The PCM softball team dropped their season opener against Grinnell Monday night by a score of 11-1.
Following three scoreless innings, Grinnell broke things wide open, scoring 6 runs in the top of the 4th inning. PCM was able to answer with a run of their own in the bottom of the inning, but that was all the offense could push across the plate. Grinnell added five runs scattered throughout the final three innings. Pitcher Riley DeVore took the loss in the home opener for the Mustangs.
PCM softball will be back on the softball diamond Wednesday and play host to Nevada at 7:15 p.m.
The PCM Baseball squad returns their top 3 hitters as the season starts this week. Seniors Caleb Duinink and Andrew Mitchell and Junior Durant VanDyke all finished the 2020 season with batting averages over .350 and on base percentages over .400. The Mustangs top pitcher, Senior Beau Webb, is also back after finishing 2020 with a 2-2 record.
The Mustangs Softball squad enters the 2021 season with an experienced group of underclassmen. PCM’s top 3 bats of Sidney Shaver, Riley DeVore, and Riley Johannes return as sophomores and look to expand upon a good 2020 campaign. All three hitters had batting averages eclipse the .350 mark in their freshman season. Sophomore Paige Steenhoek is set to lead the pitching staff after posting a 4-6 record last season in her 11 starts.