Crook County softball beats Redmond
Published 12:00 am Thursday, April 17, 2014
- ORIG 04/16/2014 Ryan Brennecke / The BulletinRedmond's Kaitlin Ross slides into home plate as Crook County's Aspen Christiansen waits for the throw during the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday in Redmond.
REDMOND — Jena Ovens homered and singled in the first game and added two hits in the second contest as Crook County swept Redmond High 9-3 and 7-5 in an Intermountain Hybrid softball doubleheader Wednesday at Redmond High School.
Kaylee Johnson-Wright added a triple and a single and Karlee Myers had a double and two RBIs for the Cowgirls in the first game.
Redmond (3-10) tied the game 3-3 in the sixth inning, but Crook County (9-2) answered with six runs on six hits and three Redmond errors in the seventh inning.
Emily Benton pitched a complete game for the Cowgirls, allowing just five hits while striking out four batters and walking none.
In the second game, Redmond’s Jeaneva Senko hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning to give the Panthers a 4-1 lead.
Redmond built its advantage to 5-3 going into the seventh inning, but Crook County scored four runs on two hits and three Redmond errors to take the 7-5 lead.
Benton came on in relief in the fourth inning to earn the save.
Johnson-Wright had three hits for Crook County in the second game, while Myers added two hits.
Landry Bloo and Kiahna Brown each had two hits for Redmond in the second game.