Lenox 10,
SW Valley 2
CORNING — Lenox plated six runs in the top of the first inning and cruised to a 10-2 win over Southwest Valley here Thursday.
Southwest Valley answered back with two runs of its own in the bottom of the first inning, but couldn’t chip into the Tiger lead any more.
Katie Dukes started the game for the Tigers in the pitching circle, before giving way to Beth Christensen in the first inning. Christensen went on to strike out 11 batters and walk two in picking up the win.
Dukes finished 3-for-4 at the plate with a triple and one RBI. Aurora Arevalo was 2-4. Shantelle Brown and Bailey Schmitz each doubled. Emily Powell and Jacy Stoaks each drove in two runs. Megan Brown and Christensen each drove in one run.
“Beth Christensen was awesome in relief, as Katie Dukes struggled in the first,” Lenox head coach Tom Shields said. “Beth struck out 11 and allowed no hits over 6 2/3 innings. Dukes had a good game at the plate and Megan Brown helped out with a double play — the pitcher’s best friend.”
For Southwest Valley, Kiara Roberts took the loss, giving up eight runs on six hits in five innings. Kylie McBride pitched two innings of relief.
“We have a tendency to have one bad inning every game,” Southwest Valley head coach Jim Obermeier said. “Against Lenox, it was the first. We gave up six runs, four hits and five errors. After the first, we competed defensively. Our offense, however, didn’t pick up the slack.”
Murray 14, Moulton-Udell 1
MOULTON — Murray scored eight runs in the sixth inning here Thursday to pick up a 14-1 win in six innings over Moulton-Udell.
The Lady Mustangs led 5-0 through four innings, before sending 14 batters to the plate and scoring eight runs on seven hits and four walks in the sixth.
McKenzie Case had a big game with three hits and three RBI for the Lady Mustangs. Deena Snyder, Madison Gonseth and Brandi Gilbert each recorded two hits.
Kayla Wookey picked up the win in the circle, striking out a career-high 11 batters with three walks and pitching a four-hitter.
Mount Ayr 6, Bedford 0
BEDFORD — Sophomore Macy Larsen pitched a six-hit shutout here Thursday, as Mount Ayr picked up a Pride of Iowa Conference win over Bedford, 6-0.
Larsen pitched all seven innings for the first time of her career, striking out six and walking three.
Offensively, freshman Sara Winemiller went 3-for-4 at the plate with a triple and one RBI. Bailey Anderson, Alyssa Johnson, Caroline McAlexander and Megan Warin each finished with two hits. McAlexander finished with a double and one RBI. Larsen and Warin each drove in one run in the win.
Interstate 35 10, Mount Ayr 0
TRURO — Interstate 35 shut out Mount Ayr here Friday night, 10-0.
“It was a 2-0 ballgame going into the fifth,” Mount Ayr head coach Ranae Klinkefus said. “What should have been our second out was an error and it snowballed.”
Kirsten Dolecheck hit a double in the fifth inning for the Raiderettes.
Bedford Tournament
BEDFORD — Mount Ayr went 0-3 for the day here Saturday at the Bedford Tournament, losing 5-3 to Earlham, 6-2 to Treynor and 10-9 to Central Decatur.
Of the 21 runs scored against the Raiderettes in the tournament, only eight runs were earned.
In the loss to Earlham, Megan Warin was 2-for-4 with two runs and two singles. Alyssa Johnson hit an RBI triple and a single. Caroline McAlexander had a double for Mount Ayr.
Warin hit an RBI double in the top of the seventh inning against Treynor. Bailey Anderson also hit an RBI single in the seventh inning.
Central Decatur scored seven unearned runs in the 10-9 win over Mount Ayr to close the day.
Johnson finished 2-4 with an RBI triple and a single. McAlexander was 2-4 with an RBI. Sara Winemiller hit an RBI triple.