Kaelyn Conger blasts a 2-run home run in the first inning Saturday.
It will come to no one’s surprise that the 2021 edition of the Lyon County Lady Lyons softball team appears ready to pack a punch at the plate. The Lady Lyons went yard three times in six innings of varsity play during Saturday’s scrimmage against Paducah Tilghman, outscoring the Lady Blue Tornado 16-7 on a perfect day to return to the diamond for the first time in nearly two years.
The Lady Lyons came out of the gate swinging. Kaelyn Conger and Gracen Wynn went deep back-to-back in the bottom of the first inning as Lyon County scored four runs in their first at-bat.
Lyon County would score two more runs in the second, two in the third, and then put up an eight spot in the bottom of the 4th inning. The Lady Lyons JV entered the scrimmage after six innings of varsity play. The rules for the opening scrimmage were that the two programs could play for three hours, regardless of how that time was divided out.
Gracen Wynn finished the day 3-5, with a home run and two RBIs. Katelyn Dykes was 3-4, with 2 RBIs and a run scored. Kaelyn Conger went 1-4, with a home run, two runs scored, and 4 RBIs. Sydney Melton was 1-3, with a home run, three runs scored, and three runs driven in.
In the circle, Conger and Tori Schenk each went three innings. Conger gave up three earned runs on three hits, striking out seven while walking 5. Schenk finished her time giving up two earned runs on seven hits, with no strikeouts and no walks.
