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Walnut Ridge Melbourne

Bobcats

Bearkatz

The Melbourne (AR) varsity softball team won Monday's home conference game against Walnut Ridge (AR) by a score of 9-8.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Walnut Ridge	2	0	1	5	0	0	0	8	9	3
Melbourne	0	2	0	4	2	0	1	9	5	2

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Melbourne (23-24)

Walnut Ridge

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.281	37	32	8	9	7	2
1	Karlee Broadway	.500	5	4	2	2	1	0
3	T. Forrester	1.000	4	3	0	3	1	1
7	Alli Bramlett	.000	4	3	1	0	0	0
8	Ruthie Bell	.667	4	3	3	2	1	0
9	Lillie Bell	.000	4	4	0	0	1	0
10	Ashtyn Bradley	.000	4	4	0	0	0	0
14	Avery Anderson	.000	4	4	0	0	0	0
16	K. Schutzius	.333	4	3	1	1	0	1
17	Maddie Burris	.250	4	4	1	1	3	0

Melbourne

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.185	40	27	9	5	5	1
1	Grace Cross (Jr)	.500	4	2	1	1	1
2	Kaylin Caraway (So)				1
3	Allie Cone (Jr)	.200	5	5	2	1	1
5	Kallie Thornton (So)		4	3
10	Rylee Hoskinds (Jr)	.500	5	2	1	1	1	1
12	Hope Cross (Jr)	.500	4	2	1	1
13	Katelynn Miller (Jr)	.250	5	4		1	1
15	Adyson Gunther (So)		4	2	1
16	Kylea Morgan (Jr)		4	3
22	Maggie Pierson (So)		5	4	2		1

Walnut Ridge

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	3	6	2	2	1	8	.378	.343	.722
1	Karlee Broadway	0	0	1	0	0	0	.600	.500	1.100
3	T. Forrester	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.333	2.333
7	Alli Bramlett	1	2	0	0	0	2	.250	.000	.250
8	Ruthie Bell	1	0	0	0	0	1	.750	.666	1.417
9	Lillie Bell	0	1	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000
10	Ashtyn Bradley	0	1	0	1	0	6	.000	.000	.000
14	Avery Anderson	0	1	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
16	K. Schutzius	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.666	1.167
17	Maddie Burris	0	0	0	1	1	0	.250	.250	.500

Melbourne

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	9	5	2	3	1	11	.421	.222	.643
1	Grace Cross (Jr)	1	1					1	.667	.500	1.167
2	Kaylin Caraway (So)							1
3	Allie Cone (Jr)			1		1		1	.200	.200	.400
5	Kallie Thornton (So)		1	1		1			.250	.000	.250
10	Rylee Hoskinds (Jr)	1	2					2	.750	1.000	1.750
12	Hope Cross (Jr)		1		1			1	.750	.500	1.250
13	Katelynn Miller (Jr)		1					1	.400	.250	.650
15	Adyson Gunther (So)		2	1				1	.500	.000	.500
16	Kylea Morgan (Jr)			1	1			1	.250	.000	.250
20	Haley Hogan (So)							1
22	Maggie Pierson (So)		1	1		1	1	1	.200	.000	.200

Walnut Ridge

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	4
1	Karlee Broadway	1
8	Ruthie Bell	3

Baserunning

Melbourne has not entered any baserunning stats.

