DAYTON – The Dayton softball team hosted Desales in a double-header Friday, and lost both games, 7-5 and 12-6.

The first game was a hard-fought battle, with the lead changing throughout the game, before the Lady Bulldogs fell, 7-5, in nine innings.

Dayton tied the score at three after five innings, but Desales brought in two runs in the top of the seventh.

In the bottom of the seventh, Destiny Brincken got on base on an error. Tatumn Laughery then bunted for a base hit. After an out, Heidi Dobbs grounded out to first, advancing the runners. With runners on second and third, and two out, Megan Robins hit a single to right, bringing in both runners to tie it up at five, sending the game into extra innings.

After no score in the eighth inning, DeSales got a two-run homer in the top of the ninth. The Bulldogs loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, but couldn’t bring them in, giving DeSales the win.

In the game, Tatumn Laughery went three-for-three, and scored three times. Heidi Dobbs had 3 RBIs.

DeSales  1  0  0  0  2 0 2  0 2 -- 7 runs 16 hits 3 errors

Dayton  0  0  2  0  1  0  2  0  0 -- 5 runs 10 hits 2 errors

DeSales battery: Kaylee Brown and Maddy Thomas

Dayton battery:  Savannah McFarland and Heidi Dobbs

DeSales hits:  Torri Moon, Kaylee Brown 2, Maddy Thomas 5 (2 HR), Sandra Holtzinger 2 (double), Katie Ankrom, Emily Hamada 2, Celeste Langley 2, Aly Fazzari

Dayton hits:  Tatumn Laughery 3, Mia Becker 2 (double), Heidi Dobbs 1, Megan Robins 2, Hanna Becker, Scully Castorena

In the second game DeSales jumped ahead early and kept the lead, outscoring the Bulldogs 3-2 in the first inning and adding 6 more in the second inning. Dayton fought back, scoring 2 runs in the sixth and seventh but it was too much to make up.  

Mia Becker went three-for-three, with three runs scored. Dobbs, Castorena and Robins had 2 RBI’s each.

“I was proud of the resilience of the Bulldogs; they fought hard in all 16 innings,” said Dayton assistant coach Desirae Jones. The Lady Bulldogs are now 0-2 in league, 1-4 overall. 

DeSales  3  6  0  2  0  0  1 -- 12 runs 12 hits 2 errors

Dayton  2  0  0 0  0  2  2 -- 6 runs 9 hits 2 errors

DeSales battery: Kaylee Brown and Maddy Thomas

Dayton battery:  Megan Robins and Heidi Dobbs              

DeSales hits:  Jaycee Deal, Kaylee Brown 2 (double), Maddy Thomas 2 (2 HR), 3 runs Sandra Holtzinger 2 (double), Katie Ankrom, Emily Hamada, Celeste Langley, Katie Hermann 2

Dayton hits:  Mia Becker 2, Hanna Becker 3, Heidi Dobbs 2 (double), Scully Castorena 2