Raider softball team wins two of three
Arcadia pitcher Layna Wozney threw to first for an out during their win over Independence/Gilmanton last week Monday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Adison Pronschinske of Independence/Gilmanton attempted to tag Arcadia’s Kaitlyn Bremer on a stolen base during their game last week Monday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Arcadia High School softball team improved to 4-1 this season after winning two of three games last week.
Arcadia overtook Independence/Gilmanton last Monday and came up just short against Fall Creek in a Tuesday game on the road. The Raiders recovered by shutting out Westby last Friday.
The Raiders, now 2-0 in Coulee Conference play, will see two conference opponents this week, which began with a trip to G-E-T on Tuesday. Cochrane-Fountain City visits Arcadia this Thursday before Black River Falls comes to Arcadia High School on Friday.
Arcadia 11 I/G 0
Fifteen hits and 11 stolen bases helped Arcadia beat a Trempealeau County foe to kickstart last week.
The Raiders scored in five of seven innings on Monday. Amaya Schlesser hit 3-for-3 and scored three times for Arcadia, also stealing four bases. Six different Arcadia batters finished with multiple hits on a night sophomore Tessah Ely also hit 3-for-3.
Freshman Layna Wozney earned her first victory as a pitcher for the visiting Raiders, allowing four hits while throwing seven strikeouts and four walks.
Independence/Gilmanton (3-2 overall, 1-1 Dairyland Conference) saw four different players record hits on offense, while Nora Schank tossed eight strikeouts and a pair of walks.
Fall Creek 6 Arcadia 5
The Crickets (7-1 this season) held off Arcadia in Tuesday’s game despite the visiting Raiders clawing back into the game late and forcing extra innings.
Arcadia scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning — Kanah Slaby scored to cut the hosts’ lead to 5-2 before a 3-RBI double from Tatum Drazkowski tied the game.
Brynn Aspen led Arcadia with three hits. Drazkowski and Slaby each finished 2-for-4 at the plate.
Kaitlyn Bremer pitched all nine innings for Arcadia, giving up four earned runs and eight hits while striking out four batters and walking two others.
Arcadia 3 Westby 0
Two hits were all the Raiders needed to beat Westby on Friday.
Slaby opened the scoring in the second inning, stealing two bases after reaching on an error. Teammate Sammy Berg drew a walk, then stole third base and scored to make it 2-0 for the visiting Raiders, and Drazkowski stole two more bases to triple Arcadia’s lead in the fifth inning.
Bremer was stout on the mound for the visitors, giving up just three hits. The Arcadia junior threw seven strikeouts.
