The Fishers softball team improved to 2-0 on the season after overwhelming Lawrence Central 20-0 in a five-inning Wednesday home game.
The Tigers scored in all four innings in which they batted. Fishers scored seven runs in the second inning, during which Hannah Abbott hit the first of her two home runs. Kaylee Kardash also blasted a homer, as did Kate Murray, who hit a home run in her first-ever high school at bat.
Kamara Walker got the pitching win, going three innings with two strikeouts and one hit. Murray then threw the last two innings, with five strikeouts and no hits.
“We hit the ball really well tonight,” said Tigers coach Daren James. “Our pitching’s been really solid.” James said Fishers’ success can be attributed to “just getting the ball in play” and cutting down on strikeouts from last year.
Karyn Trice, Kardash and Madison Flanery all had three hits for the Tigers. Kardash drove in five runs, Abbott batted in four runs and Murray had three RBIs. Six different players hit a double.
Fishers is back in action next Saturday, April 1 when it plays at Evansville North.
FISHERS 20, LAWRENCE CENTRAL 0
(5 innings)
Fishers AB R H RBI
Sophie Schoch 2 3 2 1
Emma Venus 2 1 1 0
Karyn Trice 4 2 3 2
Kaylee Kardash 4 3 3 5
Abby Gavin 2 0 0 0
Taylor Duplessis 1 1 1 0
Sydney Abel 1 1 0 0
Kate Murray 2 2 2 3
Ashtin Grubb 2 2 2 0
Nyah Duplessis 3 1 2 0
Jenna Grubb 1 1 0 0
Madison Flanery 4 1 3 2
Hannah Abbott 3 2 2 4
Hannah Trueblood 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 20 21 17
Score by Innings
Lawrence Central 000 00 – 0 2 5
Fishers 175 7x – 20 20 3
HR: Abbott 2, Murray, Kardash. 2B: Trice, Schoch, Murray, Flanery, Grubb, Kardash. SB: Kardash. HBP: Gavin.
Fishers pitching IP R ER H
Kamara Walker (W) 3 0 0 1
Murray 2 0 0 1
Strikeouts: Murray 5, Walker 2. Walks: none.