GALLERY: Buckeye Central at Seneca East softball

By Maira Winemiller

PhotosbyMaria.net/Crawford County Now

April 21, 2026 10:31 pm

A softball runner slides into first base as a fielder reaches for the ball near the orange base; umpire/coach and another player watch from behind on the infield dirt. — Maria WinemillerWynford 7, Buckeye Central 1

Female softball player in a white uniform with blue socks gloved and ready to catch a ball on a grassy field, with a chain-link fence in the background.

Baseball/softball action: runner in red slides into a base as a fielder in white reaches for the ball, dust rising from the dirt.

Girls' softball game: catcher in beige gear prepares to throw a pitch while batter in red stands at home plate.

Woman softball pitcher in a white pinstripe uniform throwing a pitch on the infield.

Female softball player in a red and gray uniform swings a bat during a game, wearing a helmet and standing at home plate on a dirt field beside a chain-link fence.

Female softball player in red and gray uniform with number 1, wearing a protective mask, holds a glove and bright yellow ball on a field with teammates in the background.

Female softball pitcher in red and gray uniform winds up to throw a pitch on the dirt mound in a game.

Softball player in red uniform (number 11) catches a ball reaching above the glove near the outfield fence.

Female softball pitcher in a red-and-gray uniform (number 12) throws a pitch on a dirt infield, with a fielder in the background.","A softball pitcher in red jersey and gray pants winds up a throw on the field while another player watches in the distance.","Action shot of a female softball player mid-pitch on the infield, wearing red and gray with a glove on her left hand.","Pitcher in a red uniform hurls a ball from the mound during a game, with teammates visible in the background.","A female softball player wearing number 12 prepares to throw, standing on the dirt of the pitcher's circle."

A softball batter in red swings at a pitch as the catcher and umpire stand behind home plate on a dirt field.

Softball player in a Royals jersey throws a ball on the infield, wearing a helmet and glove.

A batter at bat swinging at a softball pitched toward home plate, with catcher and umpire behind, during a game on a dusty infield.

Batter in white and blue swings at a yellow softball as the catcher and umpire watch from home plate on a dirt infield.

Softball pitcher in red and gray uniform winds up to throw, ball in midair with a fielder in white in the background.

Softball batter swings at a pitched ball as the catcher crouches at home plate and the umpire watches nearby.

Softball action at home plate: batter in red swings as catcher in white crouches behind, with an umpire and spectators beyond the fence; a pitched ball is in play to the left.

Female softball player in a white-and-blue uniform catches a ground ball with her glove on a grassy field beside a chain-link fence.

Softball game in progress: pitcher in a Royals uniform throws a pitch, with teammates and opponents nearby on the infield.

Side view of a female softball pitcher in a white pinstripe uniform on the mound, mid-throw with a gloved hand and protective mask nearby.

Female softball catcher in a white uniform and full protective gear reaches to catch a ball in midair near home plate, dugout in the background.

Softball batter in red and gray swings at a pitched ball on a dirt field, with fence and spectators behind.

Softball pitcher in white and blue winds up a throw on the infield as a red-uniform runner advances and a teammate waits near first base.

Two young softball players in white pinstriped uniforms with helmets stand facing each other with bats at a field.

Female softball batter in a white pinstripe uniform with number 9 swings at a pitch as a red-gear catcher crouches behind home plate; ball in midair near the plate.

Softball player in red and gray uniform reaching up with a glove to catch a yellow ball on the infield; teammates and a school bus in the background.

Baseball batter in white pinstripes swinging at a pitch as catcher in red crouches behind home plate behind a chain-link fence.

Softball player in red uniform leaps to catch a high ball with her glove while another fielder stands nearby on the infield; spectators sit behind a chain-link fence beyond the outfield.

Female softball pitcher in a white pinstripe Royals uniform throws from the mound, with a teammate in the background.

Youth softball player in a white pinstriped uniform stands on a base with a glove raised overhead, signaling during a play.

Softball team in red and gray uniforms sits and stands in a dugout behind a chain-link fence, some holding bats and wearing helmets.

Softball player in white pinstripe uniform and blue socks fields a ground ball on the infield, wearing a helmet and glove; teammate in the background.

Female softball player in white and blue uniform reaches for a ball near the outfield fence during a game.

Young softball player in red and gray uniform runs between bases on the dirt infield, helmet on, with a white base nearby and a fielder partially visible on the left.

Female softball player in red and gray uniform swings a bat at a pitched ball near home plate, wearing a protective helmet and knee-high red socks as teammates watch nearby.

Softball catcher wearing a face mask throws a ball toward a pitcher in a white pinstripe uniform on a dirt infield, with a grassy field and fence in the background.

Female softball batter in red and gray swings with a helmet on, bat raised at the plate.

Female softball player in gray-red uniform batting during a game on a dirt field with a chain-link fence in the background.

Girls in white and blue Royals softball uniforms stand in a dugout behind a chain-link fence, one holding a bat and others watching or clapping as teammates prepare to play.",

Group of young softball players sitting in a dugout behind a chain-link fence, some in white-blue uniforms, one wearing sunglasses and talking on a phone/light object. The scene is beside a beige brick wall with a man standing in the doorway above them.

Softball action: a red-uniform runner slides into a base while a white-uniform fielder reaches to tag, dust rising from the dirt.

Two female softball players in red and gray uniforms stand near a chain-link outfield fence during a game, one ready to field a ball and the other in a ready position to catch.

Female softball batter in a white and blue uniform swings at a pitch at home plate, with a red-gear catcher and dugout spectators in the background.

Female softball pitcher in red and gray uniform (number 7) winds up to throw on the dirt mound.

Softball player in a red uniform leaps to catch a ball above her glove on the infield dirt, with a fencing and buildings in the background.

Female softball player in white uniform bats at home plate, wearing a helmet and blue socks, mid-swing during a game.

Two female softball players on a dirt infield near a chain-link fence: a baserunner in a white and blue uniform stands on first base while a fielder in red and gray crouches with a glove nearby.

A female softball batter in a white pinstripe uniform and blue helmet swings at a ball on a dirt field, with a chain-link fence and spectators behind her.

Softball pitcher in a red and gray uniform wearing a protective mask, gripping a glove and preparing to throw on a dirt pitcher's mound.

Young softball batter in a white pinstripe uniform swings at a pitch at home plate during a game, helmet on and glove ready.

Softball player in white pinstripes slides toward a base while another fielder in gray/red reaches for a ball in the air near the plate; spectators in the background.

Softball infielder in a white uniform with blue socks bends to field a ground ball near first base.

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