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Celsey Vonheeder of Plains gets a hit against Troy during the Trotters' home game against Troy last week.
The Trotters beat the Lady Trojans 12-4 on Friday with well-rounded team play; solid fielding, hitting and pitching. The Trotters drew a crowd of several dozen fans including Carl Parker who attends regularly when the weather is fair. What are the Trotters' strengths? "Pitching is pretty good. Hitting is good," Parker said as pitcher Celsey VonHeeder hit a double in the third inning. VonHeeder, a senior, is a strong batter and pitcher. I asked Parker who he thought was the strongest hitter on the team. "Hard to say. There's a bunch of good ones. If they concentrate on the game and not other things they'd do really good." Does the team have a problem with concentration? "Well, especially when there's bad weather. Every team has that problem."
The weather was fine and hitting was not a problem for the Trotters on Friday. Senior Izzy Butcher and freshman Maddy Blood each scored three runs for the Trotters and senior Izzy Crabb had three RBIs.
The Trotters' next home game is Tuesday, May 10, against Loyola and it is Senior Night. The girls are playing well and the concession stand has the best burger I have ever had at a high school sporting event.
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