The temperature was in the lower 40’s with a brisk wind, but the bats were not chilled as the Morrison Fillies and Rockridge Lady Rockets combined for 24 hits in a 9-6 Fillies win on Friday April 12, 2013.
The A’s of Rock Island Alleman invited the Morrison Mustangs to their field and embarrassed them by collecting eleven hits and thirteen runs leading to a 13-3 six inning game on Monday, April 8, 2013.
The Morrison Ponies and Amboy Rowboats combined to collect 29 hits and score 34 runs as Morrison sank the Rowbaots by a score of 22-12 on Monday, April 8, 2013.
Wet grounds forced the baseball game between Morrison and Amboy to be shifted to Amboy, but the Mustangs brought home another conference win by sinking the Clippers by a score of 2-1.
The Amboy Lady Clippers scored three early, but the Morrison Fillies rallied late to record their second Conference win.
Fulton 0-0-1–0-4-2-3 = 10 10 H 0 E Morrison 1-0-2-2-0-1-0 = 6 6 H 4E LP B. Tegeler (0-1) Hitting: M. Popkin 4/1 2B, A. Bird 3/3 2B, B. Tegeler 3/1 2B, B. Smith 3/3
Morrison 2-0-0-0-0-0-1 = 3 Bureau Valley 0-0-0-0-0-2-2 = 4 LP B. Smith (0-1) Multiple Hits: B. Smith 2/2, M. Kennedy 2/2, I. Bailey 4/2- 2B
Following a hitless win on Friday night, the Mustangs came out Saturday and knocked out eighteen hits to top the West Carroll Thunder 19-9.
To quote Coach Sondgeroth..”It was a crazy game!” The Morrison Mustangs traveled to Fulton and came home with a nine inning victory and never collected a single hit.
Morrison Fillies JV lost 7-6 in seven innings at Manlius, IL, on Thursday, April 4, 2013, despite outhitting Bureau Valley nine to six.
For the second time in two games of the early season, the Morrison Mustangs earned a 10-rule mercy win. This time over the conference foe Bureau Valley Storm by a score of 17-3.
The Morrison Fillies enjoyed a warm day and took their enjoyment out on the Bureau Valley Storm with a 7-1 win on Thursday, April 4, 2013.
Mr. Weather kept the Morrison Mustangs indoors for an extra two weeks, but when they finally took the diamond, the offense eliminated the Oregon Hawks in a five inning game on Wednesday, April 3, 2013.
The Morrison Fillies finally won the battle against the weather when they took the field to start a much-delayed softball season.
Third year coach, Ben Songeroth, can’t wait for the weather to allow his Mustangs to take the field. He is excited to start play, but he is very anxious to see individuals in certain positions and develop a more confident grasp of this team’s potential.