Carter Eckl

3 days ago | nevadaappeal.com | Carter Eckl

The No. 5 ranked Oregon Ducks softball team (39-4) is being propelled by Carson High School graduates in Kedre and Kailee Luschar. Kedre Luschar has made the most of her playing time this season, slashing a .466 batting average in 118 at-bats with a .504 on-base percentage and .712 slugging. Kedre’s .466 batting average is the 17th-best in Division I amongst qualified hitters. She’s recorded 13 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 35 RBIs. Kedre is also 22-for-22 in stolen base attempts.

3 days ago | nevadaappeal.com | Carter Eckl

After three consecutive losses to the Wichita Thunder to conclude the regular season, it seemed like the odds may be stacked against the Tahoe Knight Monsters, who opened the playoffs against the Thunder. The Thunder won the season series 4-1-1 and concluded the regular season by sweeping Tahoe on their home ice, jumping the Knight Monsters for the higher seed. Saturday, the Knight Monsters showed they had no plans to roll over with a 6-1 road win over Wichita in Game 1.

3 days ago | nevadaappeal.com | Carter Eckl

Bishop Manogue High School baseball (20-4, 11-0 in Class 5A North league play) took the season series from Douglas High School with a 9-2 win in Minden on Thursday. Luke Main and Jeffrey Peters had two-hit performances while Blaine Bilderback also recorded a base hit. Jackson Ovard had Douglas’ lone RBI. Grayson Kamper threw two innings of relief and struck out four. UP NEXT: Douglas (8-13, 4-7) took on Carson High (8-17, 2-9) on Tuesday before hosting Damonte Ranch (2-15, 1-11) on Thursday.

3 days ago | nevadaappeal.com | Carter Eckl

The Sierra Lutheran High School baseball team (7-14-1, 5-13 in Class 2A North league play) lost a pitcher’s dual in the April 15 series-opener against Incline (5-12, 5-12), 4-2, but bounced back with two wins in shootout fashion in Thursday’s doubleheader, winning 15-5 and 13-11. The Falcons fell behind 3-0 in the first half of the doubleheader, but responded with five runs in the second inning.

1 week ago | nevadaappeal.com | Carter Eckl

The Tahoe Knight Monsters open the franchise’s first postseason series this afternoon. The Knight Monsters will be taking on the Wichita (Kansas) Thunder on the road for the first two games of the best-of-seven series. Games 3, 4 and 5 will be at the Tahoe Blue Events Center in Stateline from April 23-26. If necessary, games 6 and 7 will be in Wichita.