BELOIT—The Elkhorn softball team had slowly been chipping away at Beloit Memorial’s lead and was feeling quite confident it could complete the comeback on Tuesday.
Just one problem: the Elks underestimated left fielder Brooklynne Hereford-Foster’s arm.
Marlee Wester singled to left field with the bases loaded and allowed two runners to score, cutting the Purple Knights’ lead to 8-7. But Olivia Kettergaen got thrown out trying to make it to third by Hereford-Foster, putting Elkhorn’s comeback to a screeching halt.
Beloit (5-5, 2-4 SLC) had built a 8-3 lead through four innings before the Elks (3-5, 2-4) scored a pair in the sixth.
Hereford-Foster had a one-run triple in the fourth while Allie Gustafson smacked an RBI double and RBI single as the Knights recorded 11 hits. Amya Clark added a two-run single in the third and she finished with two hits, as did Jasmine Smith, Gustafson and Hereford-Foster.
Rilynne Cleland threw all seven innings and allowed 11 hits, a walk and struck out three. She allowed seven runs but just one was earned as the Knights committed six errors.
• BIG FOOT 14, BELOIT TURNER 6: Lily Wolf set the tone for a great night of hitting for the Chiefs as she went 4-for-6 from the leadoff spot as her squad outhit the hosting Trojans 16-11 in the Rock Valley Rock slugfest.
Holly Kynell had three hits as did Kate Hummel, who hit a two-run double and finished with three runs batted in. Brylee Parott hit a two-run double on her way to three RBI.
Emma Bue went 4-for-4 with a double and RBI while Kamdyn Davis went 2-for-4 with two runs for Turner (4-3, 3-2), who fell behind 9-0 before scoring four runs in the third. Big Foot (6-3, 4-1) answered with a pair of runs in the fourth and fifth.
Kynell earned the win in the circle as she allowed six runs (one earned) on 10 hits and two walks with two strikeouts. Maddyn Saunders allowed 14 runs (eight earned) for the Trojans while striking out four.
• CLINTON 6, EDGERTON 3: After starting 0-4, the Cougars have found themselves on a two-game winning streak as they took down the visiting Crimson Tide on Tuesday.
Clinton (2-4, 2-4) opened up with a 3-0 lead with a one-run single from Jordi Morrison and a two-run single from Karlee Morris in the first.
Morrison finished going 2-for-3 from the plate while adding another run-scoring single in the third and an RBI groundout in the fifth. London Winch and Ashley Theisen both had two hits for the Cougars, who finished with nine.
Theisen earned the win from the circle as she allowed three unearned runs on two hits and three walks while striking out 12.
• HONONEGAH 11, ROCKFORD AUBURN 1: Aislynn Palmer and Addison Hulburt homered for the second straight game and the Indians walloped the host Knights in a NIC-10 game shortened to six innings by the mercy rule.
Hononegah improved to 13-1 overall and remained perfect in conference at 7-0. They have won 12 straight.
Hononegah starter Zoey Calhoun went three innings, allowing four hits and only one run. She walked one and struck out two. Irelyn O’Brien came on in relief and toiled three scoreless innings, allowing two hits, one walk and two strikeouts.
The Indians pounded out 12 hits. Natalie Kinney was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Palmer, who had two homers against Belvidere North, ripped another against the Knights and went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Hulburt also homered and drove in three.
• NORTH BOONE 13, GENOA-KINGSTON 0: Danielle Goodman was 5-for-5 with two runs scored and seven RBIs as the visiting Vikings improved to 14-3 overall.
Goodman doubled in the first inning to drive in two, singled in the third to knock in two more, doubled in the seventh to plate two and doubled in the fourth to score one.
North Boone banged out 16 hits in all. Lauren Stefek was also 3-for-5 with three runs scored.
Camryn Carter earned the win, allowing four hits and zero runs in seven innings, striking out six.
• DEERFIELD 21, PARKVIEW 0: The Demons made quick work of the visiting Vikings as they poured on 10 runs in the first and 11 in the second to shorten the game to just three innings on Tuesday.
Control in the circle was an issue for Parkview (2-5, 2-4 Trailways South) who hit five batters and walked another 10. Deerfield (8-4, 6-1) was paced by Lydia Mack and Riley Fisher, who each had two hits, while Rowan Lasack brought home five runners.
Jazmyn Wiedmer, Joey Meyers and Americus Pomplun all hit singles for the Vikings.
• LINESCORES:
BIG FOOT 14, TURNER 6
BF 162 221 0 — 14 16 3
BT 004 100 1 — 6 11 5
Leading hitters: BF, Wolf 4x6, 3 Runs, 1 RBI; Hummel 3x4, 2 Runs, 3 RBI; Kynell 3x4, 1 Run, 2 RBI; Parrot 2x5, 1 Run, 3 RBI; Patek 2x5, 2 Runs, 1 RBI. BT, Davis 2x4, 2 Runs; Bue 4x4, 1 RBI; Clark 1x4, 1 RBI; Brown 1x2, 1 Run, 1 RBI.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): BF, Kynell 7.0-10-6-1-2-2. BT, Saunders 7.0-16-14-8-4-4.
CLINTON 6, EDGERTON 3
Edgerton 01 200 0 — 3 2 3
Clinton 301 011 — 6 9 3
Leading hitters: Edg, Kjendlie 1x3; Shaw 1x3. Clinton, Winch 2x3, 1 Run; Bell 1x3, 2 Runs; Theisen 2x4, 1 Run; Morrison 2x3, 1 Run, 3 RBI; Morris 1x3, 2 RBI; Dahle 1x3.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): Edg, Kjendlie 6.0-8-6-5-2-5. Clinton, Theisen 7.0-2-3-0-3-12.
HONONEGAH 11, ROCK. AUBURN 1
Hononegah 000 012 — 11 12 0
Rockford Auburn 001 000 — 1 6 1
Leading hitters: H, Kelly 1x4, 1 run; Palmer 2x3, 1 run, 2 rbi; Franz 1x3, 1 run; Kinney 3x4, 2 runs, 2 rbi; O’Brien 1x4, 1 run, 1 rbi; Haas 1x3, 1 run, 2 rbi; Hulburt 1x3, 1 run, 3 rbi. RA, Viel 2x3, 1 run; Parr 2x3. 2B: Palmer, Calhoun (H), Parr. 3B: Kinney, Klikno (H).
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so:) H, Calhoun (W) 3.0-4-1-1-1-2; O’Brien 3.0-2-0-0-1-2. RA, Lowery (L) 5.0-10-9-9-1-3; Baker 1.0-2-2-2-1-1.
NORTH BOONE 13, G.-KINGSTON 0
North Boone 202 400 5 — 13 16 3
Genoa-Kingstron 000 000 0 — 0 4 4
Leading hitters: NB, S. Goodman 2x5, 2 runs, 2 rbi; Stefek 3x5, 3 runs; D. Goodman 5x5, 2 runs, 7 rbi; Alderman 1x3, 1 run, 1 rbi; Staver 2x4, 1 run. GK, Tryznka 1x3, Provost 1x3, Ortok 1x3, Fellows 1x3. 2B: Goodman 3, Staver, Stefek.
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): NB, Carter (W) 7.0-4-0-0-1-6. GK, Mitchell (L) 5.0-10-8-5-1-2; Tryznka 2.0-6-5-0-0-1.
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