Monday-The Lady Cardinals went to Springdale for their third match-up with the Lady Bulldogs and jumped out to a 3-0 lead after 3 innings.  Hannah Neal, though, hit two home runs to bring Springdale back to a 6-3 win over the Lady Cards.  Katy Chavis was 2-4 with a double and Samantha Combs had a 2-out RBI single. Other hits were contributed by Teighlor Williams, Andi Daniel and Kelsie Stewart.

Tuesday-The conference season opened in Gentry and the Lady Cardinals got off to a great start, banging 4 Home Runs in a 12-3 win.  Madison Barnes got her 6th win of the year and Katy Chavis (2-4, 3 RBI, HR), Kelcie Stewart (3-4, HR, 2 SB, 2 RBI), Jordan Stevens (2-4, 2R, RBI) and Samantha Combs (2-4, BB, HR, 2 SB, 2 RBI) all socked homers! Michaela Larabee went 2-4, Kala Crisp was 2-5, and Teighlor Williams was 1-4 to aid the offense.

Thursday-The Lady Cards visited Prairie Grove for the second conference game of the season and applied the “early and often” theory while scoring a 7-run first inning and a 17-0 victory.  Katy Chavis got her first shutout and her 5th win in the circle while collecting 4 RBIs at the plate.  Michaela Larabee (2-4, RBI), Kelsie Stewart (3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI), Teighlor Williams (3-4, 3B, SB), Jordan Stevens (2-4, 2 R, RBI), Samantha Combs (1-3, BB, 2 SB, RBI),and Payton Wiedner (2-4, R, SB) all contributed mightily to the offensive attack.

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Monday–Bentonville came to FHS to play a double header and left town with an 0-2 record as the Lady Cards swept the games, 6-5 and 9-7.  Both were very competitive games between two good teams and the Lady Cards were excited to come out with the sweep and boost their record to 7-2.

Game One was a back and forth affair as the Lady Cards scored 2 in the 6th to tie the game at 5. In the top of the 7th, Bentonville loaded the bases with none out against starter Katy Chavis, who pitched beautifully for 6 innings. Into the game in relief came Madison Barnes, who escaped the jam allowing no runs and set the stage for Jordan Stevens to finish off the Lady Tigers.  Stevens opened the bottom of the 7th with a double to the right-center field wall, then went to third and scored on two wild pitches.

Game Two-The Lady Cards scored early and often, opening up a 6-1 lead after two innings.  Teighlor Williams socked her first Home Run in the second inning after doubling to right field in the first.   Starter Madison Barnes (4-1) won her second game of the day and 4th of the season and Katy Chavis (3-1) recorded her second save by closing down a scoring threat in the 6th and another one in the 7th.

The Farmington-Fayetteville Tournament was a one-day, rain-shortened affair on the Saturday before Spring Break.  The Lady Cards played two games as they defeated Springdale 2-1 and lost to Greenbrier 7-2.  In the Springdale game, Katy Chavis picked up her 4th victory and Kala Crisp led the offensive attack, going 2-3 with a double.  Michaela Larabee and Payton Wiedner (1-2, 2B, BB) picked up the RBIs.  In the second game, Larabee was 2-2 with a walk and a run scored.  Crisp and Kelsie Stewart (1-2, 2B) also collected hits, while Payton Wiedner (1-2, HR, RBI) hit her first varsity career Home Run.

Over Spring Break, the Lady Cardinals hosted Horatio, who was making a spring break trip to NWA.  The Lady Cards defeated the guests, 13-2, in a 5-inning run-rule game.  Madison Barnes picked up her 5th win, and the offense put the game away with a 7-run 4th inning.  Michaela Larabee (3-4, 2 R, SB), Teighlor Williams (2-4, 2R, SB), Kala Crisp (2-4, 2 R, SB), Samantha Combs (2-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI), Payton Wiedner (1-3, 2B, R, SB), and Jordan Stevens (1-2, 2B, 2 R, BB, SAC, 3 RBI) led the attack. Katy Chavis and Andi Daniel also had hits and Chavis closed out the game in the circle.

The 2010 season is under way as the Lady Cardinals are off and running with a 3-2 start.

Week One:

Monday: The Lady Cards played well in a 9-2 victory over Springdale Har-Ber in the opener.  Katy Chavis got her first win, backed by Kala Crisp (3-4, 3 RBI), Teighlor Williams (2-4, 2b, 2 RBI) and Andi Daniel (1-3, SAC, 2 RBI).

Thursday:  Fayetteville came to town and left with a solid 9-1 victory over the Lady Cards.  Michaela Larabee (3-4, R, SB) and Payton Wiedner (2-3) led the Lady Cards at the plate.

Friday:   Heartbreak in the 7th as Southside got two unearned runs in the top half to win 4-3.  Jordan Stevens went 3-4 and Kala Crisp went 2-3 with an RBI and stole 2 bases.

Week Two:

Tuesday:  After Monday’s rain out at Bentonville, the Elkins Lady Elks came to town.  The Lady Cards scored in almost every inning to overcome a 2-0 deficit and won, 9-2.  Madison Barnes got her first varsity win, striking out 11, only allowing 4 hits and 2 walks.  Kelsie Stewart slammed her first home run and Michaela Larabee (2-4), Kala Crisp (2-4, 2B), and Samantha Combs (3-3, 2B) had multiple-hit games.

Thursday:  The Lady Cardinals hosted the Springdale Lady Bulldogs in the next step of their tour through the 7A West conference, and won the game with a 5-inning mercy-rule 13-3 decision.  Katy Chavis got her second win and Kala Crisp (2-3, 3 RBI) and Samantha Combs (1-3, RBI) both ripped line-drive home runs to lead at the plate.

Friday: Rained out again at Rogers High School!

Saturday: The Lady Cardinals went to Van Buren to play Van Buren and Arkansas Baptist.  It was a very successful day as they swept the double-header by scores of 11-1 and 9-4.

Against Van Buren, Katy Chavis went to the circle and got her 3rd win.  Payton Wiedner (2-2, BB, Run, 2B, 2 RBI), Kala Crisp (2-4, 2 Runs, 2 RBI), and Jordan Stevens (2-4, Run, RBI) led the offensive onslaught and the 7-run 3rd inning!  Michaela Larabee, Kelsie Stewart and Jamie Doss also had hits. Chavis, Teighlor Williams and Samantha Combs also had RBIs.

The Lady Cards defeated Arkansas Baptist behind the combined pitching of Madison Barnes (2nd victory) and Katy Chavis (1st save). Kelcie Stewart (2-4, HR, 5 RBI) got the Lady Cards rolling in the first with a 3-run Home Run to left field and they took a 4-0 early lead. Teighlor Williams and Michaela Larabee had two hits each, and Kala Crisp went 3-5 with a double.  Samantha Combs and Kelsey Evans also had singles and Katy Chavis walked 3 times as the Lady Cards put up 5 runs in the last 3 innings to close out the game.  AND…how about that DOUBLE STEAL by Jordan Stevens and Katy Chavis…SWEET!!!!