Joplin senior Madisyn Tracy hit three home runs to lead a Joplin offense that scored crooked numbers four times in the Eagles’ 12-1 win over Aurora on Monday.
The Houn’ Dawgs (6-13) scored a run in the top of the first inning but it was all Eagles from there. Joplin (12-12) took the lead with two runs in the second before adding two runs in the third, one in the fourth, five in the fifth and two more in the sixth to end the game via run rule.
Tracy highlighted the win with a trio of long balls, going yard the first time in the bottom of the third to score Bailey Ledford and give Joplin a 4-1 lead. Tracy added a two-run home run to center in the bottom of the fifth to plate Jadyn Pankow, who doubled in the previous at-bat, to push the lead to 7-1. Tracy promptly ended the game in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run homer to center to plate Riley Kelly. Tracy finished the game with six RBI and three runs scored.
Jill McDaniel earned the win in the circle after allowing one run on two hits, two walks and 11 strikeouts in six innings.
Ledford had two hits, including a triple, drove in one and scored a run, while Izzy Yust tripled and doubled and scored two runs. Pankow doubled on the way to two hits and a run scored, while Maria Loum had two hits, including a double, scored a run and drove in one.
Joplin hosts Carl Junction on Tuesday.
