Strong defense and timely hitting has capitalized on junior Micki Crouch's reliable pitching to send the Cardinals to a 5-2 record in the WCAC.
Bishop Ireton softball (6-2, 5-2)extended their current winning streak to 4 games with a 14-3 six inning victory over Good Counsel Monday at Luckett field. Micki Crouch struck out 14 batters and Junior Debbie Ward hit a grand slam to put the game away early.
The Cardinals exploded for 5 runs in the first inning which started with a hard hit triple by leadoff batter Micki Crouch, a double by Susie Rhodes, a Katie Kiesner single and a pair of Good Counsel fielding errors. Then they stretched the lead to 10-0 in the third inning when Ward’s massive shot to center field scored Emily Quinn, Heather Pearson and Megan Sullivan in the first grand slam of the season for the Ireton Softballers. The next inning and with two outs and 3 runners on, Heather Pearson cleared the bases with a triple to make it a 14-0 game.
Micki Crouch was sharp throughout the game allowing a single hit. Freshman Susie Rhodes pitched the 5th inning and recorded a strikeout.
On Wednesday, the Cardinals face Bishop O’Connell , ranked 7th in the country by MaxPrepSports, in a rematch of the season opener.
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| M Crouch | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| H Pearson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| D Ward | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — |
| S Rhodes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| M Pearson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| C Boddie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| K Kiesner | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| S Howell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| E Quinn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| M Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| M Manzek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| J Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| K Walsh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Totals | 27 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
2B: S Rhodes
3B: M Crouch, H Pearson
HR: D Ward
Grand Slam: D Ward
TB: M Crouch 3, H Pearson 4, D Ward 4, S Rhodes 3, K Kiesner
RBI: H Pearson 4, D Ward 4, S Rhodes 2, K Kiesner, E Quinn
ROE: C Boddie, E Quinn 2
HBP: M Crouch, E Quinn
SB: D Ward, E Quinn
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | S% | ERA |
| M Crouch | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 67.1% | — |
| S Rhodes | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67.9% | — |
| Totals | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 67.3% |
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