Lady Miners defeat winless Washington
Linton pounded out 10 hits as the Lady Miner softball team defeated winless Washington 7-2 Wednesday at home.
Izzy Carpenter tossed a three-hitter, earning her 10th victory in 16 decisions. She struck out seven and walked one.
The Lady Miners (12-8) committed one error.
“We played a much better game defensively than we did the night before against Shakamak,” said Linton coach Jill Flater. “We did a much better job on the bases and we were able make things happen with our bats.”
Bri Ward went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI. Hannah Gennicks collected two hits and Destiny Stephens also had a double and drove home one run.
Carpenter and Randi George both were credited with a base hit and one RBI. Taneal Church went 1-for-4 and batted in one run.
Brooke Baize and Brittany Burris each had a single in three at bats.
Washington dropped to 0-17.
There was no junior-varsity game.
Linton’s varsity will host Eastern at 4:30 p.m. today in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference contest. A JV contest is scheduled to follow.
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