Bureau County Prep Sports

Softball: Logan Lions top Geneseo 11-4 in season opener

Logan Lions

Logan Lions

By Kevin Hieronymus

The Logan Lions opened the 2022 junior high softball season with a 11-4 win over Geneseo Thursday at Little Siberia.

Avah Oertel went the distance for the win, striking out six and scattering four hits. She also helped herself at the plate with two hits, including a two-run double in the fourth as Logan broke a 4-4 tie to take a 7-4 lead.

Maddie Gibson and Addison Parry also had two hits with two RBIs while Kiyrra Morris (RBI), Payton Brandt and Taylor Compton (RBI) added one hit apiece.

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Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals magazine. He is a 2021 inductee into the IBCA Hall of Fame (Media) and a 2023 inductee into the Illinois Valley Hall of Fame as "Distinguished Media"