Rushville Blanks Lady Chargers 12-0

RUSHVILLE- Stacey Roberts was in the circle for the Lady Lions on Tuesday evening. The sophomore tossed a complete game, allowing just two hits, and one walk, while fanning 10 North Decatur batters. Belle Gossett got Rushville on the board in the bottom of the first inning with a hard hit, two RBI double. Roberts retired the next six Lady Chargers via strikeout. Rushville added to the scoreboard in the third inning. Kylie Gray knocked in Makenna Ripberger, and Karma Wilson and Ericka Kuhn each knocked in a run to put the Lady Lions up 5-0. Gossett started the bottom of the fourth frame off with a single and three batters later she walked home when Gray took a bases loaded ball four. Roberts allowed just her second base runner of the game when ND’s Katie Gearhart was hit by a pitch in the top of the fifth inning.

Briley Munchel started the bottom of the fifth reaching first base. Layla Shepherdson picked up an RBI scoring Munchel, Ripberger singled knocking in two more runs, and Rushville led 9-0 through five innings. North’s Kennedy Stier led off the sixth with a single, but Roberts retired the next three ND hitters. The Lady Lions ended the game when Shepherdson came up to the plate with the bases loaded and cleared them with a three RBI single. The Lady Lions won 12-0 to improve to 4-3 on the season. They will be back in action next Monday when they host Greensburg (2-3) for a 5:30pm game.