Simpson finishes perfect-perfect game as Lady Pirates sink Columbus 14-0
On a day in which the Cardington-Lincoln Lady Pirates smacked out 26 hits, C-L pitcher Ari Simpson didn’t need that kind of support as she threw a perfect game against Columbus North International in a 14-0 victory.
Simpson was perfect, needing only 72 pitches in the five innings to strike out all 15 CNI Lady Lions she faced. Simpson wasn’t done there; she was also perfect at the plate, with a 3-for-3 day.
If Simpson’s commanding game wasn’t enough, Cardington put the game away in the first with a 13-run stampede.
Hailee Edgell, Emalee Artz and Genevieve Longsdorf each smashed home runs, and Edgell had four RBIs, with Artz driving in three to lead the C-L onslaught. Among Cardington’s 26 hits, Simpson got three hits, as did Cadie Long, while seven Lady Pirates connected for two hits apiece.
Northmor scores late to defeat East Knox, 6-4
The East Knox Lady Bulldogs scored all of its runs in a four-run third, but the Northmor Lady Knights broke a 4-4 tie with two in the sixth to take down the ’Dogs, 6-4, on May 12.
Down 1-0, the Lady Bulldogs scored four in the third on singles by Addison Davis, Maddy Cotsamire and Nataley Hull to load the bases. A ground out by Natalie Smith drove in EK’s first run, and a Shanda Melick single made it 2-1. A sacrifice fly by Gracie Sheasby and a passed ball scored the other two runs for EK.
Tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the sixth, Northmor won the game on an error, a one-out walk to Taylor Cantrell and a two-run double by Mahaila Strobel.
Emily Zeger went 3-for-3, and Raelynn Fulk and Strobel each smacked out a pair of hits for the Lady Knights. Hull and Smith each had two hits for EK
Lady Jackets win big, lose close one
The Mount Vernon Lady Yellow Jackets split a pair of games last week, beating Hilliard Darby, 7-1, and being nipped by Ashland, 11-10.
The Lady Jackets scored three in the first, two in the second and to in fifth to romp over the Hilliard Darby Lady Panthers, 7-1, May 12.
Mount Vernon got all the runs it needed with a three-run first. Lilly Erb and Kennedi Endsley started the inning with singles, and an error plated the Lady Jackets’ first run. A wild pitch made it 2-0, and a single by Emma Calkins drove in the third run. MV never looked back
MV outhit HD 11-6, led by Endsley’s 3-for-4. Emma Calkins had two hits for the Lady Jackets, and Mac Schlosser drove in two runs. Rhyli Pope homered for Mount Vernon.
Emilee Burke pitched a complete game, throwing 114 pitches and allowing only one run on six hits while striking out four.
On May 13, a back-and-forth battle went Ashland’s way after a seventh-inning score broke a 10-10 deadlock.
Ashland scored two in the top of the first and MV answered with three in the bottom of the inning. Ashville took the lead back at 5-3 with three in the second and Mount Vernon retook the lead 6-5, with three runs in the bottom of the inning. MV made it 9-5 with a third straight trey in the third, but Ashville put up three in the fourth and two in the fifth to go up 10-9. MV countered with a run in the sixth to set up the winning seventh-inning Lady Arrow score.
The Lady Jackets struck pay dirt in their half of the first on a walk to Erb, a single by Schlosser, a one-out single by Pope to load the bases, a passed ball that scored both Erb and Schlosser and an error to plate Pope. The sixth-inning tying score came on a one-out single by Grace Bates to score Endsley, who led off with a single. Ashland won it in the seventh on a two-out single-double sequence.
Highland walks-off 7-6 Senior Night win over Redbirds
Following Senior Night celebrations, the Highland Lady Scots scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to come from behind and shoot down the Loudonville Redbirds, 7-6, on May 13.
Loudonville went up 2-0 after one, and after the Lady Redbirds scored three in the top of the fifth, Highland fought back with two. Down 6-3, the Lady Scots scored four in the seventh to win it. The game-winning rally started with Stevie Asher getting hit by a pitch to lead off the seventh. Guinevere Jackson followed with a single to left. Adyson Landefeld singled to center to load the bases, and Audrey Robinson singled to left to score Asher. Emma West walked with the bases loaded to make the score 6-5. The walk-off game winner was a double to center off the bat of catcher Brooklyn Croy to score both Landefeld and Robinson.
Lady Freddies maul Lady Lions, 12-5
Fredericktown played host to Liberty Union on May 12 and sent the Lady Lions back home with a 12-5 defeat.
The Lady Freddies scored in bunches, putting up four in the second to take a 4-2 lead and adding three in the third and two in the fifth to increase their advantage to 9-2. Liberty Union got closer with a three-run sixth to make it 9-5, but the Lady Freddies answered with three of their own to make the final 12-5.
Taylor Brown got four hits and drove in three runs to lead the Freddies’ 14-hit attack. Julia Partington, Gabby Daniels and Emma Hatfield each connected for two hits. Kennedy Algire pitched 1 2/3 shutout innings in relief to nail down the win.
