DEWAR - The Dewar Lady Dragon varsity fastpitch softball team earned the runner-up trophy this past Saturday at the annual Dewar Invitational Fastpitch Softball Tournament at Al Kessel Field.

The Lady Dragons needed four straight wins - three on Saturday - to earn a spot in the tournament title game after suffering a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat to the Kiefer Lady Trojans in the second round on Friday.

The Dewar ladies kicked off the 3-day event with an 11-3 drubbing of the Moss Lady Pirates last Thursday.

After the loss to Kiefer began Day 2 of the annual tournament, the host Lady Dragons notched an 8-3 win over the Okemah Lady Panthers in the loser's bracket second round last Friday.

Dewar continued their run through the loser's bracket Saturday, earning wins over Stigler (7-0), Porter (13-2), and Kiefer (8-2), respectively, to punch their ticket to the championship game against the Varnum Lady Whippets.

In order to take home the team championship of their tournament, the Lady Dragons needed to defeat the Lady Whippets twice. The Lady Dragons' dreams of a championship finish were thwarted in the first (of a possible two) championship game, as the Dewar ladies dropped a 15-6 decision to Varnum to finish runner-up to a very talented Lady Whippet squad that outscored their first three opponents in the tournament by a combined 33-0.

The Lady Dragons were scheduled to travel to Canadian on Tuesday for a showdown with the Canadian Lady Cougars. The Dewar ladies will close out the week at the Stuart Tournament this Thursday-Saturday.

Below are summaries from the Lady Dragons' participation at last weekend's Dewar Invitational Fastpitch Softball Tournament.

First Round

Dewar 11, Moss 3

Moss opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the top of the first. The host Lady Dragons then took a 5-2 lead in the home half of the first after plating five runs in the frame. The Dewar ladies tacked on three in the second for an 8-2 advantage after two innings of action. Moss made it an 8-3 contest with a run in the top of the third, while the host Lady Dragons put the finishing touches on their 11-3 victory by tallying three runs in the last of the third. Moss failed to produce any runs in the top of the fourth to award Dewar with the 11-3 victory.

Skyler Randall earned the pitching win for Dewar, allowing three runs on six hits with one walk in four innings of work.

Offensively, the Lady Dragons scattered 13 hits in the opening-round win. Leading the way in the hit department for Dewar were Savannah Been (2 for 2, 2 singles, RBI), Noelani Corbin (2 for 3, 2 singles), KiKi Carter (2 for 2, 2 singles, RBI), Autumn Campbell (2 for 3, 2 singles, RBI), and Staejha Mack (2 for 2, 2 singles, 2 RBIs) with two hits apiece. The other three base hits for Dewar in the win came on a single by Kobee Hewett, double by Randall, and an RBI single by Skye Been.

Other Dewar hitters to reach base against Moss were Randall (walk), Carter (walk), Campbell (fielder's choice), Savannah Been (walk), Skye Been (hit by pitch), and Nakea Harjochee (walk).

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Second Round

Kiefer 4, Dewar 3

Kiefer tallied its four runs in the first two innings, plating two runs in each of the first and second. The score remained at 4-0 in favor of the Lady Trojans until the bottom of the fifth when the Lady Dragons plated three runs in the frame to cut the deficit to one, 4-3. The Dewar ladies had the winning run at second with two outs, but was left stranded on a game-ending lineout to the shortstop to hand the Lady Dragons the heartbreaking 4-3 loss.

Skyler Randall went the distance in the circle for Dewar and was saddled with the pitching loss. The junior right-hander gave up four runs on five hits, striking out one and walking six in five innings of work.

The Dewar offense was limited to just four hits in the contest, led by Noelani Corbin, who went 2 for 2, including a leadoff solo home run in the fifth.

The other two base hits for the Lady Dragons against Kiefer were singles by Autumn Campbell and Staejha Mack.

Other baserunners for Dewar in the loss were Skye Been (error), Morgan Britt (walk, hit by pitch), and KiKi Carter (walk).

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Loser's Bracket Second Round

Dewar 8, Okemah 3

Both teams tallied one run in their half of the first, then the Lady Dragons plated a run in each of the second and third innings for a 3-1 advantage. Okemah knotted the score at 3-3 with two runs in the last of the third. Dewar regained the lead for good in the top of the fourth, plating five runs in the frame for an 8-3 margin. The Dewar defense held the Lady Panthers in check in the bottom of the fourth to award the Lady Dragons the 8-3 victory and avoid elimination.

Skyler Randall allowed three runs on three hits, struck out seven, walked three, and hit a batter in four innings of work to earn the pitching decision for Dewar.

The top hitter for the Lady Dragons against Okemah was Autumn Campbell with a 2-run single. The other base hits for Dewar in the elimination game were singles by Savannah Been and Skye Been, a double by Randall, and an RBI single by Morgan Britt. Britt also drove in a run in the fourth with an RBI groundout.

Other Dewar baserunners against Okemah were Britt (walk), Randall (walk), Campbell (walk, fielder's choice), Savannah Been (walk), Skye Been (fielder's choice), Noelani Corbin (2 walks), KiKi Carter (2 walks, error), and Staejha Mack (walk).

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Loser's Bracket Quarterfinals

Dewar 7, Stigler 0

The Lady Dragons opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the home half of the first. The Dewar ladies then added two in the second, two in the third, and one in the fourth for the 7-run production. The Dewar defense kept Stigler off the scoreboard in the top of the fifth to preserve the 7-0, shutout, win.

Skyler Randall picked up her third pitching win of the tournament in the loser's bracket quarterfinals. The Dewar right-hander struck out five and walked one, while giving up seven hits in five innings of shutout work.

