The Basics
Score: Roanoke 10 | Oneonta 0
Records: Maroons 7-0 / 0-0 ODAC | Red Dragons 1-2
Location: Salem, Va.
The Lead: The Roanoke softball team looked to continue their hot start with the final two games of the 2022 Mountain Mash tournament on Saturday. The Maroons did just that with a 10-0 win over Oneonta, followed by a, 16-0, win over Fredonia State. Roanoke is now 8-0 and have outscored their opponents by a total of 86-4.
Highlights:
- After a Meri Bostic walk, back-to-back doubles by Shanan Hester and Kate Houle would stake the Maroons to yet another early lead.
- Lauryn Chappell scored on an RBI base hit by Bostic, who would come around and score on a Jordyn DiFava single to make it 4-0. The lead would grow when a Rachel Sirbaugh RBI to right field made it 5-0 after two innings of play.
- Roanoke took the 5-0 edge into the top of the sixth. Hester started the frame with a single to left and scored on a Houle triple. An infield single and hit by pitch would load the bases. Makayla Austin scored Houle on a sacrifice fly and Chappell walked to reload the bases. Bostic sent three Maroons across the plate with a hit to center field to cap a 5-run inning and close out the scoring in a 10-0 win.
- Jada Karnes got the start and ran her scoreless streak to 21 innings to start her junior campaign. Karnes allowed four hits and registered six strikeouts.
- Hester was a perfect 3-3. Bostic was 3-4 with a pair of runs and three RBI while Houle went 3-4 with a run and two RBI.
The Basics
Score: Roanoke 16 | Fredonia 0
Records: Maroons 8-0 / 0-0 ODAC | Blue Devils 1-3
Location: Salem, Va.
Highlights:
- Madison Courts tripled and scored on a Lilly Burns ground out to get Roanoke on the board in the first inning.
- Katie Collier singled and stole second ahead of a Morgan Clark base on balls. Adriana Rivera reached on an error and advanced to second on a Courts RBI single to left. A Burns base hit would load the bases. After Rivera was retired at the plate on a fielder's choice, Madison Cooke doubled to left to score a pair. Carlie Patterson delivered an RBI single to push the RC advantage to 6-0.
- The Maroons added a run in the third and then blew open the game in the fourth inning. A Collier 2-run triple and Gabby Fox double highlighted an inning that would see seven runs on eight hits with three left on base as Roanoke made it 14-0.
- Clark scored on an error and Molly Epperson singled to plate the final run of the afternoon as Roanoke took the game, 16-0.
- Meagen Evans got the start and picked up the win, giving up three hits and striking out two. Hester came in relief and didn't give up a hit, striking out four.
- Collier, Courts, and Patterson each had three hits and combined to go 9-12 with six runs and five RBI.
Up next: Roanoke will pack their bags and head to Florida for eight games during Spring Break.
