SOFTBALL WRAP: Raiders score three in sixth to beat Kentridge, 4-1
Published 10:25 am Monday, April 25, 2011
The Thomas Jefferson Raiders (8-2 SPSL North) tallied three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie and beat the Kentridge Chargers, 4-1, Thursday in South Puget Sound League North action.
Katie Jackson held the Chargers to just five hits and their only run came in the top of the sixth. Jackson also finished 1 for 2 with an RBI and run. Alyssa Keyes finished with two RBIs and Annalise Campbell was 2 for 3 with a run.
The Raiders then swept a double-header from Kent-Meridian Friday. Jefferson won the opener, 11-0, and the nightcap, 13-2. Both games lasted only five innings. Alexandria Crowe hit a solo home run and scored three times in the second game and Lexi Gornanson finished 4 for 4 with three runs. Raquelle Hale got both wins on the mound for TJ.
Decatur
The Gators (0-11) were swept by the Bonney Lake Panthers Thursday in a doubleheader, 16-3 and 12-2.
In the opener, Decatur finished with five hits and scored all three of its runs in the fourth inning. Senior Lindsay Dickinson was 1 for 2 with a double, RBI and a run.
Dickinson had two of the Gators’ three hits in the nightcap and Abby McFaul finished 1 for 2 with an RBI.
Beamer
The Titans (4-4 SPSL South) got back to .500 with a 13-11 win over Curtis Friday. The win came a day after Beamer was shut out by the Emerald Ridge Jaguars in five innings Thursday, 12-0. The Jaguars pounded out 21 hits and Beamer finished with just two.
Against Curtis, finished with 18 hits and tallied three runs in the bottom of the sixth to break a 10-10 tie. Emma Blauser got the win on the mound and was also 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a home run. Lexie Jones finished 3 for 4 with three doubles and four RBIs and Kelsey McDonnel was 3 for 3 with two RBIs.
Federal Way
The Eagles (0-7 SPSL South) were shut out by the Spanaway Lake Sentinels, 10-0, Thursday evening in SPSL South play. Federal Way finished with just two hits and also committed five errors.
Spanaway Lake scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.
