Bartlesville Lady Bruins Slow pitch Wins Regionals; heading to state
Bartlesville High School’s Lola Redington (20) reacts during Thursday’s playoffs in Bartlesville. The Lady Bruins are regional champs and are one of eight teams headed to the Class 6A state tournament next week.
BECKY BURCH/Bartlesville Area Sports
By Mike Tupa
May 2, 2025
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
There’s nothing blocking Bartlesville from reaching the top of the high school slowpitch softball mountain but itself.
The Lady Bruins (30-9) are one of eight teams in the final field of the Class 6A state championship tournament, set for next week.
Bartlesville — which is coached by Kyle Minton — secured its state tourney reservation by sweeping through Thursday’s regional tournament.
Following are more details.
BARTLESVILLE 10, DEER CREEK 3 — Bartlesville put up a four-spot in the second inning and never looked back.
Chloe Robbins ripped a triple and a single and scored two runs to set the pace at the top of Bartlesville’s batting lineup.
Erin Bridendolph added a double, three singles and three RBI in the three-hole while Maddie Czaja added three singles and two RBI. Savannah Alden drew four walks. Other Lady Bruin hitting heroes included Isabell Daniels with a double, single and two RBI and Kenzie Denny with a double and RBI. Lola Redington added a double and RBI.
Karmandy Marsheck pitched the distance in the pitching circle for Bartlesville, surviving 11 walks to squeeze out the triumph.
BARTLESVILLE 4, DEER CREEK 2 — Deer Creek dug deep into the well of its competitiveness but couldn’t douse the Lady Bruins’ momentum.
Bartlesville pieced together a 4-0 lead through six innings and repelled a spirited seventh-inning rally.
Alden clubbed a solo homer for Bartlesville’s biggest offensive noise.
Robbins and Denny both added two singles; Czaja, Lexi Durao, and Lola Redington drove in one run apiece. Czaja, Redington and Durao also each delivered a sacrifice fly.
Marsheck collected another pitching win, this time on a six-hitter with Madie Nachbor as her catcher. They combined on three walks and two strikeouts.
BARTLESVILLE 11, CLAREMORE 0 — Marsheck snapped off the seven-hit shutout while walking only one batter.
Alden flogged Claremore pitching with two homers and five RBI. Robbins added one circuit clout.
Denny added two hits and a RBI.