Bernie, Missouri - The Bernie Lady's Softball Team got off to a great start this week after a busy weekend in the Ben Kruse 18-Fore Life Dig Pink Tournament this past weekend.  The Lady Mules were able to capture two back to back wins by substantial margins.

Bernie was able to defeat the Caruthersville Tigers on their home field by a score of 18 to 1 on Monday afternoon.  The Mules returned home today to make equal handy work of the Scott County Central Bravettes by defeating them in three innings 22 to 0. 

Scott County Central had some difficulty in the pitching department as they issued 15 walks in the contest.  Pitching is always a big part of the game.  However, when the Bravettes were able to find the strike zone, the Lady Mules were ready to pummel the softball into play. 

The Mules strictly were in control of the batters box throughout the game.  They not only batted completely around the lineup in the first inning but were able to bat the entire lineup twice in the second inning collecting 14 of the total 22 runs. 

Individually, Taylor Wilhite and Tatum Stone were able to provide extra base hits with a double each in the contest.  Wilhite was 1 for 2 on the day with 2 walks and Stone was a perfect 2 for 2 with 1 walk. 

The top three lead off hitters for the Mules, Katie Baker, Chelsea Wagner and Tori Lowrey were able to put perfect averages in the scorebook, along with Lari Spitzer.  Baker had a excellent outing with 5 RBI's, while scoring 4 runs on the day.

Lari Spitzer had the mound for the Brad Botsch's Bernie Mules.  She was able to deliver.  She dominated the Scott County Central Bravettes by only facing 10 total batters in the game, recording six strikeouts. 

Bernie will be in action again on Wednesday as they travel to Zalma to take on the Zalma High School Bulldogs.

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