At bat for the LHS baseball team is Lewie Mullins, who pitched strongly in the second game of the doubleheader at Inland Lakes, allowing just three hits during a 1-0 setback. St. Ignace baseball and softball teams stand 1-3 on the season after opening with road doubleheaders at Alanson Friday, April 14, and Inland Lakes Thursday, April 13.

Baseball Team Splits

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The Saints split with the Vikings of Alanson, winning the opener 6-3 before falling 7-1 in the nightcap.

St. Ignace scored two runs in the top of the first inning, but Alanson scored three runs in the bottom half of the first before the Saints closed out the win with a single run in the second and three runs in the third.

Sophomore hurler Kyle Spencer picked up the win and James Peterson led the Saints offense with two hits that included one double, and scored one run. Lewie Mullins added a double and scored one run, Dan Olsen chipped in one double and scored one run, Shawn Cowell notched one hit and scored one run, and Kyle O'Boyle scored two runs with one stolen base.

Kyle Spencer was the opening day baseball pitcher for Coach Louie Grondin Jr. and the Saints. In the nightcap, the host Vikings scored five runs in the first inning and single runs in the second and third, while the Saints' only run came in the first inning. Olsen recorded one hit and scored one run and Derrick Rountree charted one hit each.

Baseball Team

Drops Pair to Bulldogs

The Saints opener the last four years has been at Inland Lakes and this season the Bulldogs swept St. Ignace 6-1 (all unearned runs) in the first game and held on for a 10 win in the second half of the doubleheader.

Kyle O'Boyle registered two hits, one double, scored one run on a wild pitch, and stole one base. Tyler Huskey and Kyle Spencer tallied one hit.

During the nightcap, it was a pitchers' duel before the host Bulldogs scored the only run on a squeeze play in the third inning. Lewie Mullins pitched strongly for the Saints, allowing just three hits, while Dan Olsen and Huskey notched one hit and stole one base apiece and O'Boyle charted one T r i C o u n

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Saints Softball Team

Splits With Vikings

The Lady Saints defeated the Vikings 7-1 in the nightcap of the twinbill before falling 6-5 in the opener.

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s the fifth, led by Krista LaVake with two hits, two runs, and two RBI's. Laura Rickley added two hits and one run, Misti Gamble had two RBI's, Marcie Rickley chipped in one hit, one run, and two RBI's, and Cally Klimczak and Alyssa Pechta notched one hit and scored one run each.

Jamie Krug earned the win on the mound and the defense play was a key factor as the Vikings, with runners on first and third, attempted a double steal. Gamble, the Saints catcher, fired a bullet to LaVake for the out at second, and LaVake returned the ball to the plate for the third out to end the inning and preserve the win.

LHS softball right fielder Cally Klimczak makes this catch in during the season opener at Inland Lakes. During the opener, the Saints led 5-1 after the third inning, but the host Vikings answered with five runs in the final three innings to clinch the come-from-behind win.

The Rickley sisters led the way, as Marcie Rickley recorded two hits, scored two runs, one RBI, and three stolen bases, and Laura Rickley notched two hits, one run, and four stolen bases. Gamble tallied two hits and one RBI, LaVake chipped in one hit, two runs, and three stolen bases, and Tabitha Wright charted one hit and one RBI. Saints Softball Team Drops

Season Opener

St. Ignace dropped the season opener to Inland Lakes 5-0 and 103 during the doubleheader.

The host Bulldogs scored two runs in the first and three in the fifth inning while LaVake, Wright, and Marcie Rickley each registered one hit.

St. Ignace Saints 2006 Softball Team includes (front, from left) Emily Sposito, Cally Klimczak, Molly Therrian, Alyssa Pechta, Misti Gamble, Krista LaVake, Laura Rickley, Tabitha Wright, Anna Krause; (middle) Carley Massey, Hollee Massey, Marcie Rickley, Jamie Krug, Sam Wyers, Peereeya Aswaniwed, Sam Wright, and Jenny Massaway; (back) Assistant Coach Chuck Kingsbury, Head Coach Jason Frazier, and Assistant Coach Gene Massey. In the nightcap, Inland Lakes exploded for three runs in the first and six in the second inning, while Alyssa Pechta and Tabitha Wright recorded one hit and scored one run each, LaVake chipped in two runs, Laura Rickley tallied one run, and Gamble notched one hit.