From staff reports

PORTAGE – The Brandywine softball team went 0-3 at the Portage Central Invitational on Saturday.

The Bobcats (2-8) were defeated by Portage Northern 7-2, Hudsonville 14-0 and Kalamazoo Christian 12-2.

Brande Overholt took the loss in the first and third games, while Mikayla Kemp was the losing pitcher against Hudsonville. Overholt had seven strikeouts against the Huskies.

Kemp had a triple and Overholt a pair of singles against Portage Northern and Overholt had a pair of triples against Kalamazoo Christian.

First game
Brandywine 000 200 0 – 2 7 2
P. Northern 011 230 x – 7 8 0
LP – Brande Overholt and Rachael Ort
WP – Dentler
3B: Mikayla Kemp (B)

Second game
Brandywine 000 00 – 0 2 3
Hudsonville 625 1x – 14 15 0
LP – Mikayla Kemp and Ort

Third game
Brandywine 010 100 – 2 2 2
K. Christian 023 007 – 12 9 0
LP – Overholt and Ort
3B: Overholt (B) 2
Varsity record: Brandywine 2-8

Otsego Invitational
OTSEGO -The Buchanan softball team went 1-2 at the Otsego Invitational on Saturday.

The Bucks (7-3) were defeated by St. Joseph in its first game 2-0.

Alexis Lenox took the loss despite allowing just five hits.

In the second game, Buchanan rebounded to defeat Sturgis 18-3.

Audrey Oake was the winning pitcher.

Rachel Downs drove in five runs and Kayla Kerrigan had four hits, including a triple.

Debbin Adams also had a triple for the Bucks.

Buchanan then dropped a 3-2 decision to Mendon.

Oake took the loss for the Bucks.

Downs had a triple as Buchanan managed only two hits against the Hornets.

First game
Buchanan 000 000 0 – 0 3 2
St. Joseph 001 010 x – 2 5 0
WP – Sam Helsley and Colby Whitman
LP – Alexis Lenox and Rachel Downs

Second game
Buchanan 442 62 – 18 19 0
Sturgis 100 20 – 3 5 4
WP – Audrey Oake and Downs
LP – Coposek and Cox
3B: Kayla Kerrigan (B), Debbin Adams (B)

Third game
Buchanan 000 200 0 – 2 2 2
Mendon 001 110 x – 3 4 1
WP – Meghan Griffith and Paige Gabbard
LP – Oake and Downs
3B: Downs (B)
Varsity record: Buchanan 7-3

Chieftain Invitational
DOWAGIAC – The Niles varsity softball team went 0-2 at the Chieftain Invitational on Saturday.

The Vikings (0-5) lost to eventual champion Mishawaka Marian 8-0 in their first game and then fell for the second time in three days to South Bend Washington 7-4.

Against Marian, Niles banged out seven hits, but could not push a run across the plate.
Charissa Spear, Sophie Nielsen and Ashley Evans all had two hits.

Heather Daniels took the loss as she allowed just three earned runs, while striking out 11 and walking five.

Niles grabbed a 4-3 lead on Washington in the third inning, but the Panthers scored twice in the fifth and sixth frames to pull out the victory.

Niles had 13 hits in the loss.

Brittney Buti had a triple and Larkin Carey had a double, while Spear and Sarah Cramer both had three hits.

Daniels finished with two hits.

Buti took the loss as she allowed five earned runs on five hits with a strikeout.

First game
Niles 000 000 0 – 0 7 3
Marian 320 021 x – 8 8 0
WP – Ariel Sheets
LP – Heather Daniels

Second game
Washington 111 0 22 0 – 7 5 0
Niles 004 000 0 – 4 13 5
LP – Brittney Buti
2B: Larkin Carey (N)
3B: Buti (N)
Varsity record: Niles 0-5