VERONA, Mo. — College Heights softball (with McAuley) defined exactly what a big inning at the plate meant after scoring 14 runs in the third inning on the way to a 15-0 win in three innings over Verona in Ozark 7 Conference action on Thursday.
The Cougars (11-2, 3-0 Ozark 7) amassed 13 hits in the third inning alone, with eight of them resulting in runs being scored. The first six batters in the lineup all had two hits apiece and combined for 11 RBI and 11 runs scored.
Maddy Colin earned a three-inning no-hit win in the circle, striking out nine along the way.
Yoselin Martinez took the loss after allowing 15 runs on 14 hits, five walks and two strikeouts in three innings.
College Heights took the lead in the second inning on an RBI single to center field by Libby Fanning before the floodgates opened in the third frame.
The first five batters of the third inning reached base on hits, with CHC taking advantage of three Verona errors on the way to a 4-0 lead. The next three batters walked for the Cougars, which forced in another run, before Jayli Johnson singled home two runs to push the lead to 6-0. Two more runs came home on a double from Kloee Williamson, with Addie Lawrence following with an RBI double to left to plate Williamson. Colin highlighted the inning with an inside-the-park home run for two RBI and a 13-0 lead. Kaitlyn Bates added her second hit of the inning later in the frame on a single to center to plate a run and wrap the scoring.
College Heights hosts Lockwood on Monday.