Noelani Corbin was the top overall hitter for Dewar in the win, going 3 for 3 with a pair of singles, a double, and an RBI.

Randall (2 for 3, single, double, RBI), Savannah Been (2 for 3, 2 singles), and Autumn Campbell (2 for 2, 2 singles, RBI) were next in the hit column for the Lady Dragons with two hits apiece. The other two base hits for Dewar in the elimination game came on a single by KiKi Carter and a double by Skye Been.

Morgan Britt was the only other baserunner for Dewar, reaching base after being hit by a pitch.

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Loser's Bracket Semifinals

Dewar 13, Porter 2

The Lady Dragons broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the top of the second. The Dewar ladies added a run in their half of the third, then pushed across three runs in the top of the fourth for a commanding 9-0 lead after three and one-half innings of action. Porter broke up the shutout bid with a run in the bottom of the fourth to make it a 9-1 Dewar lead. The Lady Dragons put the finishing touches on their run-rule victory with four runs in the top of the fifth. Porter managed just one run in its at-bat in the bottom of the fifth to give the host Dewar ladies the 13-2 victory and a spot in the loser's bracket finals and a rematch with Kiefer.

Skyler Randall improved to 4-1 in the circle at the tournament, working five innings against Porter for her fourth win of the 3-day event. Randall allowed two runs on seven hits in her complete-game decision.

KiKi Carter was the top hitter for Dewar, going 3 for 3 with a pair of singles, a triple, and 2 RBIs. Randall (2 for 4, 2 singles), Savannah Been (2 for 4, 2 singles, RBI), Skye Been (2 for 3, single, double, 2 RBIs), Morgan Britt (2 for 3, single, triple), and Noelani Corbin (2 for 4, 2 singles, RBI) rounded out the Dewar hit parade with two hits apiece.

Other Dewar baserunners against Porter were Britt (walk), Carter (walk), Savannah Been (walk), Skye Been (walk), Autumn Campbell (2 walks), and Staejha Mack (2 walks).

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Loser's Bracket Finals

Dewar 8, Kiefer 2

The Lady Dragons got the scoring started with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first. Kiefer made it a 2-1 contest with a run in the top of the third. Dewar regained its 2-run lead at 3-1 with a run in the last of the fourth, then added four more in the fifth for a 7-1 advantage. Both teams tallied a run in their half of the sixth, while Dewar defense kept the Lady Trojans off the scoreboard in the top of the seventh to walk away with the 8-2 victory and a spot in the tournament title game against Varnum,

Skyler Randall picked up her fifth pitching win at the tournament, allowing two runs on six hits with three walks in seven innings of work.

Savannah Been (3 for 4, 3 singles), Morgan Britt (3 for 4, 2 singles, triple, 2 RBIs), and Noelani Corbin (3 for 4, 3 singles, RBI) led the way offensively for Dewar with three hits apiece. Randall (2 for 3, single, double, 3 RBIs) and Autumn Campbell (2 for 2, 2 singles, RBI) were next in the hit department for the Lady Dragons with two hits each. The final three base hits for the Dewar squad in the win came on singles by KiKi Carter and Kobee Hewett and a pinch-hit single in the sixth by Nakea Harjochee.

Carter also reached base in the contest on a fielder's choice.

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Championship

Varnum 15, Dewar 6

Varnum got the scoring started with six runs in the top of the first. The Dewar ladies tallied a run in the home half of the frame to make it a 6-1 contest after the first inning of action. Varnum took the second inning by a 2-1 margin for a 6-run advantage, 8-2. The next inning and one-half went scorless, then the Lady Dragons plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth to cut the deficit to four, 8-4, heading into the fifth frame. The Lady Whippets tallied three runs in the top of the fifth and fourth in the top of the sixth to complete their 15-run production, while Dewar was only able to manage one run in each of those innings to drop a 15-6 decision to the talented Varnum squad.

Skyler Randall suffered the pitching loss for Dewar, allowing 15 runs on 14 hits wth eight walks and one hit batsman in six innings of work.

Savannah Been led the Lady Dragons' offensively, going 3 for 4 with three singles and an RBI. Randall (2 for 4, 2 singles, RBI) and Noelani Corbin (2 for 4, single, triple) were next in the hit department for Dewar with two hits each. The other four hits for the Lady Dragons in the title game came on singles by Autumn Campbell, KiKi Carter, and Staejha Mack and a 2-run double by Morgan Britt.

Other baserunners for Dewar in the loss were Corbin (error), Campbell (walk), Carter (fielder's choice), Mack (fielder's choice), and Kobee Hewett (walk, hit by pitch).

---Dewar Invitational Fastpitch Softball Tournament

August 9-11, 2018 • Dewar, OK

Tournament Results

Game 1: Dewar 11, Moss 3

Game 2: Stigler 3, Okemah 2

Game 3: Porter 10, Eufaula 4

Game 4: Stigler 1, Wetumka 0

Game 5: Okemah 4, Eufaula 3

Game 6: Varnum 16, Okmulgee 0

Game 7: Kiefer 4, Dewar 3

Game 8: Wetumka 3, Moss 0

Game 9: Kiefer 7, Porter 2

Game 10: Varnum 8, Stigler 0

Game 11: Dewar 8, Okemah 3

Game 12: Wetumka 11, Okmulgee 1

Game 13: Porter 7, Wetumka 5

Game 14: Dewar 7, Stigler 0

Game 15: Varnum 9, Kiefer 0

Game 16: Dewar 13, Porter 2

Game 17: Dewar 8, Kiefer 2

Game 18: Varnum 15, Dewar 6