For the first Suburban Blue Conference game of the Bulldog softball team’s season, Kearney faced off against the Smithville Warriors on Tuesday, September 17. Both teams were there to win the rivalry, but Kearney was able to take the win with a score of 5-2.

*Alyssa Quick pitched a complete game against the Smithville Warriors, only allowing 6 hits and 2 earned runs.*

The Warriors put up the first run of the game in the top of the second inning after Avery Davis hit a solo home run to right field. The Bulldogs kept cool in the rest of the 2nd inning and top of the 3rd with a solid defense and pitching.

In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Kearney put up 4 runs as Macy Morrow singled and scored, Brooke Paalhar doubled and scored, Morgan Pennington singled and scored. Alyssa Quick singled and Reese Narron came in to pinch run. Kate Stumpenhaus doubled and drove in Pennington and Narron for the 4th run.

Kearney scored once more in the bottom of the 4th as Morrow went home on a Pennington sacrifice fly. The Warriors scored one more run in the top of the 7th but a solid Bulldog defense prevented any more batters from making it home.

Alyssa Quick pitched a complete game against the Smithville Warriors, only allowing 6 hits and 2 earned runs.

Other highlights of the game:

Macy Morrow went 3-3

Kennedi Casey went 1-2

Brooke Paalhar went 2-3 with 1 RBI

Morgan Pennington went 1-3 with 1 RBI

Alyssa Quick went 2-3 with 1 RBI

Kate Stumpenhaus went 1-3 with 2 RBIs

Jocelyn Lincoln went 1-3

The Kearney Bulldogs softball record is now 14-2 and 1-0 in conference play.

Brian Watts contributed to this story.

The varsity softball team took on the Lee's Summit West Titans on Monday, September 17. The Bulldogs smashed through the Titan defense in the bottom of the sixth inning to finish the game, 17-7.

*Morgan Pennington went 3-5 with 4 RBIs for the Kearney Bulldogs.*

The Kearney girls were able to score in the bottom of the first on a wild pitch, but the Titans struck back in the top of the 2nd with 3 runs. The score was going back and forth with both teams hitting the ball well. The Bulldogs found themselves winning in the bottom of the 6th inning with a score of 9-7.

The Bulldogs decided they didn't want to play defense again and scored 8 runs to win the game.

Macy Morrow went 1-2 with 1 RBI and Kennedi Casey went 1-4 with 1 RBI. Brooke Paalhar and Morgan Pennington each went 3-5. Paalhar had 3 RBIs and Pennington knocked in 4 RBIs.

Alyssa Quick went 3-5 with 2 RBIs, Kate Stumpenhaus went 1-4 with 2 RBIs, Caroline Jury went 1-3 with 1 RBI, and Ryleigh Van Emmerik went 2-4

Kate Landewee was on the mound for 5 innings and pitched six strikeouts. Reghan Lueken came in and pitched the last inning. She made two strikeouts.

Brian Watts contributed to this story.