DIAMOND, Mo. — Diamond’s softball team hiked its record to 18-4 by beating Lamar 6-3 on Monday.
The game was deadlocked when the Wildcats scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Diamond’s Lauren Turner earned the pitching victory after allowing three unearned runs on six hits in four innings. She struck out five and walked none.
Caitlyn Suhrie tossed three scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while striking out seven.
Suhrie also went 3-for-3 at the plate with three RBI and three runs scored. Grace Frazier went 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Talyn Daniels drove in a run.
Lamar’s Lilly Weber was charged with the loss. She allowed six runs, three earned, on eight hits in six innings.
Jaycee Doss had two of Lamar’s seven hits and Kennedy Evans drove in two runs. Zavrie Wiss had the other RBI for the Tigers.
Diamond is at Miller on Tuesday and hosts Sarcoxie on Thursday for the team’s ‘Gold Out’ game for childhood cancer awareness.
Lamar (7-8) hosts Purdy on Thursday.
