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Softball: Lady Pirates hold off EC in pitching duel
TL;DR
Greensburg defeated East Central 1-0 in a tight softball game featuring 29 combined strikeouts. Harper Adams led Greensburg with 16 strikeouts and contributed the game's only RBI.
Key points
- Greensburg won 1-0 against East Central
- Combined 29 strikeouts in the game
- Harper Adams pitched 7.0 innings with 16 strikeouts
- Paige Hotze pitched 6.0 innings with 13 strikeouts
- Adams had the game's only RBI
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In a pitching duel that saw a combined 29 strikeouts, Greensburg held off East Central for a 1-0 EIAC victory Monday.
Greensburg's Harper Adams pitched 7.0 innings, allowing two hits while striking out 16.
East Central's Paige Hotze pitched 6.0 innings, allowing one earned run on five hits while striking out 13.
The Lady Pirates got an RBI single by Adams to score Mallory Bruner in the third inning for the lone run of the game.
Greensburg finished with five singles in the game. Adams (RBI), Layla Murray, Aubrie Barnes-Pettit, Tinley Klene and Bruner all had a single.
After a trip to Madison Wednesday, the Lady Pirates travel to East Central Thursday for a rematch.
South Decatur 9, Morristown 0
On the road at Morristown, the Lady Cougars of South Decatur pounded out 11 hits, including a pair of home runs, en route to a 9-0 win against the Lady Yellow Jackets.
South opened the scoring in the second inning when Dalilah Martin drove a home run over the left field fence to score Delaney Caplinger and Samantha Cole and put South on top 3-0.
In the fourth inning, Lilly Murray tripled to left field to drive in Lily Huey and Martin. A single by Raegan Benge singled to center field to score Murray and extend the lead to 6-0.
In the fifth inning, Lyndsey Shireman singled, went to second on Carly Shook's single and eventually scored on a passed ball.
A 2-out home run over the center field fence by Murray pushed South's lead to 8-0 through six innings.
In the seventh, Shook doubled to score Riley Benge and make the final 9-0.
South had 11 hits. Martin had a home run and three RBIs. Murray finished with a triple, home run and three RBIs. Raegan Benge added a pair of singles and one RBI. Shook finished with a single, double and one RBI. Caplinger doubled. Riley Benge, Shireman and Huey all had a single.
In the circle, Riley Benge pitched 7.0 innings, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out 11.
Rushville 16, Batesville 10
In an offensive battle, the visiting Lady Lions of Rushville held off Batesville 16-10 in Monday's softball action.
The Lady Lions scored 11 runs through the final three at-bats.
Offensively for Rushville, the Lady Lions had 14 hits. Makenna Ripberger finished with a single, double and two RBIs. Althea Tellas added a pair of singles and three RBIs. Becca Tabeling and Charli Marcum both had two singles and two RBIs. Payton Moore added two singles and one RBI. Kiara Flannery and Penelope Davis both had a hit and one RBI. Ella Bowles and Macy Blevins both added a single.
In the circle for Rushville, Tellas pitched 4.2 innings, allowing one earned run on five hits and five walks while striking out four. Tabeling pitched 2.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on one hit and three walks while striking out two.
Q&A
What was the final score of the Greensburg vs East Central softball game?
The final score was 1-0 in favor of Greensburg.
How many strikeouts did Harper Adams have in the game?
Harper Adams had 16 strikeouts during the game.
What inning did Greensburg score their only run against East Central?
Greensburg scored their only run in the third inning.
Who had the RBI single for Greensburg in the game?
Harper Adams had the RBI single that scored Mallory Bruner.