Lady Cats dominate Lincoln
April 5, 2023 at 7:10 p.m.
The Franklin County softball team started the season 1-0 after an 11-1 win over Cambridge City Lincoln on Thursday.
FC started the game with Maci Lake knocking in Brooke Stang on a single; Kensee Ferman then doubled to score Lake and Kassidy Schell knocked in Ferman and Madison Perleberg to give the Lady Cats a 4-0 lead.
Lake scored again in the second inning on a wild pitch, Schell scored on a run batted in from Annie Hoff in the third frame and FC led 6-0 through three innings.
Stang started the fourth inning off with a triple and Lake knocked her in with a sacrifice fly. Schell knocked in Ferman with a single and it was 8-0 after four innings.
The Lady Eagles finally plated a run in the top of the fifth inning, but the Lady Cats added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth with Schell, Hoff and Perleberg crossing the plate, giving FC its first win of the year.
Senior Josie Rolfes pitched a complete game in her first-ever varsity appearance in the circle for the Lady Cats, going five innings with five strikeouts and three walks. The offense collected 12 hits with five players – Stang, Ferman, Lake, Schell, Kiersten Schell - getting multiple. In the field, Ki. Schell delivered an unassisted double play in the fourth inning.
The Lady Cats host Centerville April 5 at 5 p.m., travel to Richmond on Thursday for a 5:30 start, and host Northeastern on Friday at 5:45.
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The Franklin County softball team started the season 1-0 after an 11-1 win over Cambridge City Lincoln on Thursday.
FC started the game with Maci Lake knocking in Brooke Stang on a single; Kensee Ferman then doubled to score Lake and Kassidy Schell knocked in Ferman and Madison Perleberg to give the Lady Cats a 4-0 lead.
Lake scored again in the second inning on a wild pitch, Schell scored on a run batted in from Annie Hoff in the third frame and FC led 6-0 through three innings.
Stang started the fourth inning off with a triple and Lake knocked her in with a sacrifice fly. Schell knocked in Ferman with a single and it was 8-0 after four innings.
The Lady Eagles finally plated a run in the top of the fifth inning, but the Lady Cats added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth with Schell, Hoff and Perleberg crossing the plate, giving FC its first win of the year.
Senior Josie Rolfes pitched a complete game in her first-ever varsity appearance in the circle for the Lady Cats, going five innings with five strikeouts and three walks. The offense collected 12 hits with five players – Stang, Ferman, Lake, Schell, Kiersten Schell - getting multiple. In the field, Ki. Schell delivered an unassisted double play in the fourth inning.
The Lady Cats host Centerville April 5 at 5 p.m., travel to Richmond on Thursday for a 5:30 start, and host Northeastern on Friday at 5:45.