August 22, 2020 Issue, Page 8 of 8

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Page 8 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, August 22, 2020 Elkettes bounce back from tough Tuttle loss, beat Clinton Danni Sottile, top left, and Madison Hol- laday, bottom right, take swings at pitch- es for Elk City during the Elkettes’ 9-1 vic- tory over Clinton on Monday in Elk City. Top right, Shailee Ross slides in safe at home. Pictures by Jim Hodnett. By Don Munsch, Editor lowed arunner to come home in the past with players who In softball and baseball, from third, but the team did could swing the bat, but as players are taught to have the lasting damage in the a team, he has good confi- short memories. fifth when they put up eight dence about where this team The reason for that advice runs. Brianna Butler had a is. is because the next game two-run single in the inning Sottile picked up the win, could be the next day, and that put the team up 6-0. Jill going the distance and strik- if a team is coming off a Meador followed with an loss, players don’t want to RBI double. Dustee Warnke ing out seven. Murray said Sottile has been “lights out” let the bad memory linger, also contributed a two-RBI especially if they lost, for in- single. The Elkettes led 9-0 so far for the Elkettes in the stance, in the last inning or at the end of five innings. circle and “can shut down on a walkoff hit or even on The Lady Red scored the best of them.” With the an error. their lone run off Elk City way the team is playing de- Elk City didn’t let any pitcher Danni Sottile in the fense now, her confidence lousy memories linger on top of the seventh on a Kat will grow knowing her de- Tuesday, as the Elkettes took Meacham triple that drove in fense will make plays. down Clinton 9-1 in a fast- arun from first. “They’re coming together pitch softball game at home. Murray said he thought as a team,” he said. “I think The game followed a match- his team started slow at the that puts us in a spot to [suc- up at Tuttle on Monday in plate, but the team made ceed].” which Elk City lost 6-5. The adjustment, whereas in the Lady Tigers scored the go- past, “we really haven't.” He Murray also had specific ahead runs in the bottom of thought his players compet- praise for Abby Robbins be- sixth on a two-run homer. ed, battled and did “things hind the plate — who can nab “After the heartbreak that were uncomfortable for any runners on base paths yesterday and the game we them. And we took advan- and is a hard worker — and were honestly controlling at tage of a team that’s honest- Shailee Ross, who has hit Mon. - Sat. 10am to 9pm the end, it feels pretty good,” ly not that bad.” He said the five homers this season. un. Elk City softball coach Ka- Lady Reds are dealing with “She’s come a long ways 11pm to 7pm leb Murray said after the a rough patch right now with from her freshman year Clinton game. some pitchers hurt. mentally, and without her in He liked how his team “But I told the girls since the lineup, we just lose that competed against Tuttle. the start — andI told anybody devastating power factor,” “Tf we take that level and [else] — we can score runs,” Murray said about Ross. ie aa = Salads play at that level, I feel com- fortable that we'll win a lot of games,” he said. he said. “We have the capa- bility one through the nine to hit the ball. This is the most He said he thinks his team should battle to win the dis- Bes pansy Fe 3 Saved Sanged in cistea Against Clinton, the comfortableI have felt about trict, and he looks forward to Elkettes scored [7-3] a sin- that.” the next meeting with Tuttle, GrawtichPorBoy oe Ee) 2.24 rtp me EM arotes) 3 gle run in the bottom of the He added that Elk City has who visits Elk City on Sept. fourth when a wild pitch al- had good players and teams 8. ive exanf 7799) BS ES sxaso} Oyster FoRCY.. SGD) Elkettes lose Seafood 53 Fish & 3 Stipa, Chicken Shrimp SUBD) late at Tuttle By Don Munsch, Editor Tigers went ahead on a two- Thrasher also had two RBIs Tuttle pushed across two run homer in the bottom of and Kylee Smith contributed runs late to beat Elk City 6-5 the frame. Elk City came two hits for Canute. in fast-pitch softball action back from a 4-0 deficit in the On Tuesday, the Troja- on Monday at Tuttle. game, taking a 5-4 lead in nettes beat Cheyenne/Rey- Elk City pitcher Danni the fifth inning. don 12-1 in Canute. The Tro- Sottile pitched six innings The Elkettes were 6-3 af- janettes put up eight runs in and took the loss. She had ter the game. the fourth inning. Madison EP Seine" Sas) three hits at the plate. Rylee Canute softball Warnke had a home run and Chicken Wyatt drove in three runs Abby Janning had two three runs batted in. Madi- ao Strips for the Elkettes. Brianna RBIs and picked up the vic- son Church and Jade Gray SURF & TURF cnoiee st 2 staes SOO) Butler added two RBIs for tory in the circle as the Troja- also had two-RBI games for M207 |RIBEVE] the Elkettes, who led 5-4 in nettes beat Hydro-Eakly 7-6 the Trojanettes, who are now re &14\JUMBOJSHRIMP) the sixth before the Lady Monday on the road. Sydney 3-3. 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