RHS softball beaten in first round

BALLWIN – The Rolla High School softball team ended its season on Thursday, Oct. 4 by losing to Parkway South 11-0 in the first round of the Missouri Class 4 District 3 Tournament.

The game was closer than the final score indicated, as RHS trailed just 3-0 entering the sixth inning. Parkway South scored eight runs in the sixth frame.

Casey Newman was the starting and losing pitcher for the Lady Bulldogs. Kim Ruth had the lone hit for RHS.

On Wednesday, Oct. 3 the Lady Bulldogs ended the regular season with a 9-3 loss to Crocker at Schuman Park.

Casey Newburg was the losing hurler, allowing 12 hits and two walks. Cera Armistead was 2-for-3 with a run scored while Heather Jones, Ruth and Lindsey Heimbaugh each had a hit.

Crocker also won the junior varsity game 3-0. Emily Carroll was the losing Rolla jayvee pitcher and had a double and single at the plate.

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RHS softball 3^rd in Rolla Tourney

ROLLA – The Rolla High School softball team placed third overall in the six-team Rolla Tournament, held Saturday, Sept. 29 at Ber Juan Park.

Crocker won the tourney championship while St. Clair finished second, Rolla third, Owensville fourth, Iberia fifth and Salem sixth.

In the championship game Crocker topped St. Clair 6-1. In the third-place game Rolla got past Owensville 9-7 on a game-winning grand slam home run by Heather Jones. And in the consolation final Iberia beat up on Salem 17-3.

Rolla dropped its first game to St. Clair 13-10. Each team had 16 hits. Casey Newman threw a complete-game and was tagged with the loss. Kim Ruth was 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBI for Rolla while Anni Villeme was 2-for-4 with two runs scored; Lindsey Heimbaugh 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI; Maggie Priesmeyer 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI, and Jones and Erinn Hall each were 2-for-3 with a run scored.

The Lady Bulldogs hammered Salem 21-4 in their second game. Rolla outhit Salem 22-7 and took advantage of four Lady Tiger errors. Newman was again the pitcher, allowing seven earned runs and fanning four. Ruth was 4-for-4 with a homer, five runs scored, three stolen bases and five RBI. Also for RHS Kristi Curtis was 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and three RBI; Cera Armistead 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two runs scored and an RBI; Priesmeyer 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI; Jones 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI; Brittany Laney, Hall and Villeme each had two hits with Hall scoring three runs and Laney and Villeme scoring two each.

In the third-place game Rolla got past Owensville 9-7, as Newman again pitched a complete game, allowing four earned runs, 13 hits, three walks and fanning three. Jones came to the plate with Rolla trailing by two runs when she connected for her grand slam. Armistead was 2-for-3 with three runs scored while Priesmeyer was 2-for-3 with a run scored and RBI; Heimbaugh had two hits and scored a run, and Curtis had a hit and scored twice.

Rolla finished second in the junior varsity round-robin tournament. Rolla’s jayvee squad topped Newburg 17-7 and lost to Owensville 18-2. Owensville won the jayvee tourney.

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Sullivan knocks off RHS softball

SULLIVAN – The Rolla High School softball team was beaten by Sullivan 7-4 in non-league play on Thursday, Sept. 27.

Sullivan outhit Rolla 14-11 in the game.

Casey Newman went the distance on the mound for Rolla.

Cera Armistead was 3-for-4 with two runs scored for the Lady Bulldogs while Maggie Priesmeyer was 3-for-4 with a run; Kristi Curtis was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored, and Heather Jones, Lindsey Heimbaugh and Kim Ruth all had hits.

Sullivan also won the junior varsity game 8-7. Emily Carroll went the distance on the mound for the Rolla jayvee squad. Carroll and Jacey Crain each scored twice.

Rolla is scheduled to host the Rolla Invitational, starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 at Ber Juan Park.

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Union upends Rolla softball

ROLLA – The Rolla High School softball team was beaten by Union 14-3 on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at Schuman Park.

Casey Newman was the starting and losing pitcher for Rolla, getting relief help from Heather Jones and later Emily Carroll.

Kim Ruth was 2-for-4 with a two-run triple for Rolla while Cera Armistead was 2-for-3 with a run.

Union outhit Rolla 14-8 and the Lady Bulldogs committed five errors.

The junior varsity game was called after one inning due to lightning.

Rolla is slated to play Thursday, Sept. 27 at Sullivan.

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Waynesville tops RHS softball

WAYNESVILLE – The Rolla High School softball team dropped a 5-2 Ozark Conference decision to Waynesville on Monday, Sept. 24.

Rolla jumped out to a 2-1 lead early on but Waynesville rallied for the win. Each team banged out 11 hits.

Casey Newman was the starting and losing pitcher for the Lady Bulldogs. RHS committed four errors.

Anni Villeme was 3-for-3 at the plate for the Lady Bulldogs while Kim Ruth was 3-for-4 with a run scored and stolen base; Lindsey Heimbaugh was 2-for-4 with a run scored and RBI, and Cera Armistead was 2-for-4.

Rolla won the junior varsity game 10-0. Emily Carroll was the starting and winning pitcher for the Rolla jayvee squad. Offensively Kylie Croft and Whitney Light each belted a home run for the Rolla jayvee team.

The Lady Bulldogs are scheduled to play again Tuesday, Sept. 25, hosting Union at 4:30 p.m. at Schuman Park.

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Lady ‘Dogs 2-3 in Ozark Tourney

OZARK – The Rolla High School softball team finished 2-3 in the Ozark Tournament, held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21-22.

The tournament had been scheduled for Sept. 7-8 but was rained out.

The Lady Bulldogs beat Strafford 4-3, lost to Republic 12-0, lost to Ozark 11-0 and beat Skyline 4-0.

That put Rolla in the fifth-place game, which it lost to Boliver 6-1.

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Croft’s two-run hit gives RHS win in 8^th

ROLLA – Kylie Croft belted a bases-loaded, two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Rolla High School softball team a 6-5 Ozark Conference victory over Lebanon on Thursday, Sept. 20 at Schuman Park.

The game was tied 4-4 after the seventh inning, forcing extra innings. Lebanon tallied the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth before Croft delivered here game-winning blow in the bottom of the inning.

Heather Jones also had a triple and scored twice for the Lady Bulldogs while Kristi Curtis was 2-for-4 including an RBI double; Maggie Priesmeyer was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI and Kim Ruth was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Casey Newman was the starting and winning pitcher for Rolla, going eight innings and allowing 13 hits and four walks.

"The kids did a wonderful job of staying focused and not giving in or giving up," said RHS head coach Tim Dunn. "It was a see-saw type of team with the lead changing hands a couple of times. The ladies responded to getting down by a run in the top of the eighth by scoring two of their own. Kylie Croft came through in a huge way for us by hitting a bases-loaded single up the middle."

In the junior varsity game Rolla won 4-1. Emily Carroll was the winning pitcher, fanning six in five innings. Emily Carroll, Croft, Jessica Tiddy and Taylor Skelton all had a hit for the Rolla jayvee squad.

Rolla is scheduled to play again Monday, Sept. 24 at Waynesville.

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RHS softball falls to Hillcrest

ROLLA – The Rolla High School softball team was beaten by Springfield Hillcrest 8-4 in nine innings on Monday, Sept. 17 at Schuman Park.

Hillcrest got four runs in the ninth inning to win and finished with 16 hits. Rolla had 10 hits.

Kim Ruth and Cera Armistead each were 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Lady Bulldogs while Anni Villeme was also 2-for-4 and Kristi Curtis had a hit, two RBI and a run scored.

Casey Newman was the starting and losing hurler for Rolla.

Hillcrest also won the junior varsity game 8-4. Kylie Croft, Morgann Kleeschulte, Kelsey Anderson and Taylor Skelton each had a hit for the Rolla jayvee squad.

Rolla is scheduled to play again Thursday, Sept. 20, hosting Lebanon at 4:30 p.m. at Schuman Park.

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RHS softball falls to Camdenton

CAMDENTON – The Rolla High School softball team was beaten by Camdenton 3-2 on Thursday, Sept. 13.

RHS had four hits – one each by Lindsey Heimbaugh, Heather Jones, Taylor Davis and Cera Armistead.

Jones and Casey Newman pitched for Rolla.

Rolla won the junior varsity game 9-3. Emily Carroll was 4-for-4 with two doubles and tow runs scored for the Rolla jayvee squad while Taylor Skelton, Morgann Kleeschulte and Desiree Beard each had two hits. Carroll was the winning pitcher.

The Lady Bulldogs are scheduled to host Springfield Hillcrest on Monday, Sept. 17, starting at 4:30 p.m.

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Lady Jays whip RHS softball

JEFFERSON CITY – The Rolla High School softball team was beaten by Jefferson City 11-1 on Tuesday, Sept. 11.

Jefferson City outhit Rolla 8-4 and took advantage of five RHS errors.

Heather Jones and the starting and losing hurler for the Lady Bulldogs, working six innings and allowing eight earned runs while walking nine.

Brittany Laney had a double and single while Anni Villeme and Erinn Hall each singled for Rolla.

Jefferson City also won the junior varsity game 19-0.

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RHS softball hammers Kickapoo

SPRINGFIELD – The Rolla High School softball team posted a 14-6 Ozark Conference victory over Springfield Kickapoo.

Rolla pounded out 17 hits. Kim Ruth led the way, going 4-for-5 with a double and three RBI. Also for the Lady Bulldogs Heather Jones and Brittany Laney were each 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs scored; Cera Armistead was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI, and Lindsey Heimbaugh was 2-for-4 with a run scored.

Freshman Emily Carroll pitched a complete game for the win, allowing seven hits and four walks.

"We needed a solidly pitched game with few walks and Emily Carroll came through for us," said RHS head coach Tim Dunn. "We’d been giving up too many free bases lately and just needed someone to come in and put the ball over the plate, allowing the defense to get involved and do their jobs. Also, big games offensively by a number of kids.

Rolla also won the junior varsity game 15-1. Kylie Croft and Jacey Crain each had a double and single. Crain scored three runs and Croft two.

The Lady Bulldogs were scheduled to play at Jefferson City High School on Tuesday, Sept. 11.

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RHS softball splits pair of games

WEST PLAINS – The Rolla High School softball team was beaten by West Plains 6-1 Thursday, Sept. 6 in Ozark Conference action.

Heather Jones was the starting and losing pitcher for Rolla, getting relief help from Casey Newman and Emily Carroll.

Offensively Lindsey Heimbaugh was 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Lady Bulldogs while Kim Ruth, Maggie Priesmeyer, Kristi Curtis, Cera Armistead, Jones and Carroll all had one hit.

Rolla outhit West Plains 8-7.

West Plains also won the junior varsity game 13-2. Taylor Skelton was the starting jayvee hurler, with relief help from Newman. Carroll, Acelyn Crain, Kylie Croft and Whitney Light had the Rolla jayvee hits.

On Wednesday, Sept. 5 Armistead was 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI and Ruth belted a homer and triple, had four runs scored and two RBI to power Rolla past St. James at Schuman Park.

The game was a make-up of a rained-out contest.

Heimbaugh was 2-for-4 with two RBI while Brittany Laney was 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored for the Lady Bulldogs.

Jones was the starting and winning pitcher, working 3.2 innings and allowing four runs – none earned – two hits, six walks and fanned two. Newman relieved and worked 3.1 innings, allowing three runs, five hits and four walks.

Amy Steen was the losing hurler for St. James.

No junior varsity game was played.

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Joplin shuts out Rolla softball

ROLLA – The Rolla High School softball team was beaten by Ozark Conference rival Joplin 10-0 on Friday, Aug. 31 at Schuman Park.

The game was stopped after five innings due to the run rule.

Rolla got hits by Kim Ruth, Kylie Croft and Heather Jones.

Jones was the starting and losing pitcher, allowing four earned runs on seven hits and three walks.

Joplin also won the junior varsity game 10-1 in three innings. Morgann Kleeschulte and Kelsey Anderson had the only Rolla jayvee hits, with Anderson scoring the run. Emily Carroll was the losing hurler.

The Lady Bulldogs are scheduled to play again Thursday, Sept. 6 at West Plains in Ozark Conference play, starting at 4:30 p.m.

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RHS softball wins first game

ROLLA – The Rolla High School softball team posted its first victory of the season on Thursday, Aug. 30, clipping Springfield Parkview 4-3 in Ozark Conference play at Schuman Park.

Heather Jones was the starting and winning pitcher, getting relief help from Casey Newman.

Kristi Curtis was 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and RBI while Anni Villene was 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and RBI; Taylor Davis was 1-for-2 with a double and RBI and Lindsey Heimbaugh had a hit and RBI.

