Riverdale roughs up Lady Pioneer softball
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Lady Warrior Cathleen Hosfield struck out 14 batters while throwing a no-hitter against the Lady Pioneers as Riverdale downed Warren County 10-0 in District 7-AAA action.
Riverdale?s first two hits of the game came in the first inning as Kelsey Woodruff and Jessica Ayers connected, but Warren County got out of the inning without any trouble.
In the bottom of the first and second innings the Lady Pioneers went down in order.
In the top of the third Riverdale sent one run to the plate after Kelsey Choate reached on an error with one out. Woodruff singled up the middle scoring Choate, before Warren County?s Kaitom Tanner struck out Breana Thomas to get out of the inning.
Linnsay Williamson reached first base on a swinging strike passed ball for Warren County?s first baserunner of the day, but the next two batters went down swinging.
After Ayers reached on a single to left for the Lady Warriors, Brittany Ferrell came in to pitch for the Lady Pioneers and got Warren County out of the inning on a strike out and ground ball.
In the top of the fifth Riverdale broke the game open when they loaded the bases with three singles, off the bats of Choate, Hosfield and Jessica Whitens. Thomas stepped to the plate and sent Ferrell?s offering over the center-field fence for the grand slam and a 5-0 lead. Riverdale went on to score two more runs before the inning was over off of one hit and one error for a 7-0 lead.
Mary Kate Fisher reached on a walk in the bottom of the inning, which would be the last base runner Warren County would get. The next three batters went down in order.
In the top of the tenth Riverdale produced three more runs after a lead-off double from Ayers, got things started and three more hits gave the Lady Warriors a 10-0 lead heading into the bottom of the inning.
Warren County was again went down in order in the bottom of the inning to end the game.
The Lady Warriors came up with 14 hits on the night as Hosfield fanned 14 and walked just one batters. Warren County pitching had three K?s on the night, while the Lady Pioneers committed three errors.