Long day for St. Henry at All ?A? softball marks a first | High School Sports Blog

 

It was a good showing for the Cru.:ylsuper:

From Marc Hardin:

 

"Saturday was an odyssey for the St. Henry softball team, and an historic one.

 

Following more than two hours of weather delays and a key rules change in the wake of threatening weather forecasts in Owensboro, the Crusaders made their farthest advancement at the Touchstone Energy All “A” Classic state tournament by appearing in the semifinals for the first time.

 

St. Henry, in the tournament for the second year in a row under first-year coach Freedom Fogt, was eliminated 13-0 by Edmonson County in what was the Crusaders’ fourth consecutive game in a 14-hour span at Jack C. Fisher Park.

 

Edmonson County collected 16 hits and received a two-hit shutout from junior ace Paige Carnes. St. Henry managed a second-inning single by JoAnna Rebitski and a single in the fourth by Jordan Kramer.

 

“Their pitcher was pretty good because we hit the ball really well until that last game,” said Fogt, whose squad totaled 41 hits while scoring 25 runs the first three games. “After all the girls went through, we literally ran out of gas that last game.”

 

The Crusaders, eliminated during pool play last season, defeated Danville 6-3 in Saturday’s opener in what coach Fogt thought was their first win in pool play. Shortly thereafter, Fogt was informed by tournament officials that it did not count.

 

“Danville was a big win because they have a couple of Division I college girls, and we thought we had the upper hand in pool play,” Fogt said. “But we were told the tournament was now single-elimination, and that first game was just practice.”

 

The tournament, originally a two-day bonanza with pool play on Saturday and the quarterfinals, semifinals and final scheduled for today, became a one-day, single-elimination event following the first round of games, which began at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) and were delayed by inclement weather.

 

“They didn’t think we’d get it in on Sunday,” said Fogt.

 

Kramer and pitcher Noelle Butts were named all-tournament for the Crusaders (15-9), who won the Ninth Region title to earn the state berth.

 

Kramer went 8-for-11 at the plate on the day. Her bases-loaded single during a four-run sixth inning in a 9-7 second-game win over previously unbeaten Gallatin County broke a 7-all tie.

 

Gallatin County, which entered the small-school state tournament with an 11-0 record, beat Glasgow, 7-2, in its Saturday tournament opener.

 

Butts won three games for St. Henry. She three-hit Danville while striking out eight, went 3-for-4 with three RBI against Gallatin County, and went 4-for-4 with a double and two RBI while keying a 10-6 win over Glasgow in game three.

 

Kramer went 3-for-3 with two RBI against Glasgow.

 

Other standouts at the plate for St. Henry included Teresa Urban, whose two-run single gave the Crusaders a 4-2 lead against Danville. Urban went 2-for-3 against Gallatin and made it 7-2 with an RBI single during a four-run seventh against Glasgow.

 

Gabby Stewart went 3-for-4 with an RBI against Gallatin. Molly Dietz had two hits apiece against Gallatin and Glasgow. Annie Rice collected a pair of hits against both Danville and Glasgow.

 

“It was a long day but we beat Danville and handed Gallatin County their first loss and made the semifinals for the first time ever,” Fogt said. “We did well in the field (three errors in four games) and we didn’t make an error the last two games.”

Congrats to the Crusaders on a great run in the All A!

From Marc Hardin:

 

"Saturday was an odyssey for the St. Henry softball team, and an historic one.

 

Following more than two hours of weather delays and a key rules change in the wake of threatening weather forecasts in Owensboro, the Crusaders made their farthest advancement at the Touchstone Energy All “A” Classic state tournament by appearing in the semifinals for the first time.

 

St. Henry, in the tournament for the second year in a row under first-year coach Freedom Fogt, was eliminated 13-0 by Edmonson County in what was the Crusaders’ fourth consecutive game in a 14-hour span at Jack C. Fisher Park.

 

Edmonson County collected 16 hits and received a two-hit shutout from junior ace Paige Carnes. St. Henry managed a second-inning single by JoAnna Rebitski and a single in the fourth by Jordan Kramer.

 

“Their pitcher was pretty good because we hit the ball really well until that last game,” said Fogt, whose squad totaled 41 hits while scoring 25 runs the first three games. “After all the girls went through, we literally ran out of gas that last game.”

 

The Crusaders, eliminated during pool play last season, defeated Danville 6-3 in Saturday’s opener in what coach Fogt thought was their first win in pool play. Shortly thereafter, Fogt was informed by tournament officials that it did not count.

 

“Danville was a big win because they have a couple of Division I college girls, and we thought we had the upper hand in pool play,” Fogt said. “But we were told the tournament was now single-elimination, and that first game was just practice.”

 

The tournament, originally a two-day bonanza with pool play on Saturday and the quarterfinals, semifinals and final scheduled for today, became a one-day, single-elimination event following the first round of games, which began at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) and were delayed by inclement weather.

 

“They didn’t think we’d get it in on Sunday,” said Fogt.

 

Kramer and pitcher Noelle Butts were named all-tournament for the Crusaders (15-9), who won the Ninth Region title to earn the state berth.

 

Kramer went 8-for-11 at the plate on the day. Her bases-loaded single during a four-run sixth inning in a 9-7 second-game win over previously unbeaten Gallatin County broke a 7-all tie.

 

Gallatin County, which entered the small-school state tournament with an 11-0 record, beat Glasgow, 7-2, in its Saturday tournament opener.

 

Butts won three games for St. Henry. She three-hit Danville while striking out eight, went 3-for-4 with three RBI against Gallatin County, and went 4-for-4 with a double and two RBI while keying a 10-6 win over Glasgow in game three.

 

Kramer went 3-for-3 with two RBI against Glasgow.

 

Other standouts at the plate for St. Henry included Teresa Urban, whose two-run single gave the Crusaders a 4-2 lead against Danville. Urban went 2-for-3 against Gallatin and made it 7-2 with an RBI single during a four-run seventh against Glasgow.

 

Gabby Stewart went 3-for-4 with an RBI against Gallatin. Molly Dietz had two hits apiece against Gallatin and Glasgow. Annie Rice collected a pair of hits against both Danville and Glasgow.

 

“It was a long day but we beat Danville and handed Gallatin County their first loss and made the semifinals for the first time ever,” Fogt said. “We did well in the field (three errors in four games) and we didn’t make an error the last two games.”

 

Thanks for posting. Also thanks to Marc Hardin who does a great job. :thumb: