5/24/10 Stow vs Ellet at Firestone Districts (L, 0-2)
Stow comes up short against Ellet in District Final
It was a tough afternoon at the plate for the Lady Bulldogs against a very good Ellet pitcher. Although Chelsea Carlson also pitched very well for Stow, allowing only 4 hits while striking out 10 batters, the Stow offense could only manage one hit in the contest...a lead-off single by Stephanie Little in the second inning. The Lady Bulldogs stranded 7 base runners in the contest on 4 Ellet erors and two walks, but was unable to get any runs across the plate. This loss ends the season for Stow with a 19-10 record and a second place finish in the league.
5/19/10 Stow vs Hudson (District Playoffs at Firestone) (W, 3-1)
Lady Bulldogs upset Hudson in Tournament
After losing to Hudson twice during the regular season, the Lady Bulldogs came out on top in this District Semi-Final game at Firestone Stadium. Stow got on the scoreboard in the first inning with back to back singles by Sarah Parsons and Alex Shaver. With two outs, Stephanie LIttle had a run scoring single to center field scoring Parsons. In the second inning Chelsea Carlson led off with a single to left field. Megan Baumgardner reached base on an error and Julie Rooney had an infield hit to load the bases for Stow. Annette Fetter running for Carlson, scored on a passed ball for Stow's second run of the game. Hudson responded with a run in the bottom of the third inning, but Carlson dominated the rest of the way, shutting down Hudson in the final 4 innings to earn the win for Stow allowing only 3 Hudson hits and recording 3 strikeouts. Stow added an insurance run in the fifth inning. Parsons doubled to right field with two outs and was driven home by a Shaver double to center field. Stow had 7 hits in the contest with Parsons and Shaver each having a single and a double, while Rooney, Carlson and Little had a hit a piece.
5/13/10 Stow vs Nordonia (play-off game) (W, 2-1)
Stow earns victory over Nordonia
The first game of the State High school Tournament for 2010 was at Stow's field against a familiar opponent in the Nordonia Knights who the Lady Bulldgos were victorious against just a week ago in a league game. It was another pitcher's duel as the game was scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning. Stephanie Little led off the inning with a walk for Stow. After Michelle Kelley went in to pinch run for LIttle and advanced to second on a wild pitch, Chelsea Carlson came through with an RBI single to right field to score Kelley. Annette Fetter entered to courtesy run for Carlson and was advanced to second base on a well executed sacrifice bunt by Megan Baumgardner. Next up, Morgan Springford hit a long shot over the left fielder's head for an RBI double, scoring Fetter to add the second run of the game for the Lady Bulldogs. This was all the scoring Stow would need. Nordonia scored a single run in the seventh inning, but the Lady Bulldogs, behind the strong pitching of Carlson, who recorded 11 strikeouts and only allowed 2 hits, won the game to advance in the tournament to face Hudson in the District Semifinal game at Firestone Stadium. Stow's three hits on the night included the single by Carlson, the double by Springford and a sixth inning pinch hit double by Courtney TIller.
5/12/10 Stow vs Twinsburg (W, 3-1)
Stow earns victory over Twinsburg
The Lady Bulldogs jumped on the scoreboard early scoring two runs in the first inning. Julie Rooney and Sarah Parsons both reached base on walks to start the game. Rooney was thrown out at third with Alex Shaver reaching base on the fielder's choice play. After a failed stolen base attempt by Parsons, Rachael Denholm received Stow's third walk of the inning. An RBI single by Lindsey Jones scored Shaver for Stow's first run. Chelsea Carlson reached base on an error that also scored Denholm from third for the second run of the inning. Twinsburg cut the lead in half as they scored a run in the third inning. Another run was added by Stow in the fifth inning as Parson lead off with a single and scored on a long RBI triple off the center field fence by Shaver. Carlson recorded the pitching victory for Stow while striking out 8 Twinsburg batters. Stow had five hits for the night, as Jones had two singles, Shaver had a triple and Parsons and Megan Baumgardner also recorded singles.
