St. Paul softball: Lady Cardinals softball get three wins at RC tourney

St. Paul went 3-1 in the Rice Consolidated Tournament
Thursday
St. Paul 7, BF Terry 4
St. Paul outscored BF Terry 4-1 in the first inning on the way to defeat them 7-4 Thursday to open the tournament.
Both teams scored two runs in the second and plated one run each in the third box.
At the plate for St. Paul, Hayden Rother was 2-for-3 with one RBI, two runs, Eden Rodriguez was 2-for-2 with one run and Reese Patek had one RBI and a double.
Presley Rother pitched 3 1/3 innings with six hits, four runs, two wild pitches, three walks and six strikeouts.
Patek had two putouts on defense.
St. Paul hitting/base running —  Hayden Rother, 2-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 3 stolen bases; Eden Rodriguez, 2-2, 1 run, 1 RBI; Reese Patek, 1-2, 1 run, 1 double, 1 RBI; Presley Rother, 1-2, 2 RBI; Presley Tuch,  1 run, 1 stolen base; Lexie Ulcak, 1 run; Tatum Walker, 1 run.
St. Paul pitching —  Presley Rother, 3.1 IP, 6 hits, 4 runs,  2 wild pitches, 3 walks, 6K.
St. Paul fielding/defense — Patek, 2 putouts; Tuch, 1 putout; Walker, 1 putout; Emery Kennedy, 2 assists.
T    121    0xx    x    4    6    0
SP    421    xxx    x    7    6    1
St. Paul 6, Palacios 2
With a 2-0 lead heading into the top of the fourth inning, the Lady Cardinals scored four runs in a 6-2 win over Palacios later on Thursday.
St. Paul led 1-0 after one inning and 2-0 after two frames. The Sharkettes scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Hayden Rother led St. Paul at the plate by going 3-for-3, triple, two RBI and two runs. Presley Tuch hit 2-for-3.
Tatum Walker pitched four innings with two runs on three hits, two walks and nine strikeouts. 
Patek had two putouts.
St. Paul hitting/base running — Hayden Rother, 3-3, 2 runs, 1 triple, 2 RBI, 1 stolen base; Presley Tuch 2-3; Tatum Walker, 1-3, 1 run, 1 double; Presley Rother, 1-3, 1 run; Annie Werner, 1-2, 1 run, 1 RBI; Reese Patek, 1-3, 1 RBI.
 Emery Kennedy, 1 run, 1 RBI; Lexie Ulcak, 1 stolen base.
St. Paul pitching — Walker, 4 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 9K.
St. Paul fielding/defense — Patek, 2 putouts;  Tuch, 1 putout, 1 assist; Kennedy, 1 assist.
SP    110    40x    x    6    9    0
P    000    2xx    x    2    3    3
Friday
St. Paul 7, Rice Consolidated 2
Hayden Rother got three hits with one run and one RBI while Emery Kennedy hit a home run and scored two runs total as St. Paul beat the hosts 7-2 on Friday.
St. Paul took a 2-0 lead after one inning and was ahead 3-1 after two innings.
St. Paul put the game away by outscoring the Lady Raiders 4-1 in the third frame.
Annie Werner did the pitching, going 2 1/3 innings with four hits, two runs, two wild pitches, one batter hit, one walk and one strikeout.
Walker made three putouts on defense.
St. Paul hitting/base running — Hayden Rother, 3-3, 1 run, 1 RBI; Emery Kennedy 1-1, 1 home run, 2 runs, 1 RBI.
Reese Patek, 1-2, 1 run; Sally Machacek, 1-1, 1 run; Presley Rother, 1 run, Presley Tuch, 1 run, 2 stolen bases; Eden Rodriguez, 1 RBI.
St. Paul pitching —  Annie Werner, 2.1 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 2 wild pitches, 1 batter hit, 1 walk, 1 K.
St. Paul fielding/defense — Tatum Walker, 3 putouts; Emery Kennedy, 1 putout, 3 assists; Annie Werner, 1 putout; Patek, 1 putout.
SP    214    xxx    x    7    6    0
RC    011    xxx    x    2    4    1
Cuero 10, St. Paul 7
Cuero took a 4-2 lead after the first inning and St. Paul could not catch up, falling 7-2 on Friday.
The teams each scored five runs in the second inning and Cuero outscored St. Paul 1-0 in the third inning.
At the plate, Lexie Ulcak was 2-for-2 with three RBI and Presley Rother doubled, had an RBI and scored one run.
Patek started at pitcher and worked one inning with seven runs on three hits, three wild pitches, five walks; Presley Rother closed out two innings, five hits, three runs, two walks and two strikeouts.
In the field,  Tuch had one putout and one assist.
St. Paul hitting/base running —  Lexie Ulcak, 2-2, 3 RBI; Presley Rother, 1-2, 1 run, 1 double, 1 RBI; Reese Patek., 1-1, 1 run, 1 RBI; Tatum Walker, 1-2.
Eden Rodriguez, 2 runs; Emery Kennedy, 1 run.
St. Paul pitching —Reese Patek, 1 IP, 3 hits, 7 runs, 3 wild pitches, 5 walks; Presley Rother, 2 IP, 5 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 2K.
St. Paul fielding/defense — Presley Tuch, 1 putout, 1 assist.
Tatum Walker, 1 putout; Kennedy, 1 putout; Annie Werner, 1 putout; Clara Kinney, 1 putout; Lexie Ulcak, 1 putout.
Presley Rother, 1 putout.
C    451    0xx    x    10    8    1
SP    250    xxx    x    7    6    3