Bainbridge-Guilford Softball defeats Walton 17-1 on Friday

WALTON – Following a big 17-1 win over the Walton Warriors on Friday, Bainbridge-Guilford softball simply used this crushing of the Warriors as a springboard for bigger plans come Saturday.

During the Friday game, B-G’s Megan Palmatier catapulted herself into the limelight with a game consisting of a home run, a triple, and two base hits.

Megan Palmatier had a huge night at the plate,” said Bainbridge-Guilford head coach Randy Palmatier.

The Bobcats were on a different plane of play on Friday, pulling in seven runs in just the first inning – and successfully scoring in each inning, as well.

B-G pitchers – Alli Miller and Morgan Swartwout – combined for just four walks and seven strikeouts and three hits – while Wiggins and Crandall of Walton allowed 16 hits with just five strikeouts and six walks.

A recipe for disaster if you are the Warriors.

B-G was scheduled to host the SFCU Credit Union tournament the next day, however, it was moved to Sidney due to the rain.

 

BG: 7 3 1 2 1 3– 17 16 3

W: 0 0 0 1 0 0– 1 3 5

 

Lady Bobcats win the 28th annual SFCU Softball tournament

SINDEY – Round one: Four teams, a full day of bitter-cold weather and a full slate of softball. That is what awaited Sherburne-Earlville, Bainbridge-Guilford, Sidney and Harpursville on Saturday, April 22.

The 28th annual SFCU softball tournament crown was claimed by the powerful lady Bobcats of Bainbridge-Guilford – who downed Harpursville and Sidney en route to the tournament win.

Taking a loss in the first round was Sherburne-Earlville, who looked poised to make a championship run in the early goings of the game with Sidney.

“We had it in the bag until Brooke Hailston took a line drive to the face. It killed my team emotionally and mentally,” said Sherburne-Earlville’s head coach Michelle Parker. “We could not recover. And with it being so cold going from game one to the next we could not find the groove again.”

S-E saw the loss go to Anna Rinaldo, before Brooke Hailston was called upon and then Madison Gunther following the game-changing injury.

S-E would trail 4-3 after three innings, taking the lead at 5-4 in the fifth inning. However, an atrocious end to the game – allowing five runs in the seventh inning – tossed S-E to the consolation game with Harpursville.

 

S: 1 0 3 0 0 0 5– 9

SE: 0 0 3 0 2 1 1– 7

 

SIDNEY – Consolation game: Harpursville managed to take third in the tournament, defeating a hurting Sherburne-Earlville in the consolation game at 11-6.

S-E never would recover from the heartbreaking loss in the first round, however, pulled the consolation game within one point in the third inning at 3-2. Another late game collapse secured S-E’s fate of pulling up last place in the tournament.

Taking the loss on the mound for S-E was Madison Gunther (Five innings, 1-4 and 7), before Dalaney Parker came in for the fifth and sixth innings.