The Lady Dragon softball team tallied up some impressive stats over the last week.  Playing at home, on the road and competing in a weekend tournament, the MHS softball team put up 87 runs while only allowing their opponents 5.  Across 6 games, the team played only 26 innings, going only 7 innings in one of their games due to their high run count early in the game.  The numbers don’t lie, pointing to the fact that the Lady Dragons are clearly dominating this season.

The Malad softball team started their busy week of games Wednesday, April 9 as they hosted the West Side Pirates in their first conference game of the season.  The opening inning the Lady Dragons punched in 11 runs, including a home run by Logan Maroney, a triple by Aubrey Shulz, and a double by Riglee Peterson on their 16 plate appearances.

Not only did the Malad offense have an impressive go behind the plate, but they worked their way around the bases as well.  Watching for cues from their coaches, and clear openings and errors from the defense, the Lady Dragons stole or advanced on 13 total bases through the inning.

The MHS defense not only held the Pirates scoreless, but nearly held them hitless as well.  West Side’s first batter managed a single, but all other appearances ended with a strikeout.  Pitcher Riglee Peterson worked from the mound for the Lady Dragons, tallying 12 strikeouts for the game.

Head Coach Bri Adams commented, “West Side has a much younger, less experienced team than we have.  We had some goals in mind for this game.  We wanted to get a good lead in the first inning, something we really haven’t done consistently this year.  Second, we wanted to practice more aggressive base running.  The girls did great on both counts for this game!”

Malad competed in the annual Glenns Ferry Tournament, giving them a crucial look at teams that they could see later this season.  Playing 4 games in two days, the Lady Dragons went 3-1 against their opponents.

They started the weekend with a win over Glenns Ferry, 18-2.  Shulz led the offense with 4 runs on 3 hits on 4 at bats, adding 3 RBIs.  Liddia Gonzalez and Sarah Toone split time in the pitcher’s circle, allowing 2 runs on 1 hit while walking 3 and striking out 4.

Friday afternoon proved a much tougher challenge as they went up against the Nampa Christian Trojans.  Both teams went scoreless to begin the game, their pitchers leading the defense with a number of strikeouts.  The Lady Dragons finally put up a run in the bottom of the fourth inning, Maroney hitting a double to send Shulz across home plate.  The Trojans responded in the top of the fifth with two runs, taking the lead for the remainder of the game.

“Their pitcher had a spin to her ball that the girls didn’t quite catch onto, so we never quite got going offensively.  I do think we were the better all around team so if we see them again, we will take it to them,” shared Coach Adams.

Despite some feelings of defeat and frustration, the MHS softball team bounced back from the loss as they took down the Grangeville Bulldogs 12-0.  Senior Hadley Summers had a strong offensive game, adding 2 runs on 2 hits on 2 at bats with 1 RBI as well as 3 stolen bases as she worked her way around the diamond.  On the flip side, Gonzalez pitched 5 innings, striking out 13 batters, allowing only 2 hits with zero runs, walks or errors.

Malad ended the tournament against North Fremont, playing what Coach Adams called their “best game yet.”  In both the first and second innings, the Lady Dragons tallied up 10 runs each while holding the Huskies scoreless.  From the plate, the team hit 8 doubles as well as two home runs by Bostyn Combs and Peterson.  Peterson faced 11 batters, throwing 25 strikes of her 34 pitches, with zero runs, errors, or walks.

Monday, April 14, the MHS softball team traveled to Firth for another dominating win.  In the top of the fourth, the score already 16-1, Brylee Oglesbee stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded.  Patiently waiting for her pitch, she suddenly was up 3-0 on the count, the Firth pitcher throwing a wild ball. 

 Karlee Blaisdell, courtesy runner for catcher Maroney, scored on the wild pitch, with Marinn Brown and Teagan Daniels advancing as well.  Seeing the perfect throw coming at the plate, Oglesbee swung big, punching the hit over the fence for the home run and batting in Brown and Daniels to bring the score 20-1.  Peterson added a final run to the total, scoring on a wild pitch before the final out of the game.

The Lady Dragons continue to have a packed schedule, playing the Cardinals in Soda Springs on Wednesday, April 16 before hosting the annual Scott Ray Tournament over the weekend where they take the field in four games.

