Cotsamire, Smith no-hit Harvest Prep in EK’s 15-0 win
East Knox scored 15 runs in the first two innings, and Maddy Cotsamire and Natalie Smith combined to no-hit Harvest Prep in a 15-0 demolition of the Lady Warriors on May 11.
In the first, the Lady Bulldogs gave Cotsamire and Smith all of the support they needed, when the Bulldogs struck for eight runs without benefit of a hit. After Cotsamire struck out the side on 10 pitches in the top of the first, she led off the bottom of the first and was hit by a pitch. Nataley Hull and Smith both walked, and Cotsamire scored on a wild pitch. Shanda Melick was hit by a pitch to load the bases, and Gracie Sheasby walked to force in EK’s second run. Smith scored on a wild pitch and two pop outs followed. With two outs, three walks and an error plated five more runs.
In the second, Cotsamire again struck out the side, this time on 14 pitches, and the Lady Bulldogs struck for seven more runs, on four hits, three walks, a hit batter, an error and a fielder’s choice.
Costamire took the circle for the third and again struck out the side on 14 pitches. For the game, Cotsamire started and went three perfect innings, striking out all nine batters she faced, while working efficiently, needing only 38 pitches – 29 of them strikes. Smith pitched two hitless innings in relief, walking three and striking out four.
Cotsamire shined on both sides of the ball as she also connected for two hits and was the only batter in the game with multiple hits. EK got eight hits in the game and worked nine walks. Sheasby drove in two runs.
Gronberg throws perfect game as Danville crushes Tree of Life, 19-0
Grace Gronberg won her seventh game of the season in spectacular fashion May 11, twirling a perfect game against Tree of Life in a 19-0 demolition by the Danville Lady Blue Devils. Gronberg retired all 15 Lady Trojans she faced, 14 of them on strikeouts, needing only 60 pitches – 43 of them strikes.
Danville won the game in the first, taking a 5-0 lead. It extended the advantage to 11-0 after two innings and 16-0 after three. The Lady Blue Devils accounted for 21 hits, led by Alicia Humphrey, Cami Newbold and Taryn Mickley each going 4-for-4. Keaura Shilling went 3-for-4. Humphrey blasted three triples, Mickley drove in three runs, and Shilling stole three bases in the onslaught.
Lady Pirates squeak by Gales, 3-2
Cardington-Lincoln’s softball squad came from behind to take a 3-2 victory over the visiting Lancaster Gales on May 10.
Hits were even at 6-6, and three Lady Gales walked, with two Lady Pirates earning free passes.
C-L took a 1-0 lead in the second on a home run by Riley Burchett but fell behind 2-1 after the top of the fifth. C-L responded immediately, countering with two runs on the bottom of the inning to take back the lead for the win.
Six Lady Pirates reached base on one hit apiece; Burchett’s homer was Cardington’s only extra-base hit. Genevieve Longsdorf pitched a complete game to gain the win for C-L. She needed only 52 pitches and threw 42 for strikes while striking out six. The Lady Pirates improved to 19-1 on the season and are 12-0 in KMAC play.
Freddies pepper Lady Blue Devils, 13-3
Danville got off to a 2-0 lead in the first, but it was all Lady Freddies after that, as Fredericktown took a 13-3 win over the Lady Devils on May 10.
Fredericktown came right back to tie with a two-run first of its own and took the lead for good with a five-run third. The Lady Freddies put the game on ice with a six-run fourth to make it 11-2 and each team scored in the final inning to accrue the final score.
Fredericktown outhit Danville, 12-7, and was paced by four players with two hits each – Taylor Brown, Jess Montalvo, Julia Partington and Alyssa Zolman. Montalvo, Brown and Trinity Garretson each hit a triple. Zolman pitched a complete game to earn the win for the Freddies. She threw 91 pitches, allowed only one earned run in seven innings and struck out five. Danville was led by Alicia Humphrey, who went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, and Addison Mickley with two hits
Lady Jackets Top Lexington 11-6, lose to Ashland, 7-3
The Mount Vernon Lady Yellow Jackets split a pair of games this week, defeating Lexington 11-6 on May 9 and dropping a 6-3 decision to Ashland on May 10.
Coming off back-to-back 17-0 wins over Mansfield, the Lady Jackets scored early, then waited until the sixth inning for their bats to re-awaken against the Minutemen.
Mount Vernon took a 2-0 lead in the first. Kennedi Endsley grounded a one-out single, and after an error and a ground out that scored Endsley, Emma Calkins singled to center to drive in the second run.
After the Lady Jackets added a run in the third, Lexington put up a run in the bottom of the third and two in the fourth to tie the game at 3-3. Each team scored twice in the fifth, and then Mount Vernon took control with five runs in the sixth. With one out, Lilly Erb smacked a single to center, and Endsley followed with a line drive single to center. Mac Schlosser drove in a run with a single to center to give MV the lead, 6-5. After Endsley scored on an errant pickoff attempt, Mckenzie Krownapple hit a sacrifice fly to left to make it 8-5. Calkins walked, and an error followed by an Addison Christopher single made it 9-5. Grace Bates lined a single to center and MV’s lead was 10-5.
Outhitting Lexington 13-9, Mount Vernon’s attack was led by Krownapple and Schlosser with three hits each and Erb and Endsley with two hits apiece. Krownapple had three RBIs to pace run-producers. Rhyli Pope went the distance in the circle, striking out five to gain the win.
The following day, Mount Vernon started well but fell behind early and could not make up ground against the Ashland Lady Arrows. The Lady Jackets went up 3-0 in the first on a hit batter, two errors and a one-out, two-run single by Krownapple, followed by a two-out run-scoring single by Christopher. But that was all the offense could muster, as they were held scoreless the rest of the way. Ashland got a run back in the first and put up a five-spot in the second to take control.
Mount Vernon scratched out five hits, led by Erb’s two hits. Emily Burke was strong in relief of starter Pope, who was victimized by three Jacket errors. Burke pitched 4 1/3 innings and allowed one unearned run.