Walnut Ridge

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.893	28	19	6	3
1	Karlee Broadway	1.000	1	1	0	0
3	T. Forrester	1.000	7	6	1	0
7	Alli Bramlett	.500	2	1	0	1
8	Ruthie Bell	.800	5	2	2	1
9	Lillie Bell	1.000	6	6	0	0
10	Ashtyn Bradley	1.000	2	1	1	0
17	Maddie Burris	1.000	4	2	2	0

Melbourne

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	PB	SBA	SB
	Team Totals	.818	22	9	9	4	2	4	4
1	Grace Cross (Jr)	.800	5	1	3	1
3	Allie Cone (Jr)	1.000	1	1
5	Kallie Thornton (So)	1.000	1		1
10	Rylee Hoskinds (Jr)	1.000	5	2	3
13	Katelynn Miller (Jr)	.500	6	3		3	2	3	3
15	Adyson Gunther (So)	1.000	3	2	1
22	Maggie Pierson (So)	1.000	1		1			1	1

Walnut Ridge

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	4.42	0	1	.000	1				0
10	Ashtyn Bradley	4.42	0	1	.000	1				0

Melbourne

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	3.00	1		1.000	1	1	1
5	Kallie Thornton (So)	3.00	1		1.000	1	1	1

Walnut Ridge

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6.1	5	9	4	10	6			0	40	28
10	Ashtyn Bradley	6.1	5	9	4	10	6			0	40	28

Melbourne

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	7	8	3	3	6	1			37	32
5	Kallie Thornton (So)	7	7	8	3	3	6	1			37	32

Walnut Ridge

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.179	.425	1	2			164
10	Ashtyn Bradley	.179	.425	1	2			164

Melbourne

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.219	.324	3	2
5	Kallie Thornton (So)	.219	.324	3	2

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Game Story

Arkansas High School Softball - Melbourne nudges Walnut Ridge

April 1, 2024: Melbourne, AR 72556

Melbourne Bearkatz (Melbourne, AR) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Walnut Ridge Bobcats (Walnut Ridge, AR), 9-8 in a league challenge.

The Bearkatz now own a 14-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Tuckerman for a 3A Region 2 challenge on Tuesday, April 2. Melbourne will face a Bulldogs squad coming off a 10-0 league win over Hoxie (Hoxie, AR). The Bulldogs record now stands at 9-4.

With the loss, Walnut Ridge falls to 7-5 on the campaign. The Bobcats host Salem (Salem, AR) to face the Greyhounds in a 3A Region 2 challenge on Tuesday, April 2. The Greyhounds enter the challenge with a record of 6-0. Salem won 11-1 in their recent league challenge against Cave City (Cave City, AR)

Walnut Ridge @ Melbourne Softball Game Info

Mon., Apr. 1, 2024 @ 4p

The Melbourne (AR) varsity softball team won Monday's home conference game against Walnut Ridge (AR) by a score of 9-8.

Rankings & Records

Walnut Ridge (23-24)

AR	Class
68	13

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
14-9	10-5	8-3	6-4	0-2	.609	.667	194	93

Melbourne (23-24)

AR	Class
37	7

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
25-8	13-2	7-1	12-2	6-5	.758	.867	266	90

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Walnut Ridge	2.3	.3	1.3	1.9	.8	1.2	1.3	8.4	8.7	1.5
Melbourne	2.0	1.3	.6	2.1	1.0	1.1	1.4	8.1	7.9	1.6

Head-to-Head

Melbourne won on 4/1/2024

4/1 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Walnut Ridge 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 8 9 3
Melbourne 0 2 0 4 2 0 1 9 5 2

The Walnut Ridge (AR) varsity softball team lost Monday's away conference game against Melbourne (AR) by a score of 9-8.
Box score
Melbourne won on 4/19/2024

4/19 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Melbourne 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 8 6 1
Walnut Ridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

The Melbourne (AR) varsity softball team won Friday's away conference game against Walnut Ridge (AR) by a score of 8-0.
Box score
Melbourne won on 4/25/2024

4/25 @ 5:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Walnut Ridge 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 5 - -
Melbourne 2 0 0 7 1 0 0 10 - -

The Walnut Ridge (AR) varsity softball team lost Thursday's neutral conference tournament game against Melbourne (AR) by a score of 10-5.
Box score

4/19 @ 4p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Melbourne	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	8	6	1
Walnut Ridge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

4/25 @ 5:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Walnut Ridge	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	5	-	-
Melbourne	2	0	0	7	1	0	0	10	-	-

