Washington Softball

Warriors drop pair to Waterloo East

The Cedar Rapids Washington girls softball team had a rough time against Waterloo East on Tuesday in a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader.

Waterloo East swept the twinbill, 12-0 in three innings and 21-2 in five innings.

Game 1

WATERLOO EAST (12)

Kinnetz, ss, 3 3 2 2, Rash, 3b, 3 1 1 1, Netty, p, 2 3 1 0, Kubik, c, 2 2 1 1, Nichols, lf, 3 1 2 1, Wroe, 1b, 3 1 1 3, Thompson, dp, 3 0 2 1, Schmidt, 2b, 3 0 0 1, Henry, cf, 1 1 0 0. Totals 23 12 10 10.

WASHINGTON (0)

Lenten, c, 2 0 0 0, Riley, cf, 1 0 1 0, K. Peterson, p, 1 0 0 0, Cook, ss, 1 0 0 0, C. Peterson, 1b, 1 0 0 0, Poe, dp, 1 0 0 0, Hogg, 2b, 1 0 0 0, Linville, 3b, 1 0 0 0, Davis, rf, 1 0 0 0. Totals 10 0 1 0.

Waterloo East   255 - 12 10

Washington      000 - 0 1

Game 2

WATERLOO EAST (21)

Kinnetz, ss, 2 4 1 1, Rash, p, 5 3 3 2, Netty, 3b, 4 3 2 9, Kubik, c, 5 2 2 1, Nichols, lf, 3 2 3 1, Wroe, 1b, 5 2 2 3, Thompson, dp, 4 0 0 0, Schimdt, 2b, 5 2 1 1, Henry, cf, 4 3 2 1. Totals 37 21 16 18.

WASHINGTON (2)

Lenten, c, 3 0 1 0, Riley, cf, 3 0 0 0, K. Peterson, ss, 3 0 0 0, Cook, 1b, 1 1 0 0, C. Peterson, p, 1 1 0 0, Poe, dp, 1 0 0 0, Hogg, 2b, 2 0 1 2, Linville, 3b, 2 0 0 0, Davis, rf, 2 0 0 0. Totals 18 2 2 2.

Waterloo East 009 0(12) - 21 16

Washington    020 00 - 2 2

Warriors swept by Iowa City West

IOWA CITY - The Cedar Rapids Washington softball team collected only four hits Wednesday and lost a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Iowa City West.

Iowa City West blanked the Warriors, 10-0 and 8-0.

Kirsten Peterson, Callie Cook and Bree Linville had base hits for Washington (0-4) in the first game. Peterson had Washington's only hit in the nightcap.

GAME 1

WASHINGTON (0)
Lenten 2 0 0 0, Riley 3 0 0 0, K.Peterson 3 0 1 0, Cook 3 0 1 0, C.Peterson 2 0 0 0, Poe 2 0 0 0, Linville 2 0 1 0, Hogg 2 0 0 0, Davis 1 0 0 0. Totals 20 0 3 0.

IOWA CITY WEST (10)
Klein 4 1 2 1, Sturtz 4 2 2 0, Stumpff 4 1 1 1, Larson 2 1 1 1, Recker 4 1 2 1, Miller 2 1 1 0, Ryan 3 1 0 0, Morgan 2 1 0 0, Tafolla 2 1 0 0. 27 10 9 4.

Washington       000 000 - 0 3 4
Iowa City West  110 062- 10 9 1

W - Haight. L - Peterson.

GAME 2

WASHINGTON (0)
Lenten 2 0 0 0, Riley 3 0 0 0, K.Peterson 3 0 1 0, Cook 2 0 0 0, C.Peterson 3 0 0 0, Poe 3 0 0 0, Linville 2 0 0 0, Hogg 3 0 0 0, Nash 2 0 0 0. Totals 20 0 1 0.

IOWA CITY WEST (8)
Klein 4 1 1 0, Sturtz 4 1 2 0, Stumpff 4 2 3 2, Larson 4 1 3 0, Recker 4 0 2 0, Jehle 4 0 0 0, Chelf 3 1 1 0, Tresslar 2 1 1 0, Tafolla 3 1 1 0. Totals 32 8 14 2.

