By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on June 26, 2024.
sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U17 Thunder had a tie and a loss in their two weekend softball games. The Thunder opened the weekend with a 9-5 loss Saturday to the U17 Swift Current Sonic. Mackenzie Tindall led the offence with three hits, two RBIs and a run scored. Gracie Eddy had two hits with an RBI and a run scored. Adriene Campbell started the game and recorded nine strikeouts in four innings pitched. Ryleigh Jackiw pitched an inning with two Ks and Morgan Brown worked a frame. The Thunder tied the second game Saturday against the Sonic, with a 5-5 draw. Sydney Thompson and Jackiw each had three hits with an RBI and a run scored. Eddy added two hits with a run scored and an RBI. Campbell started the game, with six punch-outs in three innings pitched. Brown worked three frames, striking out four batters. U13 The U13 Thunder White had three games over the weekend against the Duchess Jays. They lost their first game, falling 14-4 Saturday. The Thunder had no hits, but all four of Ella H, Addison R, Alexa J and Emery T scored a run (no last names provided). Sydney M started the game and recorded four strikeouts in two innings pitched. Makelti B recorded a strikeout in two outs she recorded. They lost the second game Saturday, falling 12-4 to Duchess. Sydney M had an RBI with a hit and a run scored. Alexa J had two hits with a run scored. Makelti B started the game, recording three punch-outs in 2.2 innings pitched. Alexa J finished the game with two strikeouts in an inning of work. The Thunder White had a third game against the Duchess Jays, no results were recorded. The U13 Thunder Black played two games Saturday against the Lethbridge Heat. They lost the first game 15-1. Farren C had an RBI with a hit and Calico J tallied two hits. Nellie C worked 1.2 innings with four strikeouts. The Thunder lost the second game, falling 16-6. Kendyl M had two RBIs on two hits and Addy D added an RBI on a hit with a run scored. Madelyn U started the game, recording a strikeout in two innings pitched. Warren C worked 1.1 innings with two punch-outs. 23