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Shiner softball: Shiner softball beats Flatonia, Bloomington, plays in San Marcos

  • Cami Cowan at bat against Flatonia.She had a home run. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Cami Cowan at bat against Flatonia.She had a home run. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • Taylor Kocian catches a fly ball during the third inning against Flatonia on March 2. She made two putouts in that game. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Taylor Kocian catches a fly ball during the third inning against Flatonia on March 2. She made two putouts in that game. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • Catcher Kenzie Springfield catches a ball during a game at the San Marcos Tournament. Photo courtesy of Louann Heinhsohn.
    Catcher Kenzie Springfield catches a ball during a game at the San Marcos Tournament. Photo courtesy of Louann Heinhsohn.

    The Shiner softball team sizzled in the second inning by plating seven runs in a 13-0 win over Flatonia on March 2.
    The Lady Comanches are still figuring out the batting order and getting all players attuned to the season. 
    “We are still early in the season. We have girls that have had only a couple of days of practice,” Shiner head coach Jason Keller said. “Those girls have actually played in more games than they have had practice sessions. We are still trying to figure the pieces of the puzzle out in certain situations. Still trying to figure some things out in the hitting lineup.”
    The Lady Comanches gathered 10 hits including five extra-base hits, solo home run and a grand slam.
    “I was very pleased with the offensive execution the second time through the lineup, being able to adjust and drive runners in, and be disciplined at the plate,” Keller said. 
    Lauren Springfield shut out Flatonia with two hits, walked one batter and had nine strikeouts.
    Taylor Kocian and Cami Cowan each had two putouts.
    Cowan hit a one-out, solo home run in the second frame. Kocian doubled; Kara Kupka reached on an error while Kocian scored. 
    Hailey Radicke doubled; Addy Siegel was walked and Springfield was hit by the pitch to score Kara Kupka. 
    Reagan Fluitt then hit a grand slam to score Radicke, Siegel, Maddi Hubbard and herself for a 7-0 lead. 
    In the bottom of the third, Kara Kupka was walked, followed by a Radicke single. Springfield was walked with one out; Fluitt singled in Kara Kupka; Radicke beat a throw home and Kalli Kupka scored Hubbard and Fluitt with a single.
    In the fourth frame, Siegel doubled in Kara Kupka and scored herself on a Springfield flyball to right field.
    Shiner hitting/base running — Hailey Radicke, 3-4, 2 runs, 2 doubles; Reagan Fluitt, 2-2, 1 grand slam, 2 runs, 5 RBI; Cami Cowan, 1-3, 1 home run; Addy Siegel, 1-2, 2 runs, 1 double, 1 RBI; Taylor Kocian, 1-3, 1 run, 1 double; Kalli Kupka, 1-3, 2 RBI; Kloe Polasek, 1-1; Kara Kupka, 3 runs; Maddi Hubbard, 2 runs; Lauren Springfield, 2 RBI.
    Shiner pitching — Springfield, 5 IP, 2 hits, 1 walk, 9K.
    Shiner fielding/defense — Kocian, 2 putouts; Cowan, 2 putouts; Kalli Kupka, 1 putout; Radicke, 1 putout.
    Shiner 13, Flatonia 0
    F    000    00x    x    0    2    1
    S    074    2xx    x    13    10    0
    F — Jalee Trussel, Presley Cliffe (3) and Brynlee Zimmerman. S — Lauren Springfield and Kenzie Springfield. W — Lauren Springfield. L — Trussel
    HR — S: Cami Cowan, Reagan Fluitt.
    2B — S: Hailey Radicke (2), Addy Siegel, Taylor Kocian.
    Shiner 22, Bloomington 0
    Siegel went 2-for-2, home run, two runs and three RBI while Radicke doubled and scored one run in Shiner’s 22-0 win over Bloomington in three innings on March 3.
    Shiner scored nine runs at its first time at bat and then scored another 13 in the second frame.
    Kloe Polasek allowed just one base runner on a walk and got nine strikeouts on the no-hit shutout.
