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Shiner softball: Shiner softball wins five of six games at Rice Tournament

  • The Shiner softball team and Brinley Ramirez went 5-1 in the Rice Tournament last week. Photo courtesy of Howard Esse.
    The Shiner softball team and Brinley Ramirez went 5-1 in the Rice Tournament last week. Photo courtesy of Howard Esse.

    The Lady Comanches softball team started off the 2025 season by going 5-1 in the Rice Consolidated Tournament Thursday through Saturday. 
    Shiner 15, Brazos 1
    Brinley Ramirez went 2-for-2 with three runs scored, four RBI, a home run and a triple as Shiner beat Wallis Brazos 15-1 in three innings on Thursday.
    Shiner scored five runs at each time at bat and yielded one run to Brazos in the top of the second frame. Dyllan Chrismon got her first win of the regular season with three innings, one run, one wild pitch, two walks and five strikeouts.
    Cami Cowan had five putouts and Kara Kupka had three assists.
    Shiner hitting/base running — Brinley Ramirez, 2-2, 3 runs, 4 RBI, 1 home run, 1 triple, 1 stolen base; Cami Cowan, 1-1, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 double; Arian Brown, 1-2, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 double; Reagan Fluitt, 1-1, 1 run, 1 RBI; Jewell Caka, 1-1. 1 run, 2 RBI; Riley Fluitt, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base; Kara Kupka., 1 run, 1 RBI: Kallie Kupka, 1 RBI; Grace Nevlud, 3 runs; Kloe Polasek, 1 run.
    Shiner pitching — Dyllan Chrismon, 3 IP, 1 run, 1 wild pitch, 2 walks, 5K, winning pitcher.
    Shiner fielding/defense — Cowan, 5 putouts; Kara Kupka, 3 assists; Reagan Fluitt, 1 assist; Ramirez, 1 assist.
    B    010    xxx    x    1    0    1
    S    555    xxx    x    15    6    0
    Shiner 7, Palacios 0
    The Lady Comanches scored seven runs in the bottom of the third inning and did not allow a run as they beat Palacios 7-0 in the second game on Thursday in four innings.
    At the plate, Jewell Caka was 1-for-2, 2 runs with a double; Ramirez hit 1-for-2 with one run, RBI and a double.
    Kloe Polasek got the win with four innings, no-hit shutout, one batter hit, two walks and seven strikeouts. In the field, Chrismon made four putouts.
    Shiner hitting/base running —   Jewell Caka, 1-2, 2 runs, 1 double; Brinley Ramirez, 1-2, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 double, 1 stolen base; Reagan Fluitt, 1-2, 1 run; Cami Cowan, 1-2, 1 run, 1 RBI; Dyllan Chrismon, 1-1, 2 RBI; Kloe Polasek, 1-2, 1 run; Riley Fluitt, 1 run, 2 stolen bases.
    Shiner pitching — Polasek, 4 IP, 1 battter hit, 2 walks, 7K, winning pitcher.
    Shiner fielding/defense — Chrismon, 4 putouts; Reagan Fluitt, 1 putout, 1 assist; Ramirez, 2 assists.
    P    000    0xx    x    0    0    3
    S    007    xxx    x    7    6    0
    Cuero 7, Shiner 6
    The Lady Gobblers scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally from 6-2 down to a 7-6 win over Shiner on Friday.
    Each team scored one run in the first and second innings; Shiner scored one run in the third for a 3-2 lead. The Lady Comanches then scored once in the fourth and twice in the fifth.
    Chrismon hit 3-for-3 for one RBI; Polasek was 2-for-3, home run, 2 RBI and Caka hit 2-for-3, double and run.
    Chrismon pitched 5 2/3 innings with seven runs on eight hits, one walk and seven strikeouts.
    On defense, Cowan had six putouts.
    Shiner hitting/base running —Dyllan Chrismon, 3-3, 1 RBI; Kloe Polasek, 2-3, 1 run, 1 home run, 2 RBI; Jewell Caka 2-3, 1 run, 1 double; Brinley Ramirez, 1-4, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base; Kara Kupka, 1-3, 1 run, 1 RBI; Kallie Kupka, 1-3; Grace Nevlud, 1-2, 1 run; Arian Brown, 1-1; Cami Cowan, 1 run, 1 RBI, 2 stolen bases.
    Shiner pitching — Chrismon, 5.2 IP, 8 hits, 7 runs, 1 walk, 7K.
    Shiner fielding/defense — Cowan, 6 putouts; Ramirez, 2 putouts; Reagan Fluitt, 1 putout, 4 assists; Kara Kupka 1 putout, 1 assist; Arian Brown, 1 putout.
    S    111    120    x    6    12    4
    C    110    005    x    7    8    3
    Shiner 17, Rice Consolidated 3
    Cowan had a solid performance, going 2-for-3 with three runs, home run and five RBI while picking up the win inside the circle with one run, four walks, four strikeouts in two innings pitched in Shiner’s 17-3 win over the hosts later on Friday. 
