High School Girls Softball
Railers softball team looking for first win of the season

 

[March 18, 2024] 

The 2024 Lincoln Railers softball team has a lot of new faces in the lineup this season and some new uniforms that look really sharp.

With senior Taryn Stoltzenburg and junior Faith Eckhardt the only upperclassmen on the team, the team is very young. However, many of the girls are involved in summer travel ball and that is a positive note. Also the future of the softball program looks really good with two outstanding freshman pitchers, Madisen Wurth and Regan Kutz, already pitching at the Varsity level.

And how about those new uniforms? The uniforms feature white pinstriped jerseys with green lettering and when matched with the green pants and red belts and red socks, they are the best-looking uniforms of the Central State Eight Conference.

The only thing missing so far this season is a win.

Lincoln is currently 0-3 to start the season but the girls will be looking for their first win tonight when they travel to Springfield to take on Sacred Heart-Griffin at 4:30 p.m.

Last week’s wrap-up

Lincoln 1

Normal Community 10

The girls opened the season last Monday with a 10-1 loss to Normal Community.

Taryn Stoltzenburg was 2-for-4 for Lincoln in the opener.

Grey Gilbert was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Kelsey Marten also had a base hit for Lincoln.

Madisen Wurth started the game for Lincoln, working three and two-thirds innings. She allowed ten runs on eight hits. Only one run was earned. Wurth struck out six batters.

Regan Kutz pitched two and one-third innings, allowing two hits and striking out three batters.

PORTA 10

Lincoln 8

On Thursday the team lost 10-8 in extra innings to PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central. The team had 15 hits versus the Blue Jays.

 
Taryn Stoltzenburg scores a run versus PORTA. Stoltzenburg had seven stolen bases versus the Blue Jays. 

Taryn Stoltzenburg and Faith Eckhardt each had three hits in that game. Stoltzenburg also scored four runs and had seven stolen bases. Eckhardt drove in four runs and had three stolen bases.

Coach LeeAnn Gilbert talks to the team in between innings in the game versus the Blue Jays.

Morgan Sheley, Kelsey Marten and Grey Gilbert had two hits apiece.

Regan Kutz, Kate Farnam and Madisen Wurth each had one hit.

Kutz also had two RBIs.

Madisen Wurth started in the circle for Lincoln, tossing six and one-third innings. She allowed nine hits and eight runs. She struck out four batters.

Regan Kutz pitched in relief, tossing two and two-thirds innings. She gave up two runs on four hits and struck out three batters.

The Blue Jays scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to deal Lincoln the heartbreaking loss.

Lincoln 5

Warrensburg-Latham 8

On Friday night Warrensburg-Latham defeated Lincoln 8-5 in a game that the Cardinals led the entire time.

Stoltzenburg was 3-for-4 with two runs scored versus the Cardinals.

Gilbert was 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs.

Marten and Kutz each had one hit.

Madisen Wurth started the game, lasting three and one-third innings. She gave up eight hits and seven runs while striking out seven batters.

Regan Kutz pitched two and two-thirds innings in relief, allowing a run on two hits.

Again the girls look for win no. 1 tonight at Sacred Heart-Griffin.

[Teena Lowery]