Ladycats overwhelms Lady Penguins in four inning win

With back up from fellow Lady Penguin Addyson Rettler, Zoey Baughman tries to get the ball to second base before Riley Quick does for Wild Rose.

Photos by Gary LeBouton, Argus Correspondent

Brianna Garcia swoops in from from the pitcher circle in an attempt to tag out Wild Rose’s Lillian Szilveszter, but she crosses first.

Photos by Gary LeBouton, Argus Correspondent

Ladycat Zoe Diesen finds the right pitch for her hit into the outfield.

Photos by Gary LeBouton, Argus Correspondent

Posted Monday, May 18, 2026 3:23 pm

By Brigette Henschel

Wild Rose Ladycats take care of Tri-County by a score of 18 to 1 in 4 innings during their head-to-head on May 14.
Wild Rose’s Lilly Luchini pitched all 4 innings allowing just 1 run while striking out 8 batters. Lilly Luchini also led the Ladycats at the plate going 3 -4 with a base hit, a double, and a triple. Other top hitters for the Ladycats were Avery King 2 -3, Lillian Szylvester 2 - 4, Maelyn Fishbach 1 - 2, with a triple, London Tucker 1 - 2 with a double, and Vayda Landaweir 2 - 4.
Tri-County’s only runner of the night was Kelsey Flyte, while the only two hitters were Madison and Paris Luna, each with 1. Lady Penguin Pitcher struck out 3 Ladycat batters, and allowed 12 hits.
The Tri-County Lady Penguins dropped to 1-13 overall and 1-9 in conference action.
The Wild Rose Ladycat Softball team is now 14 wins and 6 losses on the season and 7 wins to 4 losses in conference play.