CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Joplin broke a scoreless tie with six runs in the fourth inning on the way to a 12-3 win over Carl Junction on Tuesday.
Jill McDaniel earned the win after limiting Carl Junction to three runs on two hits, a walk and seven strikeouts.
Saedra Allen took the loss after allowing 12 runs, eight earned, on 11 hits, four walks and 12 strikeouts.
With no score after three innings, Joplin’s Liz Snider doubled home McDaniel and Izzy Yust to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead. Abby McGinnis singled to center later in the inning to bring home the third run of the frame. After two Joplin runners came home on a Carl Junction error, Bailey Ledford came through with an RBI triple to center to give the Eagles a 6-0 advantage.
Joplin added two more runs in the top of the fifth, highlighted by a Reece Schroer RBI double to left to score McGinnis, pushing the lead to 8-0.
Joplin picked up another run-scoring hit in the sixth when Snider scored Yust with a double to left to extend the lead to 11-0.
Carl Junction got on the board in the last of the sixth inning when Kalyssa Hagston drew a bases-loaded walk to make the score 12-1. Saedra Allen picked up an RBI later in the frame on a groundout.
Snider led Joplin with three hits, all doubles, and a team-high four RBI. Ledford and Schroer each had two hits for Joplin.
Izzie Southern and Hannah Cantrell recorded hits for Carl Junction.
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