Lady Dino softball went south for the weekend, taking on five teams from throughout the western states at a tournament in St. George. They played five teams in two days, earning one win in their opening game against Lincoln County and losing in games against Bonneville, Highland, Hillcrest, and Shelley.
In the opener against Lincoln County, a team out of Nevada, Carbon scored two runs in the first and added two more in the second while effectively holding the Lynx scoreless throughout the contest to earn a 7-0 win.
Shayla Penovich was 3-4 in the contest for Carbon with one run and an RBI. Aleece Ardohain went 2-4 scoring two and had two RBIs, and Sienna Alderson went 2-4 with an RBI.
Danica Adams earned the complete game win with three hits and 17 strikeouts.
Next up was the Bonneville Bees from Idaho. In this hard-fought battle, Bonneville put three runs up in the first, but the Lady Dinos would come back to take the lead in the top of the second, adding six runs to regain the lead. The bottom of the second was a big inning for the Bees as they took the lead back and the Carbon rally fell short 11-10.
Going into the bottom of the second, the Bees were down 6-3. They used the inning to put eight runs on the board to go up 11-6. In the top of the fourth, the Lady Dinos attempted to rally but came up short, losing 11-10.
Penovich went 2-3 in this one with two runs and two RBIs. Brailee Peterson was 1-3 with three RBIs and a run scored, and Alderson was 2-3 with an RBI.
Sage Vea got the start going 1.1, giving up 10 runs, seven earned on six hits with two strikeouts. Kadence Vea came in going 1.2 with one earned on three hits and struck out one.
The third game in the triple-header on Friday was against the Highland Rams from Idaho. In a low-scoring affair the Rams held Carbon to a single run, handing the Dinos a 3-1 loss.
Highland added one in the first inning, and then both sides went quiet until the top of the fourth, when the Rams would add two more runs, one in the fourth and another in the fifth. Carbon would once again come up short in the bottom of the sixth with just one run and faced their second loss of the day, 3-1.
Peterson went 2-3 scoring Carbon’s lone run, and Adams went 1-3 with an RBI. Ardohain, Alderson, and Alexa Jones each earned a hit in the loss.
Adams was the lone pitcher who gave up three runs, two earned, on three hits, and collected 10 strikeouts.
The first contest on Saturday was against the Hillcrest Knights, another team from Idaho. In another close game, the Lady Dinos would lose another by just one run, 13-12.
This game had all the offense you would need. The two teams combined for 12 runs in the first two innings, and the Dinos went up 9-7 after the top of the fourth. In the bottom half of the inning, the Knights found another gear, adding four more runs, taking a two-run lead. Carbon fought back in the fifth, adding a pair of runs and a single run in the sixth. Highland added two more runs to take the win.
Kadence Vea went 3-4 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI. Peterson was 3-5 with a run and an RBI, Penovich added a pair of runs and an RBI and Ardohain went 2-4 scoring two and collecting one RBI.
Carbon used a trio of pitchers, starting with Kadence Vea, who pitched 0.2 innings and surrendered four runs, one earned, on one hit. Adams entered the game going 3.1, giving up seven earned runs on five hits with five strikeouts, and Sage Vea closed things out going 2.1 giving up two hits and striking out one.
In the tournament’s final game for the Dinos, they would face the Shelley Russets from Idaho. In another close one, the Lady Dinos would come up just short in this one taking the 9-5 loss.
Carbon added one run in the top of the first, but Shelley came out and scored three runs in the bottom of the inning. The Russets added a pair in the second to go up 5-1. The Lady Dinos put three on the board in the third, but Shelley came back to the bottom of the frame, adding one run and then putting up three more in the next. Carbon could only find one more run in the sixth, but fell short in their comeback 9-5.
Kenlee Kennedy went 2-3 scoring a run, Adams went 2-3 as well with an RBI, and Ardohain was 1-2 with a run.
Sage Vea got the complete game, giving up nine runs, eight earned, on 11 hits, and had two strikeouts.
Carbon welcomes Canyon View to the Price on Tuesday.
Game time is set for 3:30 p.m..