The 2024 slow-pitch softball season came to an end for the Roland Lady Rangers on Thursday at the Class 5A District Tournament in Stilwell after losing 14-2 in four innings to districthost Stilwell and 16-0 in four innings to Eufaula.

The Lady Rangers began the week by losing twice at home to Fort Gibson on April 15 by scores of 2-1 and 8-0 before they won the regular- season finale 12-1 over Gore on April 16 at home.

In Roland’s loss to Stilwell, the Lady Indians jumped out early and often, scoring once in the first inning, seven runs in the second inning and twice in the third inning for a 10-0 lead after three innings. A four-run fourth inning put the game into run-rule status.

In defeat, Kynlei Earnhart was 2-for-2, Kyleigh Knapp was 2-for-2 with a double, a run scored and an RBI and Addyson Clark tripled and scored once for the Lady Rangers (516). Kiah Pettit took the loss.

In Roland’s seasonending loss to Eufaula, the Lady Ironheads got a two-hitter tossed by pitcher Makayla Harjo, with the only blemishes against her being a double apiece by Pettit and Jaydance Bean. Pettit took the loss.

In the win over Gore, after falling behind 1-0 in the first inning, the Lady Rangers scored three runs in the first inning, eight runs in the second inning and once in the third inning to put the game into runrule status.

For the contest, Bean was 3-for-3 with two doubles, three runs batted in and a run scored, Emily Daws was 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI, Clark was 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and an RBI, Chloee Strong was 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBIs and a run scored, Pettit was 2-for-2 with two runs scored, Lilly Cole doubled and scored once, Knapp tripled with an RBI and a run scored and Earnhart tripled with three RBIs and a run scored for Roland. Pettit got the win.

In the Game 1 loss to Fort Gibson, the Lady Tigers scored once in each of the first two innings for a 2-0 lead. Haven Freeman’s twoout, RBI double scored Strong to cut Roland’s deficit to 2-1 in the fifth inning, but the Lady Rangers got no closer.

In defeat, Bean tripled, Freeman hit an RBI double and Strong singled and scored Roland’s only run.

In the nightcap, Roland only had six hits as Daws was 2-for-3, while Freeman, Earnhart, Clark and Knapp all singled.