BARTLESVILLE SOFTBALL: LADY BRUINS SWEEP PRYOR; HOSTS REGIONALS WEDNESDAY (OCT. 8)
Bartlesville High School’s Kenzie Denny (12) bats on Monday against Pryor. The Lady Bruins swept Pryor and host regionals on Wednesday (October 8).
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By Mike Tupa
Oct. 8, 2025
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
There’s nothing like ending the regular season hotter than a lava stream rolling into the postseason.
That’s exactly where the Lady Bruins (25-11) are after winning 11 of their last 12 games, including a sweep of Pryor.
Bartlesville — which is coached by Kyle Minton —has been tabbed to host a regional, starting on Wednesday.
The first round begins at noon with the Lady Bruins battling Putnam City North (9-19).
In the other semifinal, Sapulpa (7-14) and Enid (30-6) clash at 2 p.m.
The first elimination game is set for 4 p.m. and the winner’s bracket semifinal at 6 p.m.
Play resumes at noon Thursday with the losers’ bracket final at noon.
The prospective championship game is set to begin at 2 p.m. If the loser’s bracket team wins the 2 p.m. game, there will be a winner-take-all game at 4 p.m.
The regional winner advances to the state tournament.
Bartlesville didn’t play Putnam City North during the regular season. The Lady Bruins swept Sapulpa, 10-0 and 11-0. Enid squeezed past Bartlesville, 2-1, in a mid-August game.
Following are details from Bartlesville’s sweep of Pryor during the past week.
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Bartlesville High School’s Maddie Czaja (7) warms up between innings of Monday’s game against Pryor. The Lady Bruins swept Pryor and host regionals on Wednesday (October 8)..
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BARTLESVILLE 2, PRYOR 0 — The teams battle to a 0-0 tie through four-and-a-half-innings. Bartlesville scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth to win. Maddie Czaja singled in both Bruins tallies — scored by Lydia Daniels and Paisley Bryant.
Erin Bridendolph, Madie Nachbor and Daniels also each singled.
Minton called on Allison Rosson and Kelsie Yales to split pitching duties, with Nachbor as their catcher.
Rosson hurled the first four innings and Yales shut the door in the final frame.
BARTLESVILLE 4, PRYOR 3 (10 innings) — The teams waged the marathon battle last week in Pryor.
Pryor tied the game in the bottom of the seventh, 3-3, to force the extra frames.
Bridendolph and Kenzie Denny both ripped two hits to lead the Lady Bruins. Bridendolph belted a double and drove in one run.
Czaja, Savannah Alden and Daniels each plated one run.
Josie Childers and Daniels each contributed a sacrifice hit and Bridendolph stole a base and scored a run.
Yales pitched the first four innings, allowing four hits and one run while walking two and striking out six.
Rosson finished up the final six innings. She scattered six hits, allowed two runs, walked one and whiffed two.
Between the two of them Yales and Rosson threw 157 pitches.