Camas softball coach Dale Lunde knew he was asking a lot from his ace pitcher when he started her against Skyview on little rest last week.
Kennedy Ferguson had just pitched a tough game the night before, losing a really tough one to Battle Ground on Tuesday, April 17.
Camas lost the lead in the eighth inning against Battle Ground, and wound up losing 6-4. Ferguson threw 18 strikeouts that night, and came back the next evening to strike out Skyview.
“I’m always concerned when a player has a high pitch count and is then asked to pitch the very next day,” Lunde said.
Those concerns eased a bit in the first inning, when the Camas team showed off its offense. Kyli Obermiller stepped up to the plate and hit her first home run of the season, driving in two runs to put the Papermakers on the board.