College Heights ballooned a 2-1 lead with a nine-run sixth inning to earn an 11-2 win over Jasper in six innings on Wednesday.
The Cougars (12-2, 3-0 Ozark 7) broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth when Addie Lawrence singled to left to plate Aaliyah Perez. College Heights doubled the lead an inning later when Jayli Johnson scored on a passed ball.
Jasper cut the lead to 2-1 in the top of the sixth when Courtney Spear singled home Livia Dumm, but College Heights added insurance in a big way.
College Heights started the bottom of the sixth inning with a batter reaching by error before the first out was made on a strikeout. The next eight Cougars reached base with seven runners scoring in the process. Lawrence started the scoring with an RBI single to center before Perez singled home a run two batters later to make the score 4-1. After a bases-loaded walk by Johnson forced home a run, Kloee Williamson came up with a two-run single before Layne Jackson doubled home a run to push the lead to 8-1. Maddy Colin singled in the hole at short to plate another run before Avery Good made the score 10-1 with an RBI groundout. Lawrence wrapped the scoring with an RBI double to left to end the game via run rule.
Maddy Colin earned the win in the circle after allowing one run on three hits, a walk and 11 strikeouts in six innings.
Lawrence had three hits and a team-high three RBI as well as a run scored to lead CHC. Williamson had two hits, two RBI and scored a run, while Sarah Painter had two hits and scored a run. Johnson had a hit, an RBI and scored a team-high two runs.
College Heights is at Liberal on Thursday.
