La Plata’s softball team started its title defense pounding out 19 hits in a 20-10 win over Schuyler County in five innings.
J.B. Connoley with the call on NEMOPressbox.com. The Lady Dogs’ Layne Mack went 4-4, with 2 runs, 6 RBIs, and the game-ending sac fly in the bottom of the fifth to earn the Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the game.
The Lady Dogs jumped out to a 7-1 lead after one, before the Lady Rams came back with 6 in the second and 2 in the third to reclaim the lead. La Plata scored another 7 in the third and 5 in the fourth to put it out of reach. Florence Lusher went 3-4 with a run and 2 RBIs, and Grace Leslie went 3-3 with two runs and an RBI to lead the Lady Rams offense.
La Plata hosts Higbee Thursday in a game that can be heard on NP1, while the Lady Rams host Princeton Wednesday, before a Thursday game at South Shelby on NP2.
Find our postgame interviews with both coaches below, and the game on our archive page.
Schuyler County Coach Jada Calhoun:
La Plata Coach Wendi Travis:
