On Monday, April 6, the Okawville Lady Rockets defeated Breese Central 7-3. The Lady Rockets collected 13 hits in the game. Emme Hasheider led the Lady Rockets with three hits in four at-bats. Jaycie Buss, Brynn Rhodes, and Lily Helbig were 2 for 4 at the plate. Peyton Harris was the pitcher for the Lady Rockets. She allowed seven hits and three runs (two earned) in the game while striking out seven and walking four.
The following day, Tuesday, April 7, the Okawville Lady Rockets played their first conference game of the season. The Lady Rockets beat the Carlyle Lady Indians 6-4. The Lady Rockets collected 10 hits in the game. Leadoff hitter Jaycie Buss had three hits in four at-bats with one walk. Schae Juenger was 1 for 2 at the plate with one walk and one run batted in. Brynn Rhodes was 2 for 5 with two runs batted in and Emme Hasheider was 1 for 3 at the plate with one walk. Pitcher, Schae Juenger, earned the win for the Lady Rockets. She allowed seven hits and four runs (zero earned) while striking out seven and walking none.
The Okawville Lady Rockets faced Carlyle again later that week on Thursday, April 9. The Lady Rockets defeated the Lady Indians 4-0. The Lady Rockets collected 5 hits in the game. Schae Juenger led the Lady Rockets with two hits in three at-bats and one run batted in. Jaycie Buss went 1 for 2 at the plate with two walks and one run batted in and Emme Hasheider was 1 for 3 on the day. Peyton Haris threw a shutout game. The Lady Rockets turned one double play in the game and didn’t commit a single error.
On Saturday, April 11, the Okawville Lady Rockets traveled to Kinmundy to play two games. Their first game was versus the Altamont Lady Indians. The Lady Rockets won big over the Lady Indians 14-4. They collected 7 hits in the game. Jaycie Buss and Josephine Schmersahl were 2 for 2 in the game. Lilly Cragen was 1 for 1 at the plate with one walk and two runs batted in. Ashlyn Steinkamp was the pitcher for the Lady Rockets. She allowed 10 hits and four runs over five innings, striking out four and walking two. The Okawville Lady Rockets didn’t commit a single error in the field.
The Okawville Lady Rockets faced the Farina South Central Lady Cougars for their second game that day. The Lady Rockets won with a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Lady Cougars. The Lady Rockets collected 6 hits in the game. Emme Hasheider went 2 for 3 at the plate to lead the Lady Rockets in hits. Lilly Cragen and Schae Juenger each went 1 for 2 in the game. Schae Juenger stepped into the circle first for the Okawville Lady Rockets. She gave up 11 hits and five runs over 5.2 innings, striking out one and walking one. Peyton Harris threw 1.1 innings in relief for the Lady Rockets. She surrendered zero hits, striking out one and walking two. The Okawville Lady Rockets didn’t commit a single error.
