The Hamilton Heights softball team fell to Kokomo 13-6 in a Saturday game at the Huskies’ field.
The Wildkats built a 6-0 lead by the fifth inning, then added five runs in the top of the sixth. Heights tried to mount a comeback in the bottom of the sixth, scoring five runs of its own.
Hayley Greene opened the inning with a triple, then Sydney Massicotte drew a walk. Ashlyn Fletcher batted in the first run, as her double sent Greene home. Alayna Baber then hit a single to score Massicotte. Later, Kassidy Schakel stepped up and hit a three-run home run, also sending in Fletcher and Baber.
That made the score 11-5. In the seventh inning, Kokomo added two more runs. The Huskies scored one more in the bottom of the inning, with Fletcher’s single scoring Greene.
Fletcher and Isabella Neiling both had two hits for Heights, which is now 1-4 for the season. The Huskies play a Hoosier Conference series this coming week with Western, going on the road Tuesday before hosting the Panthers on Wednesday.
KOKOMO 13, HAMILTON HEIGHTS 6
Heights AB R H RBI
Lily Roush 2 0 0 0
Isabella Neiling 4 0 2 0
Hayley Greene 4 2 1 0
Sydney Massicotte 2 1 0 0
Ashlyn Fletcher 4 1 2 2
Natalie Newman 0 0 0 0
Alayna Baber 4 1 1 1
Kelsie Albright 4 0 0 0
Kaylee Rhoton 3 0 0 0
Stephanie Spicer 1 0 0 0
Kassidy Schakel 1 1 1 3
Totals 29 6 7 6
Score by Innings
Kokomo 212 015 2 – 13 12 1
Heights 000 005 1 – 6 7 3
HR: Schakel. 3B: Greene. 2B: Fletcher. SB: Neiling, Greene, Newman.
Heights pitching IP R ER H
Roush 3 6 4 4
Baber 4 3 3 5
Albright 0 4 4 3
Strikeouts: none. Walks: Roush 4, Baber 1, Albright 1.
Hamilton Southeastern had a tough day at the Terre Haute South Braves Bash Tournament on Saturday, dropping two games.
The Class 4A No. 9 Royals lost their first game 6-0 against 3A No. 2 Edgewood. Ava Aguilar hit a sixth-inning double for Southeastern, while Ella Lewis had two hits.
In their second game, the Royals fell to 4A No. 2 Roncalli 11-0 in six innings. Roncalli pitcher Keagan Rothrock pitched a perfect game with 18 strikeouts.
Southeastern’s third game of the tournament with 2A No. 1 Tecumseh was called in the first inning due to rain. The Royals are 2-2 and will host Mount Vernon on Monday.
EDGEWOOD 6, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 0
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Reece Massey 3 0 0 0
Ava Aguilar 2 0 1 0
Olivia Howard 3 0 0 0
Jenna Chase 3 0 1 0
Alli Boyle 3 0 0 0
Taylor Larson 0 0 0 0
Daphne Bush 3 0 0 0
Jolie Johnson 1 0 0 0
Laila Wanza 2 0 1 0
Ella Lewis 3 0 2 0
Sage Peterson 1 0 0 0
Hailey Parkinson 2 0 0 0
Totals 26 0 5 x
Score by Innings
Edgewood 200 301 0 – 6 10 1
Southeastern 000 000 0 – 0 5 3
2B: Aguilar.
HSE pitching IP R ER H
Isabella Butts 5 6 3 9
Tori Donato 2 0 0 1
Strikeouts: none. Walks: Butts 4.
RONCALLI 11, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 0
(6 innings)
Southeastern AB R H RBI
Reece Massey 2 0 0 0
Ava Aguilar 2 0 0 0
Olivia Howard 2 0 0 0
Jenna Chase 2 0 0 0
Taylor Larson 2 0 0 0
Alex Kiemeyer 2 0 0 0
Daphne Bush 2 0 0 0
Jolie Johnson 2 0 0 0
Hailey Parkinson 2 0 0 0
Totals 18 0 0 0
Score by Innings
Roncalli 700 112 – 11 12 0
Southeastern 000 000 – 0 0 3
HSE pitching IP R ER H
Sage Ladig 0 5 4 4
Chase 6 6 4 8
Strikeouts: Chase 1. Walks: Ladig 1.