Washington      000 000 0 - 0  1 4
Iowa City West 011 501 x - 8 14 1

W - Laux. L - C. Peterson.

Saints sweep Warriors in softball opener

Jacey Wiebold tossed a one-hitter Tuesday as the Xavier Saints opened the softball season with a 10-0 victory over Washington in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Xavier.

The Saints took the nightcap, 12-3.

Wiebold struck out six batters and did not walk anyone in the opener. The game was stopped in the fifth inning by the 10-run mercy rule.

Syd Galligan was 2-for-3 with a triple for the Saints in the first game. Jenna Schulte went 2-for-3 with two doubles and scored two runs.

Erin Drahozal collected the victory for Xavier in the second game. She allowed three runs on eight hits, with five strikeouts and no walks.

Schulte had a double, home run and three runs scored in the nightcap, making her 4-for-5 in the doubleheader. Galligan went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and two runs. Courtney Colston was 2-for-4 with two runs and Jamie Feltes was 2-for-4.

Xavier is ranked No. 9 in Class 4A in the first poll of the season. There are five classes for girls softball this year, with the Saints now in the second-largest class.

Warriors working on softball improvement

Cedar Rapids Washington has not had a strong softball team in awhile, but the Warriors continue to make strides in the right direction. After finishing last year at 5-33 the Warriors will have some work to do this season.

Washington loses a strong senior class from last year and will need girls to step up and fill their roles if the Warriors are going to continue to improve.

Despite the struggles in the past, the Warriors will look to take a positive approach into each day and continue to improve.

"Our goals this year are to keep on improving and competing daily," Coach Fanaye Wooldrik said. "Staying positive and improving daily will be keys to making us successful."

Key Losses:

Washington lost a strong offensive group that included four of the top five hitters from last year. Jordan Carr (.364, 36 hits, 19 RBI) led the graduated group that led the Warriors in all offensive categories.

Carr, Gail Barnum, Sam Short, and Jordan Pilcher departing taking 131 hits and 53 RBIs with them.

"It will be a big loss for sure, especially considering we have to replace them with some young, inexperienced players," Wooldrik said. "We are going to have to rely on the girls that played last year to step up and, hopefully, bring those others along."

Key Returning Players:

Washington's top returning player is sophomore Bria Lenten (.303, 30 hits, 10 runs, 9 RBIs).

"Bria will definitely help us bring those other kids along," Wooldrik said.

Lenten will be the key to getting the offense going for Washington and will need to do big things for her team.

"Bria is going to do great things for us this year," Wooldrik said. "She is basically a veteran for us now even though she is only a sophomore."

The pitching staff returns and another year should toughen them up. "I think pitchers become tougher every year and I think that is true for both of ours," Wooldrik said.

Kirsten Peterson (3-18, 6.67 ERA) will be the leader of the staff and will be joined by Caiti Peterson (2-15, 5.06), who should know the in and outs of varsity pitching.

Washington could also get help from athletic sophomores Callie Cook (.254) and Hannah Schroeder (.183) who can play multiple positions and hit the ball very well.

Outlook:

Washington softball has been down but steadily improving under Wooldrik, who has done a great job in a tough situation.

Last year's team, despite its 5-33 record, did an excellent job of continuing to improve the Warrior program. The team that returns this summer should continue to take positive steps toward improvement.

"Over the past three years we have scored more runs and committed fewer errors. If we can continue that trend it will only be a good thing for us," Wooldrik said. "Last year's group really got the ball rolling in pushing us in the right direction. This group will continue to do that."

If the Warriors continue to improve offensively, defensively and in the circle, this should be a better year for them. I see Washington being able to hit double digit wins but the Warriors are still a ways away from competing with the top dogs of the MVC.

"We can not just give teams extra outs, especially in a league like ours. Teams will make you pay for those mistakes," Wooldrik said. "If we can limit our walks and errors it will help us be competitive this year."