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Merkel Florence

Badgers M

Buffaloes

The Florence (TX) varsity softball team lost Friday's neutral playoff game against Merkel (TX) by a score of 12-0.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Merkel	1	5	0	1	5	-	-	12	14	0
Florence	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	2	3

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Florence (25-26)

Merkel

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B
	Team Totals	.452	33	31	12	14	10	3	1
1	Kenleigh George (Fr)	.500	4	4	2	2	1	1	0
3	Emily Pope (So)		0	0	1	0	0	0	0
5	Avery Carter (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
7	Aubrie Kalen (So)	1.000	3	3	2	3	1	0	0
8	Brooklyn Homen (So)	.667	4	3	3	2	1	1	1
9	Bailey Smith (So)	.000	3	2	2	0	0	0	0
12	McKinley Crouch (Fr)	.000	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
14	Ava Sewell (Fr)	.750	4	4	2	3	4	0	0
20	Paisley Penney (Fr)	.500	4	4	0	2	2	1	0
23	Sirena Flores (Jr)	.500	4	4	0	2	1	0	0

Florence

Batting

Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	H
Team Totals	.062	17	16	1
Carleigh Mills	.000	2	2	0
Chaztin Futrell	.000	2	2	0
Kimber Bliton	.000	2	1	0
Paris Johnson	.000	2	2	0

Merkel

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	1	1	2	1	6	.485	.613	1.098
1	Kenleigh George (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	2	.500	.750	1.250
5	Avery Carter (So)	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
7	Aubrie Kalen (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
8	Brooklyn Homen (So)	0	0	1	0	0	1	.750	1.667	2.417
9	Bailey Smith (So)	1	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.000	.333
12	McKinley Crouch (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000
14	Ava Sewell (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.500
20	Paisley Penney (Fr)	0	0	0	1	1	2	.500	.750	1.250
23	Sirena Flores (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	3	.500	.500	1.000

Florence

Athlete Name	BB	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
Team Totals	1	9	1	2	.118	.063	.180
Carleigh Mills	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Chaztin Futrell	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Kimber Bliton	1	1	0	0	.500	.000	.500
Paris Johnson	0	1	1	0	.000	.000	.000

Merkel

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	3
8	Brooklyn Homen (So)	1
9	Bailey Smith (So)	1
14	Ava Sewell (Fr)	1

Baserunning

Florence has not entered any baserunning stats.

Merkel

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	21	15	6
1	Kenleigh George (Fr)	1.000	1	0	1
5	Avery Carter (So)	1.000	2	1	1
7	Aubrie Kalen (So)	1.000	2	0	2
12	McKinley Crouch (Fr)	1.000	1	0	1
20	Paisley Penney (Fr)	1.000	4	4	0
23	Sirena Flores (Jr)	1.000	11	10	1

Florence

Fielding

Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
Team Totals	.840	25	15	6	4
Addison Carlile	1.000	4	2	2	0
Chaztin Futrell	1.000	4	1	3	0
Kimber Bliton	1.000	7	7	0	0
Paris Johnson	.500	2	0	1	1

Merkel

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	0.00	1	0	1.000	1				0
12	McKinley Crouch (Fr)	0.00	1	0	1.000	1				0

Florence

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	11.20	0	0		1				0
	Paris Johnson	11.31	0	0		1				0

Merkel

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5	2	0	0	1	9			0	17	16
12	McKinley Crouch (Fr)	5	2	0	0	1	9			0	17	16

Florence

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5	12	12	8	1	1			0	33	31
	Paris Johnson	4.1	10	9	7	1	1			0	28	27

Merkel

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.125	.176	1	0			65
12	McKinley Crouch (Fr)	.125	.176	1	0			65

Florence

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.387	.424	1	1			82
	Paris Johnson	.370	.393	0	0			66

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Game Story

Texas High School Softball - Merkel bounces Florence

April 24, 2026: Merkel, TX 79536

The Merkel Badgers softball team scored 12 runs and held the visiting Florence Buffaloes to 0 in the Badgers non-league win on Friday.

The Badgers now sport a 24-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Florence for a non-league battle on Friday, April 24. Merkel will confront a Buffaloes team coming off a 13-4 league loss to Ingram Moore (Ingram, TX). The Buffaloes record now stands at 10-9.

With the loss, Florence moves to 10-10 on the season. The Buffaloes travel to Merkel (Merkel, TX) to confront the Badgers in a non-league battle on Friday, April 24. The Badgers come into the battle with a record of 23-6. Merkel won 10-3 in their recent league battle against Sweetwater (Sweetwater, TX)

Merkel vs Florence Softball Game Info

Fri., Apr. 24, 2026 @ 5p

The Florence (TX) varsity softball team lost Friday's neutral playoff game against Merkel (TX) by a score of 12-0.

This game is a part of the "2026 UIL Texas Softball Championships - 2026 Softball Conference 3A D2" tournament.

Rankings & Records

Merkel (25-26)

TX	Section	State Div.
298	71	43

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
25-9-1	7-5	7-3	5-4	13-2-1	.729	.583	311	95

Florence (25-26)

TX	Section	State Div.
700	159	104

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
11-12-1	8-2	6-4	4-4-1	1-4	.479	.800	186	201

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Merkel	2.9	1.5	2.0	1.0	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.0	8.9	9.4	1.4
Florence	1.4	1.0	2.3	1.1	.6	1.8	1.0	-	7.8	8.0	3.1

Head-to-Head

Merkel won last month

4/24 @ 5p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Merkel 1 5 0 1 5 - - 12 14 0
Florence 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 2 3

The Merkel (TX) varsity softball team won Friday's neutral playoff game against Florence (TX) by a score of 12-0.
Box score
Florence won last month

4/24 @ 7p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Merkel 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
Florence 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 0

The Merkel (TX) varsity softball team lost Friday's neutral playoff game against Florence (TX) by a score of 3-1.
Box score
Merkel won last month

4/25 @ 12p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Merkel 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 9 14 0
Florence 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 3

The Merkel (TX) varsity softball team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against Florence (TX) by a score of 9-2.
Box score

4/24 @ 7p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Merkel	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	1
Florence	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	6	0

4/25 @ 12p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Merkel	0	0	2	3	0	4	0	9	14	0
Florence	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	3

Team Stat Comparison

Merkel		Florence
.375	Batting Average	.296
.452	On Base Percentage	.407
.520	Slugging Percentage	.424
.923	Fielding Percentage	.856
.643	Win Loss Percentage	1.000

Team Leaders

Merkel		Florence	National Avg.
#6 Lily Nichols.667	Batting Average	Chaztin Futrell.377	.289
#6 Lily Nichols.750	On Base Percentage	Chaztin Futrell.441	.408
#23 Sirena Flores.796	Slugging Percentage	Chaztin Futrell.623	.398
#23 Sirena Flores.992	Fielding Percentage	Carleigh Mills1.000	.828
#12 McKinley Crouch.667	Win Loss Percentage	-	.561

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Merkel	1-0		Florence	1-1

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
2/13/26	Llano	Merkel	(W) 11-0		3/31/26	Llano	Florence	(W) 17-13
					4/1/26	Florence	Llano	(L) 7-6

Record Breakdown

M Merkel (25-26)		Florence (25-26)
25-9-1	Overall	11-12-1
7-5	League	8-2
4-0	Non-League	0-6
2-1	Head to Head	1-2
1-0	Common Opponent	1-1
7-3	Home	6-4
5-4	Away	4-4-1
13-2-1	Neutral	1-4
2-3	Playoff	1-2
25-9-1	In-State	11-12-1
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0