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It took the Swanton Lady Bulldogs a couple of innings to crank up their offense, but when they did, they didn’t stop until they had defeated the Ottawa Hills Lady Green Bears by a five-inning mercy score of 19-5.  The big blast that shot the Bulldogs to a comfortable lead was a grand slam by junior slugger Carli LaGrange, her fourth home run of the season, which tied the Swanton softball single-season home run record.

After the game, Carli brought attention to the overall success at the plate the team is having.  “Everybody is stepping up.  Everybody is putting the ball in play.  I think our hitting has been very good for such a young team,” she said.  As far as her home runs this year, “My mind set is just to make contact.  I’m not swinging for he fences.  I’m not trying to kill it,” explained Carli.  With Carli’s home run, the team total reached 11 for the season.  In the next game, against Evergreen, Jordyn Ramirez hit a grand slam in a 11-4 Swanton victory, to pull within one of the school record of 13 home runs in a year.

Beyla Remer threw three innings of no-hit ball to get the win and had two hits in the game.  Carli LaGrange finished 3 for 4 with two doubles plus her home run.  Lacey Shinaver went 4 for 4 with two RBIs.  Cara Ludlow was 2 for 4 with an RBI.  Josalyn Kahl pitched the last two innings giving up four runs on three hits and three strikeouts.

Swanton’s record for the season is 6-7 and 2-0 in the NWOAL.  They next face the Archbold Lady Blue Streaks, who are also 2-0 in the league, on the road this Monday.

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