SC Trojans Split Double Header with Ulysses Tigers April 4th

Game 1

Stanton County could not keep up with Ulysses and fell 12-2 on Thursday.

Mia Miravete and Valerie Ortega were a force together in the lineup, as they each collected one base hits for the Trojans and scoring the two runs for the game.  They went 1-for-1 on the day.  Mia Miravete led SC with one RBI when she hit Valerie Ortega in for the score.  Hallie Waldron pace the Trojans with two walks.  Overall, the team had patience at the plate, accumulating 5 walks for the game.

Mia Miravete and Valerie Ortega had the two runs scored for the Trojans.  Valerie Ortega managed a stolen base in the game.

Coach Gary Kendrick, “We are off to a great start, 5-1.  We need to keep improving and especially go to bat with confidence.”  This speech must have helped as the second game turned out much better for the Trojans.

Game 2

Hallie Waldron Drives in four to Lead Stanton County Past Ulysses.

Hallie Waldron drove in four runs on three hits to lead SC past Ulysses 14-7.  Hallie Waldron hit a home run over the fence in the sixth inning, scoring three runs- Lexi Martinez and Karlee Narin and herself.  Hallie singled in the fifth inning, scoring two – Lexi Martinez and Karlee Narin again.

The bottom of the lineup was strong for the Trojans.  Karlee Nairn, Lexy Martinez, and Tanisha Arceo combined for four of the teams’ eight hits in their victory.  They scored five runs and drove in one.

Stanton County took the lead in the bottom of the first inning on a Ulysses error.  Taking advantage of errors by the Tigers in the third the Trojans added 3 more runs.

Ulysses made the score 6-5 in the top of the fifth.  The Trojans answered in the bottom of the same inning 10-6, thanks to singles by Lexy Martinez, Hallie Waldron, and Sidney Parks.

In the sixth inning, The Trojans brought in four more runs to extend the lead to 14-6.  Karlee Nairn singled, scoring Lexy Martinez.  Hallie Waldron with the home run added three more.

Kynzi Fehringer earned the win for Stanton County.  The freshmen pitcher gave up zero hits and four runs (one earned) over two and two-thirds innings, striking out four and walking eight.  Sidney Parks opened the game for SC.  Sidney allowed five hits and three runs (two earned) over four and one-third innings, striking out four and walking two.

The Trojans had 8 hits on the game – Hallie Waldron 2 singles and a home run, Karlee Narin 2 singles, Tanisha Arceo 1 single, Lexy Martinez 1 single, Sidney Parks 1 single.  Crossing home plate – Hallie Waldron 3, Karlee Nairn 2, Tanisha Arceo 1, Lexy Martinez 2, Sidney Parks 1, Kynzi Fehringer 1, Mia Miravete 1, Valerie Ortega 1, and Gracie Walton 2.  Stolen bases Karlee Nairn 1, Tanish Arceo 1, Sidney Parks 1, Kynzi Fehringer 3, Mia Miravete 1, and Valerie Ortega 1.

Senior Lexy Martinez comments on the week of games – “Going into our next two games against Syracuse, we were pretty confident because of how well we kicked off the season.  We ended up take home the win in both games.  Going into our next game of the week against Ulysses, we knew it wasn’t going to be an easy game.  We didn’t come out on top in the first game but that didn’t stop us when it came to the second, we didn’t give up.  We ended up 1-1 against Ulysses.  I’m excited to see what the season holds for us and I’m very confident we are going to have a good season.”

All Thirteen JV Players Seeing Plenty of Action in Double Header Against Ulysses

The Junior Varsity continue their great season with two more wins Thursday, April 5 against the Ulysses Tigers. 

In the first game of 6 innings Trojans won 12-10.  Jerzy Ochoa pitched most of the game but was relieved in the 5^th by Ella Krier.  Combined they had 6 strike outs.  The JV Trojans struggled to score until scoring 5 runs each in the third and sixth innings and two in the fifth inning.  Ella Krier was a brick wall at second base. Nothing went through her zone of play and with the assist of first baseman Marely Chavez they made play after play.   She also was a weapon at the bat scoring 2 runs.

The second game was just as intense, but the Trojans won 18-5.  Again, Ella Krier and Jerzy shared pitching responsibilities for the full 5 innings.  Combined they had eight strikeouts and walking only two Ulysses batters.  The Trojans held Ulysses scoreless after the second inning of the five.

Kayla Pantoja put on quite the show in both games but especially the second game.  Kayla is not afraid to throw to bases to keep the other team honest!  She threw out a Ulysses Tiger at first with the assist of Marely Chavez and at third with the assist of Aurora Walker.  She has built a brick wall behind the plate.  At bat she hit a ground rule double that bounced over the fence.

Tanah Martin hit an inside-the-park home run and slid in home for a run.  Jerzey Ochoa, Marely Chavez and Ella Krier each crossed home plate 3 times for 9 of the 18 Trojans runs. Aggressive base running for the Trojans definitely made a difference in the game.

It was a fantastic opportunity for the JV girls to really be able to play.  Many teams are not as lucky as SC with plenty of players to really play a game.  This could be their only double header of the season as in most cases it is a shortened version before the varsity game.  They loved the games and were excited for the two games of the evening.  As with JV lots of mistakes but lessons learned from all of them.  They realized they have a great gasp of the game and are putting the mental and physical together.  Ulysses was very accommodating in helping all these girls improve their skills.