Lady Guard bats too much for Grace to handle, 12-1
91猫先生 began TAPPS District 2-4A聽play with聽a flourish, combining for 12 runs on 10 hits in a 12-1 victory over Tyler Grace Community on Monday at Schwab Field.
The Lady Guard hadn’t played a game in 17 days due to spring break, but quickly went to work scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 3-1 lead and tacked on nine more runs in the third and fourth.
All told, 91猫先生 combined for seven extra-base hits, highlighted by home runs from聽sophomore AD Kuechle and senior Taylor Schultz.
The game was called after the top of the fifth because of the 10-run rule.
The victory raises 91猫先生’s overall mark to 9-3-1 in 1-0 in district.
Junior Alyssa Duplichain led in the circle and at the plate. Duplichain allowed one run on two hits with seven strikeouts to get the win while also delivering a double, two triples and four RBIs.
Schultz homered, tripled聽 and walked while scoring three runs and driving in three. Senior Maddie Parker also singled, doubled and scored three runs.
Grace took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but Duplichain quickly helped herself in the bottom of the inning with a two-run triple as part of a three-run frame to take a 3-1 lead.
Schultz and Duplichain did damage in the third inning with Schultz plating Parker with a triple followed later by a second two-run triple from Duplichain in a many at-bats to make the score 6-1.
Any comeback thoughts were put to rest in the fourth as 91猫先生 tacked on six more runs.
The Lady Guard will next be in action against Tyler Bishop Gorman at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Lady Guard Stats
Grace Community聽聽聽聽聽 100聽聽聽 00聽 —聽 1聽聽 2聽聽 4
Lady Guard聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 303聽聽聽 6x聽 —聽聽 12聽聽 10聽聽 3
Runs (12): Taylor Schultz 3, Maddie Parker 3, Maddie Anthony 2, Kasey聽Anderson 1, Alyssa Duplichain.
Hits (10): Duplichain 3, Schultz 2, Parker 2, Anthony 2,聽AD Kuechle 1.
RBIs (10): Duplichain 4, Schultz 3, Parker 1, Kuechle 1, Morgan Moss 1.
Doubles (2): Parker 1, Duplichain 1.
Triples (3): Duplichain 2, Schultz 1.
Home Runs (2): Kuechle 1, Schultz 1.
Walks (5):聽Lexi Crenshaw聽2, Kuechle 1, Anthony 1, Schultz 1.
Stolen Bases (2): Parker 2.