RHS got a run in the first inning when, with two outs, Maggie Priesmeyer reached on an error and scored on a single by Curtis.

In the fifth frame Rolla plated two runs, as Brittany Lane reached on an error and scored on Davis’ RBI double. Kim Ruth then singled followed by an RBI single by Heimbaugh.

Rolla got a run in the sixth when Curtis reached on an error and later scored on an RBI single from Villeme.

Rolla outhit Parkview 7-6.

Rolla also won the junior varsity game 7-5. Taylor Skelton was the starting and winning pitcher for the Lady Bulldog jayvee squad. Jacey Crain had a double and single for the Rolla jayvee team while Morgann Kleeschulte had two hits and Skelton and Acelyn Crain each tripled.

"It was really nice to get a win," said RHS head coach Tim Dunn. "The ladies had to overcome some difficult situations and keep their heads up, and they did just that. We had some big hits by Kristi Curtis, Anni Villeme and Taylor Davis and got some very timely plays by Laney and Curtis, plus a very good defensive showing by Cera Armistead at shortstop."

Rolla was scheduled to host Joplin in league play Friday, Aug. 31, starting at 4:30 p.m. at Schuman Park.

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RHS softball beaten by Washington

ROLLA – The Rolla High School softball team was beaten by Washington 11-0 Tuesday, Aug. 28 in non-conference action at Schuman Park.

The Lady Bulldogs were limited to three hits – two by Kim Ruth and one by Maggie Priesmeyer.

Casey Newman was the losing pitcher, with relief help from Heather Jones.

Washington outhit Rolla 9-3 and RHS committed five errors.

Washington also won the junior varsity game 12-3. Taylor Skelton hit a two-run triple and Kylie Croft had a single and scored a run for the Rolla jayvee squad. Skelton was the starting and losing pitcher, going the distance.

The Lady Bulldogs are scheduled to play again Thursday, Aug. 30, hosting Springfield Parkview in Ozark Conference play at Schuman Park, starting at 4:30 p.m.

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RHS softball falls to Glendale

SPRINGFIELD – The Rolla High School softball team was limited to just one hit and were beaten by Springfield Glendale 10-0 Monday, Aug. 27 in Ozark Conference play.

The game was stopped after five innings due to the run rule.

Heather Jones was the starting and losing pitcher for Rolla, going 2.2 innings and allowing six runs, three hits while walking eight. Casey Newman pitched in relief.

Cera Armistead had the only hit for Rolla.

Glendale also won the junior varsity game 8-0 in three innings. Taylor Skelton was the starting and losing pitcher for the Rolla jayvee squad.

RHS is scheduled to host Washington in non-conference play Tuesday, Aug. 28 at Schuman Park, starting at 5 p.m.

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RHS softball falls to Helias, 8-0

ROLLA – The Rolla High School softball team opened the home portion of its schedule on Thursday, Aug. 23 by falling to Jefferson City Helias 8-0 in non-conference play at Schuman Park.

Heather Jones was the starting and losing hurler for Rolla, getting relief help from Casey Newman.

Rolla, 0-2, had just one hit in the game, by Lindsey Heimbaugh.

"We have to look at this game as a small step forward for us," said RHS head coach Tim Dunn. "We played very good defense, which was a concern last time out, but did not hit like I think we will and had a very tough time pitching.

"The inexperience we have is showing itself very much right now. I believe that we will overcome this by just playing a bit more and by getting the ladies to not get so worked up and nervous about playing at the varsity level."

Helias also won the junior varsity game 8-0, throwing a no-hitter.

Rolla was scheduled to host St. James Friday, Aug. 24, at 4:30 p.m. at Schuman Park.

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Tough opener; RHS softball falls, 11-6

CUBA – It was not a fun season-opener for the Rolla High School softball team, as the Lady Bulldogs begin the 2007 campaign by falling to Cuba 11-6 in non-conference play on Tuesday, Aug. 21.

Casey Newman was the starting and losing pitcher for RHS. Heather Jones also pitched for the Lady Bulldogs.

Rolla’s offensive produced 13 hits. Kim Ruth was 3-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base while Maggie Priesmeyer was 3-for-4 with a double; Cera Armistead 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double; Kristi Curtis was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Lindsey Heimbaugh and Jones each had a hit.

