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Lady Pirates no-hit Bulldogs in 12-0 rout
All of the offense came from the Cardington-Lincoln softball squad on April 12, as the Lady Pirates connected for 12 hits and 12 runs, and C-L pitchers Genevieve Longsdorf and Ari Simpson combined to no-hit East Knox.
C-L started slowly with a run in the first on a double by Dana Bertke, a passed ball and a ground out. They added three in the second on three doubles and a single and made it a runaway with six in the third on four singles, a hit batter, an error and a triple by Bertke. They tacked on two more in the fourth. In the circle, Longsdorf pitched four no-hit innings, walking one and striking out seven, and Simpson finished up with a spotless fifth, striking out one.
At the plate, eight Lady Pirates hit safely, with Bertke, Simpson, Abbi Hardwick and Kayleigh Ufferman each connecting for two hits. Bertke’s hits were a double and a triple, as were Hardwick’s, and Mac Linkous slammed a double and finished with three RBIs. Natalie Smith was EK’s only base-runner, reaching on a walk in the first inning. The final 13 Lady Bulldogs were retired in a row by Longsdorf and Simpson.
Cardington-Lincoln improved to 8-0 (4-0 KMAC), and East Knox fell to 2-3 (0-2 KMAC)
Asher pitches second no-hitter as Highland cruises to 11-0 win over Harding
The Highland Lady Scots scored in each of their four at-bats, and Stevie Asher pitched a no-hitter as Highland crushed Marion Harding, 11-0, April 12.
Asher threw five innings, walked two and struck out nine for the no-no win, her second no-hitter in eight days. Adding to her domination, Asher singled and was hit by a pitch in three trips to the plate. Highland connected for 10 hits and was led at the dish by Adyson Landefeld and Audrey Robinson, who both went 3-for-3. Highland scored two in the first, two in the second, four in the third and three in the fourth to cruise to the win.
12-run fifth ices Freddies’ win over Mt. Gilead, 16-0
A scoreless tie was broken by a single Fredericktown run in the third, and a tight 4-0 game was broken open with a 12-run Freddies fifth en route to a 16-0 victory over Mount Gilead on Tuesday.
The Freddies outhit the Lady Indians 17-2. Taylor Brown had three hits and three RBis, and Gabby Daniels connected for three hits and drove in two for the Freddies, who got hits from nine different players. Jess Montalvo reached base four times on a single and three walks. Molly Murphy connected for both of Mount Gilead’s hits, and two Lady Indians reached base on walks.
Kennedy Algire started and pitched four shutout innings for the win, allowing two hits and striking out four. Miranda Payne pitched a perfect fifth, striking out two in relief. Fredericktown is now 6-0 (3-0 KMAC), and Mount Gilead is 0-3 (0-2 KMAC).
Lady Blue Devils use big third to tame Black Bears 11-0
The Danville softball team broke open a 2-0 game with an eight-run outburst in the third to take down River View 11-0, moving to 4-1 on the season.
Danville put two on the board in the bottom of the first after Lady Devil pitcher Grace Gronberg induced all three River View hitters to ground out. Keaura Shilling led off the bottom of the first with a single and scored on a error. Alicia Humphrey then drove in a run with an RBI single to make it 2-0.
Gronberg struck out the side in the top of the third, and Danville went to work offensively. Shilling again led off with a single and stole second. Addison Mickley reached for the second time on an error and again scored Shilling. Humphrey singled, and Taryn Mickley followed with a home run to left. Gronberg doubled to center and, after two went down, Emily Weckesser singled, Jaylyn Smith singled and Shilling got her second hit of the inning – and third of the game – with an RBI-double to center. By the time the inning ended, it was 10-0 Danville.
Danville outhit the bears 10-2 as six Lady Devils connected for hits. Shilling went 3-for-3, and Humphrey and Taryn Mickley each had two hits. Gronberg went all the way, pitching five innings, allowing two hits no walks and striking out nine.
Harris blasts two as Lady Jackets sting Madison Lady Rams, 17-5
Paced by two home runs by Kiannah Harris, the Mount Vernon Lady Jackets moved to 8-1 and 3-0 OCC with a convincing 17-5 thrashing of the Madison Comprehensive Lady Rams, 17-5, April 12.
Scoring in every inning, the Lady Jackets put up three in the first and led 4-0 after two and 9-3 after three to coast to the win. They tacked six more on in the fifth to seal the runaway.
The Lady Jackets used two walks, a single a sacrifice bunt and three more singles to take a three-run lead after one, four hits to take a six-run lead in the third, home runs by Emma Calkins and Harris in the fourth and then a five-run rally, ending on Harris’ second blast to make it a rout in the fifth.
Mount Vernon outhit Madison 16-8 and fielded cleanly, with no errors to five for the Rams. Eight Lady Jackets got hits, led by Harris with three hits and four RBIs. Lily Erb also connected for three hits, and both players scored three runs. Complementing Harris’ two four-baggers, Calkins also hit a home run in the game.