Team Stat Comparison

Walnut Ridge		Melbourne
.318	Batting Average	.314
.395	On Base Percentage	.382
.456	Slugging Percentage	.408
.912	Fielding Percentage	.888
.429	Win Loss Percentage	.733

Team Leaders

Walnut Ridge		Melbourne	National Avg.
#8 Ruthie Bell.524	Batting Average	#22 Maggie Pierson.451	.287
#8 Ruthie Bell.600	On Base Percentage	#33 Ella Downing.600	.403
#17 Maddie Burris.809	Slugging Percentage	#22 Maggie Pierson.715	.391
#10 Ashtyn Bradley1.000	Fielding Percentage	#33 Ella Downing1.000	.832
#10 Ashtyn Bradley.429	Win Loss Percentage	#10 Rylee Hoskinds1.000	.562

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Walnut Ridge	14-3		Melbourne	15-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
2/29/24	Southside	Walnut Ridge	(W) 13-3	4/6/24	Southside	Melbourne	(W) 2-0
3/4/24	Walnut Ridge	Harrisburg	(W) 17-0	5/2/24	Harrisburg	Melbourne	(W) 10-0
3/8/24	Cave City	Walnut Ridge	(W) 12-0	4/12/24	Melbourne	Cave City	(W) 11-1
4/5/24	Walnut Ridge	Cave City	(W) 16-3	4/12/24	Melbourne	Cave City	(W) 3-1
3/11/24	Walnut Ridge	Newport	(W) 13-1	3/6/24	Newport	Melbourne	(W) 11-0
4/11/24	Newport	Walnut Ridge	(W) 11-1	3/7/24	Newport	Melbourne	(W) 11-0
4/11/24	Newport	Walnut Ridge	(W) 12-1	4/4/24	Melbourne	Newport	(W) 18-3
4/23/24	Newport	Walnut Ridge	(W) 2-0
3/12/24	Tuckerman	Walnut Ridge	(L) 6-3	3/5/24	Tuckerman	Melbourne	(W) 8-3
4/8/24	Walnut Ridge	Tuckerman		4/2/24	Melbourne	Tuckerman	(W) 19-2
4/10/24	Walnut Ridge	Tuckerman
4/13/24	Walnut Ridge	Tuckerman	(W) 10-6
3/19/24	Mountain Home	Walnut Ridge	(W) 2-1	3/29/24	Melbourne	Mountain Home	(W) 1-0
3/25/24	Walnut Ridge	Gosnell		5/3/24	Gosnell	Melbourne	(W) 4-2
3/26/24	Mountain View	Walnut Ridge	(W) 12-0	3/12/24	Melbourne	Mountain View	(W) 7-4
4/12/24	Walnut Ridge	Mountain View	(W) 12-2	4/9/24	Mountain View	Melbourne	(W) 10-0
3/27/24	Walnut Ridge	Salem	(L) 9-2	3/28/24	Melbourne	Salem	(L) 9-8
4/2/24	Salem	Walnut Ridge	(L) 7-5	4/18/24	Salem	Melbourne	(L) 2-1
				4/26/24	Salem	Melbourne	(L) 3-2
				5/4/24	Melbourne	Salem	(L) 8-5
3/28/24	Hoxie	Walnut Ridge	(W) 15-0	3/11/24	Melbourne	Hoxie	(W) 14-0
4/16/24	Walnut Ridge	Hoxie	(W) 19-0	3/11/24	Melbourne	Hoxie	(W) 9-0

Record Breakdown

Walnut Ridge (23-24)		Melbourne (23-24)
14-9	Overall	25-8
10-6	League	14-3
3-0	Non-League	6-0
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
14-3	Common Opponent	15-4
8-3	Home	7-1
6-4	Away	12-2
0-2	Neutral	6-5
1-1	Playoff	3-2
14-8	In-State	25-7
0-1	Out-of-State	0-1