"The things we needed to do to win we did not do," said RHS head coach Tim Dunn. "The things we were concern with is what happened. We had far too many errors, both mentally and physically, to give ourselves much of a chance to win. We did not pitch well enough, gave up too many hits and too many walks, but also did not take advantage of our opportunities on defense.

"We did hit the ball pretty well, but will have to do much more defensively and with our pitching to turn things around. We also need to give Cuba some credit. They played well defensively, hit the ball real well and basically earned the win."

Cuba also won the junior varsity game 7-6.

Taylor Skelton was the starting and losing hurler for the Rolla jayvee squad. Kylie Croft and Jacey Crain each had three hits for the RHS jayvee team while Emily Carroll had two hits and scored two runs and Morgann Kleeschulte had two hits.

The Lady Bulldogs are scheduled to play again on Thursday, Aug. 23, by hosting Jefferson City Helias in another non-conference game, starting at 5 p.m. at Schuman Park.

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New look for RHS softball this fall

ROLLA – It’s going to be a new look on the field for the Rolla High School softball team this fall.

The Lady Bulldogs have put together some solid seasons in the past few years, including a 15-11 mark in 2006.

However, the Lady Bulldogs have some replacing to do this campaign, as just two starters return.

Rolla was scheduled to open the 2007 season Tuesday, Aug. 21 at Cuba.

The big loss to graduation was four-year starting pitcher Paige Sturgeon. And with a new catcher as well, there will be a complete turnover of the RHS battery.

"There is a lot of inexperience," said RHS softball head coach Tim Dunn. "But the kids seem to be handling it. Some saw varsity action from time to time last year, and Maggie (Priesmeyer) and Kim (Ruth) started.

"I don’t think the inexperience will be a factor."

The key position of pitcher could be shared by senior Casey Newman and sophomore Heather Jones.

"Throughout the summer both pitched just about every game," Dunn said. "Heather probably throws with more speed and movement. Casey is more polished. If both keep the ball down and we play good defense we should be alright."

There will be a new catcher handling those two in junior transfer Lindsey Heimbaugh, who has logged plenty of summer softball action with area teams over the past few years.

Senior Kristi Curtis will be the starting first baseman this season.

Junior Anni Villeme is at second base.

Priesmeyer, a senior who was the RHS starter at first base last season, moves to shortstop this year.

Senior Cera Armistead will man third base.

In the outfield senior Erinn Hall is in leftfield.

Ruth, a junior, was the leftfield starter last year but is moving to center this fall. She was an all-district and all-region selection a year ago.

In rightfield several players could see action, including senior Taylor Davis, senior Brittany Laney and Jones.

Dunn feels his team defense could be a strength.

"Kristi has played first base most of her career," Dunn said. "Armistead has been unreal at third; she has really been playing well there. Maggie has played at shortstop before; she has a good arm. And Anni has played well in the summer. Lindsey has a good arm at catcher – there was only one steal off her over the summer. Ruth is very experienced in the outfield and Hall and Taylor have played a lot at the junior varsity level. We won’t know until we get into games really what to expect (defensively)."

Ruth, who batted .350 a year ago, is the top hitter back.

"We’ve been hitting the ball real well," Dunn said. "We could have a lot of high-scoring games, and that would be fine with me."

Here is the Lady Bulldogs’ 2007 schedule (regular-season home games at Schuman Park; Rolla Invitational at Ber Juan Park):

Aug. 21...at Cuba, 4:30 p.m.

Aug. 23...J.C. Helias, 5 p.m.

Aug. 24...St. James, 4:30 p.m.

Aug. 27...at Springfield Glendale, 4:30 p.m.

Aug. 28...Washington, 5 p.m.

Aug. 30...Springfield Parkview, 4:30 p.m.

Aug. 31...Joplin, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 6...at West Plains, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 7-8...Ozark Tourney, tba

Sept. 10...at Springfield Kickapoo, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 11...at Jefferson City, 5 p.m.

Sept. 13...at Camdenton, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 17...Springfield Hillcrest, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 20...Lebanon, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 24...at Waynesville, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 25...Union, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 27...at Sullivan, 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 29...Rolla Invitational, 9 a.m.

Oct. 3...Crocker, 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 4-6...District Tourney, tba

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