Mitchon, 2-2, 1 run, 1 RBI: Kailey Boedeker, 1-3, 1 run, 1 RBI; 1 triple; Callie Sevcik, 1-1, 3 runs, 1 RBI, 1 double 1 stolen bases; Hailey Radicke, 1-2, 1 run; Reagan Fluitt, 1-1; Dyllan Chrismon, 1-3.
    Shiner pitching — Chrismon, 3 IP, 1 hit, 1 run, 3K; Siegel, 1 IP, 1 batter hit 2K.
    Shiner defense/fielding — Vancura, 4 putouts; Siegel, 1 putout, 2 assists; Chrismon, 1 putout, 1 assist; Ramirez, 1 putout; Radicke, 2 assists.
    N    100    0xx    x    1    1    1
    S    5100    1xx    x    16    17    0