Vandalia softball opened their season on the road on Wednesday but struggled to get much scoring after the first inning and suffered at 14-4 loss at Breese Mater Dei. With two runners on in the top of the first inning, Briley Sefton reached base on an error which allowed Bella Walk and Katy Sefton to each score for a 2-0 lead and Liah Hoyle followed her with a ground ball that resulted in another Mater Dei error as Vandalia went up 3-0 midway through the first. The Lady Knights responded with three runs of their own in the bottom of the first to tie things up 3-3and that score held until the bottom of the third inning. After a scoreless second and the lady Vandals going scoreless in the top of the third inning, Mater Dei used an error and six hits in the inning to put six more runs across the plate and take a 9-3 lead over Vandalia to end the third. One more run by the Knights in the bottom of the fourth inning made it 10-3 Mater Dei before the Lady Vandals were able to put one across the plate in the top of the fifth inning when a groundout from Bella Walk allowed Arian Dunaway to score from third base and cut the Knights lead to 10-4. That was it for Vandalia’s scoring as Mater Dei tacked on four more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to trigger the run rule as Vandalia was handed the 14-4 loss. After starting the season 0-1, the Lady Vandals will get right back into action today as they host Newton in their home opener at Denny’s Field. At 4:30pm.
Vandalia Offense:
Arian Dunaway – BB, R
Bella Walk – R, RBI
Katy Sefton – BB, R
Briley Sefton – R
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