By Nick Beversdorf
Reporter
Bluejay varsity softball was scheduled to play Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau on Wednesday, but rain and thunder forced a delay and eventually a postponement after just a few pitches.
Rain soon came in and swamped the field during the first attempt, causing a one and a half hour delay. The rain eventually subsided and the game was moved to a drier field at the MARC. However, after field preparation and setup, the rain came back much worse. Neither team could get anything going, and it was decided to postpone the game in the bottom of the second. The field became flooded soon after.
The weather was much better on Thursday and the game was able to continue right where it left off. The long delay seemed to give the lady Jays what they needed, as they got the only two runs of the game in the bottom of the second inning.
It started with Lindsey Casper hitting a fly to left allowing Kelsie Belfiori to score after tagging up on third. Cassandra Casper also was also able to advance to third. Right after, Taylor Krueger batted in Cassandra with a hard grounder to right.
Third inning onward the game became a stalemate. Merrill made solid contact with the ball at the plate, but it usually went straight to GET’s defense. Likewise, any hits GET made usually went straight to Merrill. The quick succession of outs moved the game relatively quickly to a Merrill victory.
Top hitters for Merrill include Cassandra Casper (1H, 1R, double), Calli Oberg (1H), LaMonica (1H), Krueger (1RBI) and Lindsey Casper (1RBI). Krueger picthed through the whole game, striking out four, walking none, allowing three hits and no runs.
LaMonica lead the fielding effort with eight putouts. Other fielders include Maddix Bonnell (5PO, 5A), Oberg (3PO), Calle Johnson (1PO) and Cassandra Casper (1PO).
With this win, Bluejay varsity softball will play GNC champion Mosinee at Mosinee today, time TBD.
