Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Wednesday roundup

New Palestine's softball team opened the year with a resounding 21-1 victory over Lawrence North Wednesday. The Dragons scored in all five of their at-bats, jumping ahead 4-0 after two innings and then striking for eight runs in the third and six more in the fourth. NP is now 1-0 on the year.

On Tuesday, Mt. Vernon defeated potential sectional rival Hamilton Heights 10-0 in five innings. MV scored four in the first and six in the fifth to put the game away. Morgan Stunda was 2-for-3 with two doubles, a run and an RBI. Jessica Laubecher and Darcy Sapp both had two hits and two RBI. Ellie Balbach and Whitney Estes also both went 2-for-3. Balbach allowed three hits in five innings for the shutout victory in the pitching circle.

Also Tuesday, Greenfield-Central beat Speedway 5-2, scoring twice in the fourth and once in the fifth to put the game away after the Plugs tied it at 2-2 in the top of the fourth. Olivia Barnhart was 3-for-3 with a run scored to lead G-C. Tori Cuebas homered, doubled, scored twice and drove in a run. Alyssa Walls also had two RBI. Sami Frazier allowed three hits, one earned run and struck out eight in seven innings for the victory.

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