    Shiner hitting/base running — Addy Siegel, 2-2, 1 home run, 2 runs, 3 RBI, Hailey Radicke, 1-2, 1 run, 1 double; Maddi Hubbard, 1-2, 2 runs, 1 RBI; Grace Nevlud, 1-2, 1 run, 2 RBI; Lauren Springfield, 1-2, 1 run; Gracyn Chrismon, 1-2, 1 run, 2 RBI, 1 stolen base; Reagan Fluitt, 1-2, 1 run, 1 RBI; Kenzie Springfield, 1-2, 1 run, 2 RBI; Kloe Polasek, 1-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 2 stolen bases; Cami Cowan, 1-2, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 1 stolen base; Arian Brown, 1-1, 1 run; Kalli Kupka, 3 runs; Kara Kupka, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base;  Taylor Kocian, 1 run;  Jewel Caka, 1 RBI; Alexis Malina, 1 stolen base.
    Shiner pitching — Polasek, 3 IP, 1 walk, 9K.
    B    000    xxx    x    0    0    5
    S    913x    xxx    x    22    12    1
    San Marcos Tournament
    Shiner won both games it played in the San Marcos Tournament on Thursday.
    Shiner 9, 
    San Marcos 3
    The Lady Comanches got down in a 3-0 hole in the first inning against tournament hosts, 6A Lady Rattlers, before scoring seven runs in the third and two runs in the fourth inning to defeat San Marcos 9-3 on Thursday morning.
    Radicke was 2-for-3 for a double, run and two RBI; Kenzie Springfield got two hits and Siegel got a home run and four RBI.
    Lauren Springfield pitched five innings with six hits, three runs, one walk and four strikeouts.
    Fluitt made six putouts in the field.
    Shiner hitting/base running — Hailey Radicke, 2-3, 1 run, 1 double, 2 RBI, 1 stolen base; Kenzie Springfield, 2-2; Addy Siegel, 1-3, 1 home run, 4 RBI; Cami Cowan, 1-2, 1 run, 1 double, 1 stolen base; Reagan Fluitt, 1-3, 1 run, 1 double; Kloe Polasek, 1-3; Kalli Kupka, 1-3, 1 RBI; Kara Kupka, 1-2, 1 run, 1 RBI; Maddi Hubbard, 2 runs; Taylor Kocian, 1 run.
    Shiner pitching — Lauren Springfield, 5 IP, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 4K.
    Shiner fielding/defense — Fluitt, 6 putouts; Lauren Springfield, 1 putout, 5 assists; Kenzie Springfield, 1 putout; Radicke, 1 putout; Kocian, 1 putout; Cowan, 1 putout; Siegel, 1 assist.
    SH    007    20x    x    9    10    2
    SM    300    00x    x    3    6    2
    Shiner 17, 
    East 
    Bernard 1
    Shiner scored 17 runs on 11 hits and gave up one run in a rout of East Bernard later on Thursday morning.
    Shiner led 1-0 after one inning, 7-0 after two frames, outscored EB 1-0 in the third and 9-1 in the fourth inning.
    Kocian led at the plate by going 2-for-3 with triple, double, two runs and five RBI; Siegel hit 2-for-2, double, RBI, two runs; Kalli Kupka hit 2-for-3, run, RBI and double.
    Cowan got two hits, scored two runs and drove in one run while Polasek got two hits.
    Polasek pitched three innings with two hits, one run and four strikeouts; Gracyn Chrismon worked one inning with one strikeout.
    Lauren Springfield had five putouts on defense.
    Shiner hitting/base running — Taylor Kocian, 2-3, 2 runs, 1 triple, 1 double, 5 RBI; Addy Siegel, 2-2, 2 runs, 1 double, 1 RBI; Kalli Kupka, 2-3, 1 run, 1 double, 1 RBI; Cami Cowan, 2-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI; Kloe Polasek, 2-3; Hailey Radicke, 1-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 1 stolen base; Maddi Hubbard, 3 runs; Lauren Springfield, 1 run, 1 RBI; Reagan Fluitt, 1 run; Kenzie Springfield, 1 run; Kara Kupka, 1 run.
    Shiner pitching — Polasek, 3 IP, 2 hits, 1 run, 4K; Gracyn Chrismon, 1 IP, 1K.
    Shiner fielding/defense — Lauren Springfield, 5 putouts; Radicke, 1 putout; Cowan, 1 putout; Fluitt, 3 assists; Polasek, 1 assist; Kocian, 1 assist.
    S    161    9xx    x    17    11    3
    EB    000    1xx    x    1    2    2