BEATRICE—As the end of the SCC softball team’s season approaches, it is time for the Region IX Tournament in North Platte.
SCC started out the season slow with a record of 1-8 in early March. The ladies then began to pick up the speed.
On Friday, March 16, SCC hosted McCook Community College. The Storm split the double-header, losing the first 3-11 and winning the second 10-9.
The Storm then suffered two losses as they hosted North Platte on Saturday, March 24, losing 2-8 and 0-7.
On Saturday, March 31, SCC hosted Kansas State Club and picked up two wins of 10-0 and 16-1.
“We needed these wins to build some confidence,” said head coach Pat Lytle.
On Friday, April 6, the Storm traveled to Columbus to partake in the Central Community College-Columbus Invitational.
SCC left the tournament 0-5, but showed a great improvement on their defense.
On Friday, the Storm faced Iowa Central Community College losing 4-5. They then went on to face Iowa Western Community College and lost 0-12. The final game on Friday was against Kirkwood Community College; the Storm fell short 2-4.
Saturday afternoon, SCC faced Indian Hills Community College, and lost 3-4. They then faced Ellsworth Community College, losing 7-9.
Lytle said he was very pleased with the way the Lady Storm responded, especially on the defensive end.
On Saturday, April 14, the Storm traveled to Colby, Kan., for the Colby Community College Tournament.
SCC faced Barton Community College, losing 2-3. They then faced Seward Community College and lost 0-9.
Sunday’s games for the Storm were cancelled due to the weather.
Saturday, April 21, SCC traveled to Council Bluffs, Ia., to face Muscatine Community College. SCC suffered two losses on the day, losing 1-9 and 0-2.
SCC hosted Cloud County Community College on Tuesday, April 24, for a rescheduled double-header due to rain. SCC won the first game 7-6 and lost the second 3-8.
On Saturday, April 28, the Storm traveled to North Platte for a double header. SCC split with North Platte, losing the first game 3-4 and winning the second 8-0.
Sunday, April 29, the Lady Storm made a trip to McCook for a double header. SCC won the first game 9-2 and then lost the second 6-7.
“The team needs to keep up their good work on defense, and keep improving on offense to be successful at Regionals,” added Lytle
The Lady Storm’s record on the season is now 8-24. This weekend, the Storm will be returning to North Platte for the Region IX Tournament to face North Platte and Central.