Santa Fe Softball traveled to Lone Jack for a tough conference match up on 4-21-26. The Lady Chiefs dropped this contest by the tally of 11 to 1. Lone Jack bats were hot pounding out 16 hits on the day to Santa Fe’s 5. Tatum Fitzwater was in the circle going 5 innings, with 11 earned runs, on just 2 walks, and 7 strikeouts. Both teams played error free ball. Hitting wise, Gentry Ballenger was 2 for 3, and other hits came from Fitzwater, Chesney Warner, and Keastin Kitchen. The team then headed into the conference tournament.

In the first round of the I-70 Tourney, the Lady Chiefs defeated the Concordia Lady Orioles in a tight one, 5 to 4, plating one run in the final frame for the win. Fitzwater threw again, going 7 innings, allowing 3 earned runs on 5 hits, 6 walks, and 10 strikeouts. Santa Fe was really swinging it in this contest, matching Lone Jack’s 16 hits last week. Multi hits were turned in by Ballenger with 3, JoHanna Breshears with 3, Samantha Mueller with 2, Abigail Mueller with 2, and Brooke Dierking and Keastin Kitchen each with 2 hits as well. The record is now 6-7, and 1.