CAMBRIDGE — The offense banged out 13 hits as Cambridge picked up win No. 1 of the season with an 11-1 decision against Zanesville Saturday at Cambridge City Park.
"We got our hitting going today," Cambridge head coach Bob Shepard said. "We went up to the plate with a better approach today and it paid off. We have a young team and continue to fine tune things as we good. Proud of the girls today, we needed this win and hopefully we can build on it."
Bailey Kenworthy led the way with a double, two singles with three RBIs for Cambridge (1-2), with Miranda Cole adding a double, two singles with a pair of RBIs. Taylor Warden chipped in with three base hits, Alicia Smith added a pair of singles, and Chloe Davis singled with two RBIs.
Laney Harper tossed a 1-hitter with 10 strikeouts to collect the pitching win, and helped her own cause with a double that plated a pair of RBIs.
Tri-Valley 11, 3, Indian Valley 7, 2: Tessa Green knocked in four runs with a home run and a single and Paiton Murphy homered and doubled among her three hits in Game 1, as the Scotties (4-2) swept the Braves.
Murphy had nine strikeouts and gave up 10 hits in a complete game win. Larsyn Holdsworth connected on two doubles, Courtney Wolfird and Alivia Reffitt had two hits and two runs scored and Ashlyn Davis doubled with three RBIs in the opener.
Davis shut out Indian Valley until the seventh inning in Game 2 to earn the victory. She had nine strikeouts and gave up six hits, while Peterson doubled and singled with a RBI, Delaney Bell hit a double and Holdsworth had a hit and a RBI.
Crooksville 5, 12, Rosecrans 2, 4: Maelee Collins belted a two-run homer in Game 1 and Dalena Rollison swatted a homer among her two hits and drove in three runs in Game 2 to highlight the Ceramics' sweep.
Rollison, Elyse Baker and Madison Goodin swatted doubles in the opener with Goodin driving in a run. Rollison also had six strikeouts and gave up two hits in 3 1/3 innings for the win in the opener.
In the second game, Rylee Chamberlin and Brynn Lundell tripled, Chamberlin had two RBIs and Paige Frame doubled, singled and knocked in a run for Crooksville (6-0). Lexi Saffell had three strikeouts in a complete game win.
Serenaty Gibson had two hits with a RBI and Kate Ward and Ellie Worden had singles in Game 1 for the Bishops (0-4), as Emily Jenkins had three strikeouts in five innings for the loss.
Dakota Householder, who suffered the loss, hit a solo HR, Mallory Moody had three hits, and Jenkins, Worden and Kerry Thompson added two hits for Rosecrans in Game 2.
Liberty Union 13, 14, Coshocton 0, 1: The Lions tossed a no-hitter in Game 1 and allowed just four hits in Game 2 against the Redskins (0-5).
Mallorie Stamper hit a triple with a RBI in the second game, while Savannah Gambill, Jazlene Brown and Brealeigh Hutchinson also had hits that contest. Gambill (three K's in the first game) and Stamper took the losses in the circle.
Athens 7, John Glenn 3 (9 inn.): The Bulldogs scored four times in the ninth to down the Muskies (1-4).
Riley Wunder hit a solo home run and a single to lead John Glenn. Addi Babcock, Delaney Bell and Akeelah Van Dyne had hits, and Kendall Snider took the loss in relief with seven strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. Haylee Young started, fanning eight and allowing three hits in 4 2/3 ...