Scott City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Coming off a 10-day layoff, the Scott City Lady Beaver softball team returned to the diamond Friday afternoon to face the Southwestern Heights Lady Mustangs in non-league play. The Lady Beavers would take care of business in both games, coming away with wins of 15-0 and 18-2 in a pair of contests that did not make it past the sixth inning.
Scott City 15, SW Heights 0, Game 1
Southwestern Heights would collect two hits to start things off, but would come empty handed in their first at bat. Scott City was consistent in their scoring, putting up five runs in the three innings of play. The Lady Beavers got things going with a bang, as Hannah Tucker hit a two-run home run to get the scoring started. Cheyenne Cramer, and Makayala Miller would drive in runs in the opening inning. In the second frame, Tucker, Tori Ford, Cramer and Rhiley Stoppel would drive in a run each to make it 10-0. The inning saw three doubles out of the five RBI opportunity
Scott City, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Tuesday’s doubleheader with Holcomb and Scott City saw a pair of teams with plenty of unknowns. With only two games under their belts, and only one senior combined on the field, the youthful teams played a pair of well-contested games in a battle of 2-0 teams. Scott City would pick up the sweep, as they pulled away for a 10-3 victory in game one, but squeaked out a 4-3 win over the Lady Longhorns in the finale.
Scott City 10, Holcomb 3, Game 1
The first game of the afternoon would be a tight one early, but the Lady Beavers would pull way in the late stages. Holcomb scored the first run in the top of the first on an Emma Cornelson run after a dropped third strike, and Scott City responded with a run to tie the game after Amber Latta scored on a passed ball. The Lady Longhorns would plate two in the top of the second, as Bella Lopez scored on a passed ball, and Emily Dryden would score on an error to put them up 3-1. That would be the scor