Softball Pups lose twice
McPherson Sentinel
April 3, 2005

WINFIELD -- It was inexperience against experience Friday in the softball season opener for McPherson High.

The Bullpups, with a lot of new players at new positions, lost both ends of the double dip, 6-2 and 13-1 to a Winfield team that returns most of its players, including its ace pitcher.

In the opener, MHS coach Christy Doile said a good job was turned in by Stephanie Bunch in relief. Bunch worked 4 2/3 innings in relief of Amber Gasper and gave up just one run. Gasper had one of the two RBI, with Abby Meagher getting the other.

In the second game, the Vikings scored three runs in the first and eight in the second. Again, the relief pitching excelled, as Samantha Thomas did not allow an earned run in 3 2/3 innings in relief of Bunch. Bunch scored MHS' only run and Winfield's Peters, one of the top pitchers in Class 5A, did not permit the Bullpups a hit.

Doile said for a first game against a strong team, she wasn't too disappointed. She noted she had a lot of players in new positions and it led to some defensive letdowns at times.

Winfield won the JV games, 11-10 and 10-6. Laura Swisher pitched both games for the Bullpups, and in the first game she walked four times and scored three MHS runs. Jennifer Martin had two hits in the first game and Megan Thompson had a double.
MHS stays on the road Tuesday playing at Valley Center.

At-bats, runs, hits and RBI
Game 1
MHS (2) -- Heidebrecht 3-1-1-0, Anderson 2-0-0-0, Meagher 3-0-0-1, Sav. Thomas 3-1-1-0, Sam. Thomas 3-0-0-0, Gasper 3-0-1-1, Biehler 3-0-0-0, Yost 3-0-0-0, Bunch 2-0-0-0.
Game 2
MHs (1) -- Heidebrecht 2-0-0-0, Anderson 2-0-0-0, Meagher 2-0-0-0, Sav. Thomas 2-0-0-0, Sam. Thomas 2-0-0-0, Gasper 2-0-0-0, Shober 2-0-0-0, Yost 2-0-0-0, Bunch 1-1-0-0.

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