Malad vs West Side

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H

West Side  0 0 0 - - - - 0 0

Malad 11 2 2 - - - - 15 11

Lineup AB R H RBI BB

Riglee Peterson 1 3 1 0 1

Hadlee  Summers 3 1 1 3 0

Aubrey  Shulz 3 2 1 1 0

Logan Maroney 3 2 1 1 0

Liddia Gonzalez 2 2 1 0 1

Bostyn Combs 3 2 2 1 0

Teagan Daniels 3 1 2 1 0

Brylee Oglesbee 2 2 1 0 1

Tylee Venable 1 1 1 1 0

Marinn Brown 1 0 0 0 0

TEAM TOTALS  22 15 11 9 3

Pitching IP H R BB SO

Riglee Peterson 3.0 1 0 0 8

Malad vs Glenns Ferry

Glenns Ferry Tournament

Friday, April 11, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H

Malad  3 6 4 5 - - - 18 15

Glenns Ferry 0 0 0 2 - - - 2 1

Lineup AB R H RBI BB

Riglee Peterson 3 4 3 0 1

Hadlee  Summers 2 2 1 0 1

Aubrey  Shulz 4 4 3 4 0

Logan Maroney 4 1 4 4 0

Liddia Gonzalez 2 0 0 0 1

Sarah Toone 1 0 1 2 0

Bostyn Combs 3 1 2 2 0

Teagan Daniels 2 0 1 2 0

Marinn Brown 1 0 0 0 0

Brylee Oglesbee 2 1 0 0 1

Tylee Venable 3 1 0 0 0

TEAM TOTALS  27 18 15 14 4

Pitching IP H R BB SO

Liddia Gonzalez 2.0 0 0 1 4

Sarah Toone 2.0 1 2 2 3

TEAM TOTALS 4.0 1 2 3 7

Malad vs Nampa Christian

Glenns Ferry Tournament

Friday, April 11, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H

NC  0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6

Malad  0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4

Lineup AB R H RBI BB

Riglee Peterson 3 0 1 0 0

Hadlee Summers 3 0 1 0 0

Aubrey Shulz 1 1 0 0 2

Logan Maroney 3 0 1 1 0

Liddia Gonzalez 2 0 0 0 0

Bostyn Combs 3 0 1 0 0

Teagan Daniels 3 0 0 0 0

Brylee Oglesbee 3 0 0 0 0

Tylee Venable 2 0 0 0 0

Sarah Toone 1 0 0 0 0

TEAM TOTALS  24 1 4 1 2

Pitching IP H R BB SO

Riglee Peterson 7.0 6 2 1 10

Malad vs Grangeville

Glenns Ferry Tournament

Saturday, April 12, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H

Grangeville  0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 2

Malad 11 0 1 0 - - - 12 11

Lineup AB R H RBI BB

Riglee Peterson 3 2 3 0 1

Hadlee Summers 2 2 2 1 0

Marinn Brown 2 0 0 0 0

Aubrey Shulz 1 2 1 1 1

Kialey Pickett 1 0 0 0 0

Logan Maroney 2 2 0 1 1

Liddia Gonzalez 2 1 1 1 1

Bostyn Combs 2 0 1 0 1

Teagan Daniels 2 1 1 2 1

Brylee Oglesbee 2 0 1 2 0

Kendra Rupp 1 1 0 0 0

Tylee Venable 3 1 1 0 0

TEAM TOTALS  23 12 11 8 6

Pitching IP H R BB SO

Liddia Gonzalez 5.0 2 0 0 13

Malad vs North Fremont

Glenns Ferry Tournament

Saturday, April 12, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H

Malad  10 10 0 20 - - - 20 15

N Fremont 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 3

Lineup AB R H RBI BB

Riglee Peterson 3 3 2 4 1

Hadlee Summers 3 2 1 0 0

Aubrey Shulz 4 3 3 2 0

Logan Maroney 3 0 2 2 0

Kendra Rupp 1 0 0 0 0

Liddia Gonzalez 3 2 2 2 0

Marinn Brown 1 0 0 0 0

Bostyn Combs 3 3 2 1 0

Kialey Pickett 1 1 1 0 0

Teagan Daneils 4 1 0 2 0

Brylee Oglesbee 2 3 1 0 1

TEAM TOTALS  31 20 15 14 2

Pitching IP H R BB SO

Riglee Peterson 3.0 3 0 0 3

Malad @ Firth

Monday, April 14, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H

Malad  8 5 0 8 - - - 21 19

Firth 1 0 0 0 - - - 1 1

Lineup AB R H RBI BB

Riglee Peterson 5 5 4 1 0

Hadlee Summers 5 2 5 5 0

Aubrey Shulz 3 2 1 1 0

Logan Maroney 4 0 2 3 1

Liddia Gonzalez 2 1 1 0 0

Marinn Brown 0 1 0 0 1

Bostyn Combs 4 2 1 1 0

Teagan Daniels 4 2 0 1 0

Brylee Oglesbee 3 3 3 5 1

Tylee Venable 4 1 2 1 0

TEAM TOTALS  34 21 19 18 3

Pitching IP H R BB SO

Riglee Peterson 4.0 1 1 0 12