Freshman Sadie Werner pitched a two-hitter and struck out seven to lead the Butler High School softball team to a 6-0 victory over Jeffersontown on Tuesday in a Sixth Region Tournament semifinal at the University of Louisville’s Ulmer Stadium. Werner walked just two and also hit a batter in helping Butler (25-9) – ranked No. 15 in the state – advance to Thursday’s 5:30 p.m. regional final against the Mercy-Holy Cross winner. Kyndal Tinnell and Tori Hartlage both went 3 for 4 to lead Butler’s 15-hit attack. Already up 2-0, the Bearettes strung together five hits and scored three runs in the fifth inning to take a 5-0 lead. Alyssa Brock had a double during the rally. Butler is gunning for its first regional title since 2007 and has finished as the runner-up six times since then, including last year when the Bearettes lost 4-0 to Mercy in the final. Story from Courier-Journal. Butler defeated DeSales in the 22nd District Championship 7-2 for their first title in 4 years. The Bears fired up the offense in the first inning, when sophomore catcher Brad Jones singled on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs. Junior Thomas Hodgkins got the win on the mound going five and a third innings, allowing one run on six hits, striking out seven and walking none. Senior Matt Craven closed the door in the 7th for the victory. The Bears tallied eight hits on the day. Cameron McKune and Reece Kapple collected multiple hits. Most importantly, Butler was sure-handed and didn't commit a single error in the field. They advance to the 6th Region tournament and will host on Moday at 11am, opponent yet to be determined. Butler Softball won their 15th straight 22nd District title on Tuesday over Iroquois 15-0. The Bears won their first round game 15-0 over Western as well. Butler have won 11 of their last 14 and enter the Regional Tournament with a record of 23-9 and will host a first round game on Monday 11am at Shively Park, opponent is yet to be determined. This last week of the regular season saw the Varsity Bears continue their trend of up and down play. They started the week with a quality win over a ranked Fern Creek club giving them only their fourth loss of the season. The next night however the Bears stumbled again losing a lop-sided affair at South Oldham. To close out the week and regular season the Bears played host to Manual. In the Saturday afternoon contest the Bears reeled off sixteen hits and nine runs for a 9-3 win. With that win the Bears posted a 15-13 record heading into the post-season. Milan Perpich Field will play host for the Semi-Finals and Finals of the 22nd District on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday's action starts at 5:00 p.m. with Doss taking on DeSales and Butler plays at 7:30 against the winner of Iroquois and Western (they play Monday). Action will conclude with the District Championship on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. Butler Track and Field travelled to Lexington to compete in the Kentucky State Championship Meet on Saturday and battled the weather to a solid showing. Anthony Handley placed 7th in the Triple Jump. The Girls 4x200m relay team of Esperance Nibitanga, Cyntrie Hope, Cierra Wright and Keana Merriwhether finished 8th overall. The Girls 4x400m Relay team of Hope, Kourtnee Withers, Shelby Helton-Henley and Keshonna Towns finished 8th in the state. This completes a solid season for the Track and Field Bears, they return a lot of talent for next year. Following a rare loss to PRP, the Bears softball team has caught fire, winning 6 in a row. Wins included Assumption (12-1), North Bullitt (10-3), Fairdale (9-0), Valley (11-4), Ashland Blazer (16-7) and Rockcastle County (9-0). They will host 5 straight games to end the season, culminating with a huge match up with rival Male on May 19th. Butler boys and girls track and field completed the season with the annual Regional meet at Male this year. The teams both finished 4th in their respective meets. There were many individual standouts and some qualified for the State Track and Field Championship next week at UK. Senior Frank Bentley won the regional championship in high jump and will compete in state next week. Anthony Handley and Marius Hinneh both qualified in the triple jump. Cierra Wright quailfied in the 400m. Many relays will also be travelling to Lexington, girls and boys 4x100m and 4x200m relays. After dropping back-to-back games against Valley and Holy Cross and three in a row overall, they bounced back with a win against Boyd Co. in the Fayette County Invitational. The Bears closed out the weekend by splitting their pair on Saturday losing to Madison Central and winning the late game against host Henry Clay. Moving into the last week of the regular season the Varsity Bears are sitting at 13-12 overall. They look to gain some momentum with a big slate this week hosting Fern Creek, rival PRP, and Manual while traveling to South Oldham. The Varsity Bears continued their up-and-down streak of inconsistency going 2-2 this week. They were able to assure the #1 seed in this month's District Tournament and close out a nice offensive effort against J-Town but fell to rivals Male and Bullitt East. The Varsity Bears will be back in action Tuesday as they travel to Valley before returning home on Wednesday against Holy Cross. Wednesday's game will be the only home game of the week and will also serve as our Senior Night. This weekend the Bears will travel to Henry Clay for the Fayette County Invitational where they will take on Boyd Co., Madison Central, and host Henry Clay. Our Varsity is 11-9 on the season and look to gain some momentum this week before the post-season. The Butler Track and Field team took hom the girls team title and placed first in many different events. Relays were once agin a strong point for the Bears, they won the girls 4x100m, 4x400m and 4x800m. Madison Adkins won the 800m and 1600m runs. Annabelle Walker placed first in the 2 mile run. Cierra Wright won the girls 400m. Keshonna Towns was the stand out in field, winning the girls triple jump. The Bears now turn their attention to the regional meet which will take place this weekend. |
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