    Ramirez went 2-for-2, three runs, RBI, double and triple; Polasek hit 2-for-2, two runs, two RBI and a double.
    Shiner led 4-1 after one inning and outscored the Lady Raiders 6-0 in the second frame. In the third and final box, Shiner scored seven runs and Rice had two.
    Shiner hitting/base running  — Cami Cowan, 2-3, 3 runs, 1home run, 5 RBI, 1 stolen base; Brinley Ramirez, 2-2, 3 runs, 1 RBI, 1 double, 1 triple, 1 stolen base; Kloe Polasek, 2-2, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 1 double; Kara Kupka, 1-2, 1 run, 3 RBI; Jewell Caka, 1-2, 2 RBI; Dyllan Chrismon, 1-2, 1 run; A’Journee Kuykendall, 1-2; Riley Fluitt, 2 RBI;  Reagan Fluit, 1 run, 1 stolen base; Arian Brown, 1 run; Kallie Kupka, 1 run; Araya Terry, 1 run; Grace Nevlud, 1 stolen base.
    Shiner pitching —Cowan, 2 IP, 1 run, 4 walks, 4K, winning pitcher; Brown, 1 IP, 2 runs, 2K.
    Shiner fielding/defense — Chrismon, 1 putout; Cowan, 1 putout; Caka, 1 putout; Reagan Fluitt, 1 assist; Brown, 1 assist.
    S    467    xxx    x    17    10    5
    RC    102    xxx    x    3    0    3
    Shiner 10, Sealy JV 5
    The Lady Comanches scored five runs at their first time at bat and went on to defeat Sealy junior varsity 10-5 in their first action of Saturday.
    The Lady Tigers got within 5-2 in the bottom of the first inning; Shiner outscored Sealy 3-0 in the second inning and 1-0 in the fourth inning. The Lady Tigers plated three of four runs in the fifth inning.
    At the plate, Ramirez went 2-for-2 with three runs, triple; Reagan Fluitt batted 2-for-3 with one run and Cowan got a home run, scored two runs and had three RBI.
    Polasek started at pitcher, went 4 2/3 innings, five runs on five hits, three wild pitches, two walks and six strikeouts to take the win. Brown worked 1/3 innings in relief with one walk.
    Reagan Fluitt made three putouts and Kara Kupka added two putouts.
    Shiner hitting/base running — Brinley Ramirez, 2-2, 3 runs, 1 triple, 2 stolen bases; Reagan Fluitt, 2-3, 1 run; Cami Cowan, 1-2, 2 runs, 1 home run, 3 RBI; Dyllan Chrismon, 1-2, 1 run, 1 RBI; Jo Caka, 1-1; Riley Fluitt, 3 runs, 1 stolen base; Kloe Polasek, 1 RBI.
    Shiner pitching — Polasek, 4.2 IP, 5 hits, 5 runs, 3 wild pitches, 2 walks, 6K, winning pitcher; Arian Brown, 0.1 IP, 1 walk. Shiner fielding/defense — Reagan Fluitt, 3 putouts; Kara Kupka, 2 putouts; Ramirez, 1 putout, 3 assists; Chrismon, 1 putout; Cowan, 1 putout; Polasek, 1 putout; Kallie Kupka, 2 assists.
    S    530    11x    x    10    7    6
    SJV    200    03x    x    5    5    1
    Shiner 9, Boling 3
    The Lady Comanches closed out the tournament with a 9-3 win over Boling.
    Shiner led 6-0 after one inning and Boling outscored the Lady Comanches 2-1 in the third inning.
    The Lady Bulldogs got within 7-3 after four innings and the Lady Comanches put the game away with two runs scored in the top of the fifth inning.
    Cowan went 2-for-3 with three runs, Polasek hit 2-for-3 with one stolen base, Chrismon batted 2-for-2, run, RBI and three stolen bases. Ramirez was 1-for-3 and a solo home run.Brown took the win with five innings, three runs on seven hits and nine strikeouts. Chrismon had five putouts.
    Shiner hitting/base running — Cami Cowan, 2-3, 3 runs; Kloe Polasek, 2-3, 1 stolen base; Dyllan Chrismon, 2-2, 1 run, 1 RBI, 3 stolen bases; Brinley Ramirez, 1-3, 1 home run, 1 RBI; Riley Fluitt, 1-2, 1 run, 2 RBI: Reagan Fluitt, 2 runs, 2 RB; Jewell Caka, 1 run, 1 stolen base; Kara Kupka, 1 stolen base.
    Shiner pitching — Arian Brown, 5 IP, 7 hits, 3 runs, 9K, winning pitcher.
    Shiner fielding/defense — Chrismon, 5 putouts; Kara Kupka, 1 putout; Cowan, 1 assist; Ramirez, 1 assist; Reagan Fluitt, 1 assist; Brown, 1 assist.
    S    601    02x    x    9    8    3
    B    002    10x    x    3    7    3