Determination drives Trotters

If it’s one thing the Trotters softball team has, it’s grit and determination. The team has been clinching in the wins and with two home victories last Thursday they are a team to be reckoned with.

Home runs were a theme for the first game with a 13-11 win against Troy. Maddy Blood, Carlie Wagoner and freshman Aliyah Heathers all rocked the field with home runs, with Heathers bringing in two runs. Eighth grader Aubree Butcher busted out a triple.

Another theme was base-stealing with Butcher, Blood, Wagoner, Izzy Crabb, Kassidy O’Keefe and Jaeylyn Carr all swift on their feet. Achieving RBI’s were: Wagoner with two, Blood with four, Heathers with three, Butcher with two, Piper Bergstrom with one and Crabb with one.

Pitcher Wagoner struck-out ten with a 116-63 season record. Blood struck-out three and has a 34-22 season record. The team as a total boasted 13 hits and 13 runs. The Troy Trojans also hit 13. “Our team has been working hard everyday and something just clicked within each player to work together,” said Coach Kati Mitchell.

The seniors honored were: Kassidy O’Keefe, who plays center field; Piper Bergstrom, who plays right field and pitcher; Carlie Wagoner, who plays shortstop, left field and pitcher and Izzy Crabb who plays catcher.

The Trotters triumphed in the second game against the Loyola Breakers 6-1. In the spotlight for the game was Bergstrom who pitched seven innings and struck-out four. Her record is 90-56. Cracking triples were Butcher and O’Keefe and it was Butcher and Blood with the doubles. Stealing bases were Butcher and Crabb and Butcher, Crabb, O’Keefe and Blood all claimed RBI’s.

“I feel confident with how much progress and growth that our team has made this season. We have been working on attitudes on and off the field and we should do pretty well at divisonals,” said Mitchell.

The team will have played Loyola on Tuesday to determine which team makes it to Divisionals in Anaconda this weekend. The results were not in by press time.