Mount Vernon 15, Mansfield 1
The Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets (13-5, 8-1) tamed the Mansfield Tygers (1-7, 0-6) on April 27, with a 15-1 blowout, no-hitting them in the process.
Winning for the fourth straight game, the Lady Jackets allowed a run in the first to Mansfield on a two-base error, a wild pitch and a ground out, then Grace Bates, Addi Parker and Miranda Oswalt shut down the Tygers completely, combining for a no-hitter, walking one and striking out six.
Down 1-0, the Lady Jackets tied it in the bottom of the first on a lead off single by Kennedi Endsley, a stolen base, a passed ball and a sac fly by Hailey Rudrick. After Bates struck out the side in the top of the second, MV took the lead for good in their half on a one-out single by Presli Pope and a two-out hit batter (Mia Rieder), followed by a single by Endsley to make it 2-1. Another hit batter (Rudrick) loaded the bases and McKenzie Krownapple turned the game into a blowout with a grand slam home run to left to make it 6-1, and the Lady Jackets kept piling it on from there, adding three in the third and six more in the fourth to rout the Tygers.
Offensively, 11 Lady Jackets got hits. Krownapple went 2-for-2 and drove in four with her grand slam, Endsley went 3-for-4, scored three runs and stole four bases and Pope went 3-for 3 with three runs scored and two RBIs to lead MV's attack.
Bates pitched four innings, allowed the unearned run and one walk, whiffing three. Parker pitched 2/3 of the inning and struck out both batters she faced and Oswalt finished striking out the last batter of the game.
Northmor 11, South Central 1 (Game 1)
Northmor 6, South Central 1 (Game 2)
The Golden Knights' (12-5, 5-4) pitching and bats were alive in the double header against South Central (8-8, 6-3) on April 29, with Northmor winning 11-1 in the first game and followed with a 6-1 win.
South Central took a 1-0 lead in the first and held it until the third inning when Northmor put four runs on the board. The Golden Knights scored a pair of runs in the fourth, but then did real damage in the sixth inning for five runs. Mahaila Strobel, Raelyn Fulk, Katalina Roseberry and Maddie Simpson all had RBIs in the inning.
Northmor had 14 hits in the opening game with Strobel leading the Lady Knights going 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. Simpson also hit a double in the win, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run. Emily Zeger went 2-for-4 and Taylor Cantrell also went 2-for-4 and added an RBI. Katalina Roseberry had a multi-hit game, as well, with a 2-for-4 day with a run and an RBI.
Kate Kissling pitched six innings, allowing six hits and an unearned run while walking a batter and striking out six.
In the second game, Northmor put two runs on the board in the first inning and never looked back on the way to a 6-1 win.
Northmor’s Strobel homered in the first inning, driving in the two runs. In the sixth inning, Northmor scored three runs, thanks to a sacrifice fly by Lexi See, a fielder’s choice for Raelyn Fulk and an error on a play when Taylor Cantrell was at bat.
Shelby Cooper was the winning pitcher going seven innings, allowing three hits and a run, while striking out 15 of the 21 outs.
Strobel led the offense with her homer on a 1-for-3 day, with three runs and two RBIs. Also tallying hits were Kissling, McKenna VanDyke and Taylor Cantrell. Fulk and See each had RBIs.
West Holmes 5, Danville 2
West Holmes (8-9, 4-6) went up 2-1 early and then scored three runs in the third to set the tone against Danville (13-5, 6-3) on April 27, taking a 5-2 win.
The Blue Devils scored their runs in the first inning and fourth inning and scattered six hits in the game. The Danville offense was led by Addison Mickley who was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Cordi Richert was 1-for-2 with solo homer. Abi Sapp was 1-for-3 and Addi Bocock was 2-for-3 on the day.
Bocock pitched well in relief, going 4.1 innings with four hits, no runs, one walk and seven strikeouts.
Fredericktown 3, Hillsdale 2
Makaya Frazier was the difference-maker for Fredericktown (6-16, 1-11) against Hillsdale (12-4, 9-1) on April 27, smashing three singles and driving in a run to lead the Freddies to a 3-2 win.
Hillsdale had a 1-0 lead in the third inning, but the Freddies tied the game up in the fourth. Both teams scored in the sixth, but Fredericktown was able to break the tie in the seventh inning with a run to take the win.
Julia Partington was 1-for-4 with an RBI single in the game. Riley Rine hit a double, in a 1-for-3 day with an RBI. Chloe Wells was 2-for-3 with a double in the win.
Rine scattered seven hits over seven innings, allowing one earned run while striking out five batters.
Northmor 10, Colonel Crawford 3
Raelyn Fulk showed off her power for Northmor (12-5, 5-4) in a 10-3 win over Colonel Crawford (4-5, 1-2), where she homered and knocked in three runs to lead the way for the Golden Knights.
Northmor put up three runs in the first inning, and followed with a run in the second and third to make it a 5-0 game. The Golden Knights then scored twice in the fifth and Colonel Crawford scored for the first time to make it a 7-1 game. Northmor scored three times in the seventh inning and then Colonel Crawford scored twice.
Fulk was 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, with two runs scored. Mahaila Strobel doubled and tripled, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs. Taylor Cantrell also doubled in a 2-for-4 day with two RBIs and a run. Maddie Simpson went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Reagan See also knocked in a run going 1-for-2.
Kate Kissling was in the pitching circle for Northmor, getting a win in a complete game, allowing one earned run, six hits, three walks and three strikeouts.
