College Heights spoiled Springfield Catholic’s first ever softball game in school history after scoring 10 runs in the fourth inning to pull away to a 15-0 win in four innings on Tuesday at the Joplin Athletic Complex.
Maddy Colin earned the win in the circle after blanking Springfield Catholic over four no-hit innings, striking out 10 and walking one.
Brooklyn Burns took the loss after allowing eight runs on eight hits, four walks and three strikeouts.
After a scoreless first inning, College Heights’ Jayli Johnson brought the first run home with an infield single. Johnson and Lauren Ukena came around to score after an RBI single to left from Kloee Williamson to push the lead to 3-0.
Avery Good pushed the Cougars’ lead to 5-0 after rounding the bases for a two-run inside-the-park home run, scoring Addie Lawrence, who singled earlier in the inning.
College Heights scored 10 runs on seven hits in the last of the fourth. Williamson, Good, Ukena and Colin all had RBI singles in the inning, while Layne Jackson had an RBI double and Johnson added a two-run double.
Johnson and Good led CHC with three hits, three runs scored and three RBI each. Williamson had two hits and a team-high four RBI. College Heights, which also features players from McAuley Catholic, is now 2-0.
