Lady Bulls Head To Alonso With District In Sight

Since sweeping their most recent tournament, the Lady Bulls have put together impressive performances coming into tonight's district match-up with Alonso.

Bloomingdale (13-9-0, second place, 6A District 8) will travel to Alonso (14-6-0, third place, 6A District 8) with a slim one game lead over the Ravens in the district race. With three games left versus Alonso, Freedom and Hillsborough, Bloomingdale may need a sweep to stay in post-season contention.

After a tough loss to Plant, the Lady Bulls surrendered their grip on the district lead and trail only Plant for the top spot.

The Lady Bulls (3-3 in away games) will face a tough opponent on many different levels in the Ravens. Along with effective batting, Alonso (8-1 at home) will showcase one of the county's best pitchers in Erika Shick.

Offensively, Bloomingdale (team .335 BA) is led by:

Kaelyn Castellanos; .324 BA, 9 RBI, 71 AB

Jordan Alexander; .478 BA,  25 RBI, 20 Runs, 17 SB, 67 AB

McKenzie Carter; .312 BA, 8 RBI, 13 Runs, 64 AB

Leah Pemberton; .422 BA, 15 RBI, 27 Hits, 64 AB

Katie Marion; .328 BA, 16 RBI, 20 Hits, 61 AB

Defensively, the Lady Bulls are represented by an excellent pitching staff led by Lauren Phillips (5 Wins, 28 K's) and Leah Pemberton (2.62 ERA, .238 BA).

Alonso will attempt to pull even with Bloomingdale tonight. The Ravens are 2-1 in their last three games with wins against Wharton, 4-3 and Leto, 13-0. With two games left, the Ravens must also win out to stay alive in the post-season.

Offensively, Alonso (team .339 BA) is led by:

Erika Shick;  .397 BA, 18 Runs, 16 RBI, 55 AB

Courtney Smithgall; .404 BA, 11 RBI, 48 AB

Jaylene Pryor;  .400 BA, 12 RBI, 45 AB

Jessica Warren;  .509 BA, 29 Hits, 21 RBI, 6HR, 57 AB

Defensively, the Ravens are led by the rocket arm of Erika Shick (9-4, 54 K's, 2.33 ERA, .204 BA)

Tonight's game will be played at Alonso High school at 7 p.m. in Tampa.