The Solanco softball team earned a much-needed victory Friday. Coming in having lost four of its last five games, the Mules romped to a five-inning 14-1 triumph over host Ephrata. Solanco scored four runs in the top of the first to take command. Abby Heidelbaugh and Madi Sheaffer were each hit by a pitch and Cait Armstrong walked to load the bases. After a run scored on a passed ball, Bekah Borcky delivered a two-run single. Another run scored on a passed ball. The Mules (7-4) tacked on three more in the second. Heidelbaugh was hit by a pitch again and Sheaffer singled. Maribeth Ault came through with a two-run single, advanced to third on an error, and scored on a sac fly by Armstrong. Ahead 7-1, the Mules added three runs in the fourth. Sheaffer and Ault each had a hit and Makalyla Pluck produced a two-run single. Borcky knocked in a run on a fielder's choice. Sydeny Sturgill and Leila Redmond hit back-to-back homers to start the fifth. Sheaffer added an RBI triple and Pluck chipped in a run-scoring single.
Winning pitcher Kalyn Burger had two strikeouts and no walks. "Kalyn usually has pretty good command," coach Brett Miller said. "She needs to elevate her speed. That's a learning process and she's doing fine." The victory enabled the Mules to keep their playoff hopes alive. Solanco enters the week a game behind first place Elizabethtown and a game ahead of third place Garden Spot. "We're still in the hunt for the second title and still in the hunt for the [district] playoffs," said Miller. "There's still an opportunity but there's no room for error." The Mules lost 4-0 to Hempfield last Thursday. Solanco squandered two outstanding scoring opportunities. Armstrong, Pluck, and Borcky reached to load the bases with no outs in the second but the Mules could not convert. In the sixth, Heidelbaugh had a hit and Ault doubled to put runners on second and third with one out but Solanco was kept off the board. "We had a couple opportunities against a quality pitcher," Miller said. Comments are closed.
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