Comets go cold offensively, settle for fourth at state

The postseason winning ways ended for the BCLUW softball team here Thursday and Friday, as the Comets failed to score a run in their final two games against Van Meter and Logan-Magnolia, respectively, and settled for a fourth place finish in Class 2A at the state tournament.
Van Meter 2, BCLUW 0
   The Comets dropped a 2-0 decision to Van Meter in the Class 2A semi-finals of the Iowa Girls’ High School State Softball Championships at the Rogers’ Sports Complex.
   A two-run fourth inning ended the hopes of a state title for the underdog BCLUW girls. Sixth-ranked Van Meter coupled two base hits with an error and well-placed bunt for all the runs needed.
   The 13th-ranked Comets had won four straight post-season games and eight consecutive overall before the bats struggled Thursday. BCLUW managed just three singles and never generated a scoring threat against Bulldog pitcher Bailey Richards.
   “I felt we were ready to play and we played well, but we just didn’t put the bat on the ball. We didn’t give ourselves a chance to get anything going on the bases,” stated BCLUW coach David Lee.
 
Read the full recap in this week's Grundy Register.