March 29, 2024

Panthers pound SW Valley in season opener, 15-0

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Missing two starters playing in spring sports, the Creston softball team made quick work of Southwest Valley here Monday in the season opener.

Creston spotted junior starter Cali Foglesong five runs in the first inning and added 10 more in the second inning on its way to a 15-0 win in three innings.

Foglesong struck out four and issued no walks, pitching a perfect two innings before senior Taylor Briley pitched the final inning in relief. Briley struck out two in a perfect frame.

“Probably benefitted us pitching-wise to jump out early,” Creston head coach Mike McCabe said. “Probably helped Cali to get five runs that first inning. I thought she threw OK first time out.”

Josie Sickels started the Panthers’ offensive onslaught with a leadoff double before Briley stroked a two-run single. Lexie Little and Morghan Frey added RBI base hits in the five-run first inning.

Little added an RBI triple and Alyssa Higgins hit a double in the second inning. Frey added an RBI double and Chloe Hagle drove in a run. Mattie Wheeler hit an RBI single and Higgins drove in two more runs with a single. Foglesong and Jami Sickels each drove in one run in the inning.

Briley, Little, Higgins and Foglesong each finished with two hits and two RBI in the win.

Creston travels to Hawkeye 10 Conference rival Glenwood tonight in an early-season conference showdown.

“It seems odd that early that we’ve got a conference game, but it is kind of a big one,” McCabe said. “Certainly we’ll have to step up and be even better tomorrow night than we were tonight. No doubt about that. There will be a big difference in competition.”

Junior varsity

The Creston JV team opened its season with a 1-0 win over Southwest Valley on Monday.

Kylee LaMasters and Taylor Buxton pitched for Creston. SW Valley’s Kiara Roberts struck out eight.

Cayla Maitlen tripled in the bottom of the sixth and Buxton followed with an RBI double for Creston.

Creston 15, Southwest Valley 0

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SWV 000 — 0 0 1

Creston 5(10)x — 15 13 0

SWV: Kylie McBride 1K 4BB 2HBP and Haley Thomas. Cr: Cali Foglesong 4K 0BB, Taylor Briley (3) 2K 0BB and Chloe Hagle. W — Foglesong. L— McBride. HR — none. 3B — Cr: Lexie Little 1. 2B — Cr: Josie Sickels 1, Alyssa Higgins 1, Morghan Frey 1. RBI — Cr: Briley 2, Little 2, Higgins 2, Foglesong 2, Mattie Wheeler 1, Jami Sickels 1, Frey 1, Hagle 1. Multiple hitters — Cr: Briley 2, Little 2, Higgins 2, Foglesong 2, Frey 2.