Lady Knights Bats Hot To Open The Season
The Southwood softball team scored in every inning in route to a 17-0 win over Northfield Monday.
Southwood got on the board in the first inning. Rowan Goodpasture singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.
Southwood put up five runs in the fifth inning. The rally was led by singles by Grace Lambert, Goodpasture, and Meredith Norman and a double by Rylee Thomas. Samantha Powell singled for the Norse in the inning.
Madi Culver earned the win for Southwood. The righty went three innings, allowing zero runs on one hit, striking out five and walking zero. Goodpasture and Sutphin entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.
Layne Fields took the loss for Northfield. The hurler allowed 13 hits and 17 runs over five innings, striking out six.
Southwood tallied 13 hits in the game. Goodpasture, Norman, Lambert, and Thomas each managed multiple hits for the Knights. Goodpasture went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Southwood in hits. Southwood stole six bases during the game as two players stole more than one. Goodpasture led the way with three.
Powell led Northfield with two hits in two at bats.
Southwoodmore stats
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Izzy Ashba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rylee Thomas | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Grace Lambert | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowan Goodpasture | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lili Combs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Natalie Sutphin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Makenna Younce | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carley Whitesel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grace Snyder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meredith Norman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Madi Culver | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aaliyah Dyson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madi Culver | 3.0 | 39 | .615 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowan Goodpasture | 1.0 | 8 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Natalie Sutphin | 1.0 | 16 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Northfieldmore stats
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ella Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samantha Powell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophie Powell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ava Copeland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Cartwright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Layne Fields | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Avery Shrider | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsten Rife | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Emma Shrock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layne Fields | 5.0 | 118 | .559 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
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