REEDS SPRING, Mo. — What a way to begin a new season.
Carl Junction blasted Reeds Spring 27-3 in a prep softball opener on Friday.
Yes, that score is correct.
The Bulldogs plated seven runs in the first inning before adding 12 in a huge second inning. The hosts pushed across three in the second, but Carl Junction’s eight-run third inning accounted for the final score.
The game ended after the third inning due to the run rule.
Carl Junction received two hits apiece from Kaitlyn Nease and Kacie Ford, while Addie Brock drove in five runs and scored four times. Brock hit a grand slam.
Ford had three RBI, while Saedra Allen, Nease and Hannah Cantrell all had two RBI apiece.
Kalyssa Hagston and Brock scored four times apiece, while Sammie Sims, Dalaynie Hallacy and Cantrell crossed the plate three times apiece. Ford, Bryn Neria, Jamie Fabozzi all scored twice apiece.
Allen was the winning pitcher. She allowed three runs on three hits and struck out two.
Carl Junction (1-0) travels to Cassville on Monday.
