softball Archive

By the time the Lady Bulldogs got their bats cranked up against Tate on Thursday night it was too little too late. The Crestview softball team managed to score four runs in the sixth and seventh innings. But the Lady Bulldogs never threatened as Tate had nine runs on the board before Crestview scored three in the sixth inning. The Lady Aggies took the game 12-4.

When the Baker softball team hosted Escambia last Tuesday night, one thing was certain, the Lady Gators would win. The question was, which Lady Gators team would prevail.

Whenever a team from Crestview High School is trying to climb the mountain of success it seems as if Niceville is almost always standing in the way. This is especially true in softball where coach Danny Hensley has made the Lady Eagles the model of consistency for more than 20 years. The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Niceville to take on the Lady Eagles in the stadium baring Hensley’s name on Thursday in hopes of getting the elusive win. But in what has become a continuing story it was the Lady Eagles coming out on top 10-3.

When the Baker softball team hosted Escambia on Tuesday one thing was certain, the Lady Gators would win. The question was, which Lady Gators would win. In a battle of Lady Gators that was moved up an hour to deal with the stormy weather in the area, it was good news for the home team. Baker avenged its loss to Escambia earlier in the season with an 11-1 win. The game was called in the sixth inning on the run rule.

Baker softball coach Mark Wilde smiles when he talks about sophomore catch Addie St. John.

The talented 10th grader is the type of player every coach dreams of. She has anchored the infield at third base, can play all four infield slots as well as the three outfield positions.

Hits were hard to come by for the Baker Lady Gators softball team against Freeport on Thursday night. Runs were even more scarce. Baker managed just two hits and scored one run in a 5-1 loss to the Lady Bulldogs. Ironically, the Lady Gator run came in the fifth inning without Baker getting a hit.

Throughout her years at Crestview High School, senior Paige Dietz has played volleyball and golf, but it’s on the softball diamond that she feels most at home.

Crestview’s Lady Bulldog softball team battled rival Niceville on Thursday in a game that had plenty of positives. The biggest positive was that the Lady Bulldogs held Niceville scoreless for the final five innings behind the pitching of Cambell Toolan. Another positive was Crestview battled the full seven innings.

There are few things that put a smile on the face of a softball or baseball coach like a big inning. That big inning is exactly what Baker’s softball team had on Thursday as it played host to Central. Heading into the bottom of the sixth inning the Lady Gators clung to a slim 8-7 lead. Fourteen batters and eight runs later the lead was 16-7.

Lady Bulldog pitchers Jules Forrest and Cambell Toolan combined for a 5-hitter and struck out eight Choctaw batters on Tuesday. The result was a 4-2 win for the Crestview softball team.