Sevastopol High School

Pioneers softball sinks Vikings in five innings

The Sevastopol Pioneers softball team scored at least four runs in three consecutive innings to put Gibraltar/Washington Island away early 14-2 in five innings.

 

The Vikings struck first when Courtney Foy took Addison Schauske deep to make it 1-0. Schauske would get that run back herself when she drew a bases-loaded walk in the Pioneers' half of the first inning to tie the game at 1-1. The Pioneers would put the throttle down in the second inning with five runs, boosted by a three-run inside-the-park homer by Naomi Rikkola. In the third, Kayla Ranly's run-scoring single started the rally, including another Rikkola homer and an RBI single by Lyvia Duessler. Abby Jarosh would take a nibble out of the lead with an RBI single in the fourth. Still, another four-run inning by the Pioneers effectively put the game on notice for the early dismissal thanks to extra-base hits by Rikkola and Dressler. 

 

Schauske calmed down after the early homer to end her afternoon with the complete game win, allowing two runs (2 ER) and six hits while striking out 10. Rikkola went 3-4 with six RBI, while Duessler went 2-4 with four RBI. Isla Fagundes posted two hits in the loss for the Vikings. Emile Glocke allowed 14 runs (4 ER) on nine hits and five walks from the circle for the Vikings.