The Le Mars Community softball team finished their season on Saturday at the hands of No. 6 Fort Dodge by a score of 11-1 in five innings.
The Bulldog bats went silent most of the night recording just three hits off of Fort Dodge pitcher Lucy Porter. Le Mars head coach Brooke Berkenpas says she was in command of her pitches, and that kept the Bulldogs from getting anything going.
To make matters worse, Le Mars was not the sharpest they have been out in the field. The Dodgers scored five runs in the first inning thanks in large part to two errors by the Bulldog defense. Coach Berkenpas says that was frustrating because they were errors that had not been made most of the season.
The Bulldog did get a run later in the game on a home run by Addi Bogh, but the Dodgers kept the pressure up to win the game. Le Mars will graduate two seniors in Sarah Brown and Addi Bogh who are going to be very tough to replace in the future.
As for the girls coming back, they got a glimpse of what they hope to be as a softball program in the future. They got to play a tough team on the stage where the state tournament is played, and Coach Berkenpas hopes this makes the girls hungrier.
Le Mars ends their season with a record of 22-15. Fort Dodge will face off with Sergeant Bluff-Luton in the regional final on Tuesday, July 16 in Fort Dodge.
