Lady Bears exit Regionals with tough loss

Lone Tree – It was a career night during Regional play between English Valleys and Lone Tree on July 8, except the end favored the Lady Lions. An unorthodox pitching matchup, at least in terms of what EV has seen this season, led to a lot of whiffs and resulted in a 4-0 loss.

The Lady Bears didn’t have much to cheer for, offensively that is. It wasn’t until the third inning when they managed to break the no-hit bid with Elle Ayers getting on base with a single. Kjerstin Neumiller was brought in as a pinch runner, immediately got into scoring position by stealing second. Following a flyout from Maddie Mikesell, Neumiller advanced to third base, the closest EV would get to scoring. A strikeout from Isabel Schneider ended the inning, and their best scoring chance to that point. 

While the offense wasn’t finding a rhythm, a steady defense kept EV in the game throughout. Hannah Marsh induced several groundouts, including the first two batters she faced. A pair of singles had the Lady Lions threatening and an infield single loaded the bases. EV got out of their jam after a lineout, stranding three runners on base.