The Iowa Lakes Community College Softball team won their final two games of their spring break trip. They beat Cuyahoga Community College 15-5 in five innings and then Onondaga Community College 8-3. The Lakers are now 15-3 on the season.
GAME 1: 15 (ILCC), 5 (CCC) five innings
Cuyahoga was the first team on the board in the bottom of the first. They led off with a walk and the next batter reached on an error. With runners at first and second, Jones got the first out of the inning on a ground out RBI to Baylee O'Donnell. Cuyahoga followed with a single and hit by pitch to load up the bases. They then scored three runs on a triple to make the score 4-0.
With the Lakers down, Karisa Hernandez drew a one out walk and then advanced to second on an Abby Zahn single. Both runners advanced on a stolen base and then Hernandez scored on a Brielle Bartelt single. A passed ball allowed Zahn to score and put the Lakers within two runs. Cuyahoga got a run back in the bottom half of the inning on a single and double to make the score 5-2.
Bryn Bohmann and MacKenna Jones hit back to back homeruns to lead off the third inning. O'Donnell was hit by a pitch and Hernandez singled to put runners at first and second. Zahn then doubled to score both runners. Bartelt followed with a single of her own to advance Zahn, before she scored on a Kiaya Dunbar sacrifice fly.
The top of the fourth saw back to back walks and two quick outs that followed. Hernandez then stepped in and hit a single to left to score Bohmann. Zahn then cleared the bases with a three run homerun to put the Lakers up 11-5.
The Lakers scored four more runs in the top of the fifth to end the game early. Dunbar led off the inning with a single and then stole second. Bohmann then hit her second homerun of the game. Paige Grafton hit a two out single to keep the inning going, before scoring on an O'Donnell two run shot.
The Lakers were led at the plate by Abby Zahn, as she went 3-3 at the plate. She had five runs batted in and three runs scored. Bryn Bohmann was 2-3 with two homeruns and Karisa Hernandez was 2-3 in the game as well. MacKenna Jones picked up the win, allowing five runs, one earned, on six hits and two walks. She struck out five batters in the game.
GAME 2: 8 (ILCC), 3 (OCC)
Iowa Lakes was held scoreless until the bottom of the second, when Bartelt reached on a one out single. She then stole second and third, before Dunbar drew a walk. She then also stole second and both runners scored on a double down the line by Bohmann.
Onondaga tied the ballgame back up in the top of the third, when they hit a one out triple to left. That runner scored on a single up the middle. O'Donnell then got a fielder's choice, before allowing back to back singles to allow one more run to score. O'Donnell got the final out of the inning on a pop out to Bohmann. The Lakers quickly responded with a one out single from O'Donnell and Hernandez. The bases were then loaded when a ball from Zahn was misplayed. Bartelt hit a grounball that forced O'Donnell out at home, but Hernandez scored on a passed ball to put the Lakers up one.
The Lakers put up four runs in the fourth to give themselves a cushion. Jayda Staige led off the inning with a double and then advanced to third on an error. Jones then singled to score Staige and advance Bohmann to second. With two outs and runners at second and third, Hernandez stepped up and doubled to center to score both runners. Hernandez then came around to score on a Zahn single. The Lazers got one run back in the bottom half of the inning on an error, walk, and single to make the score 7-3 in favor of the Lakers.
The final run of the game came in the fifth with a Dunbar walk and Staige single to put runners at first and second. Back to back singles from Jones and Grafton allowed Dunbar to score.
Staige was able to shut Onondaga down in the sixth, but got into a little trouble in the seventh. She allowed a single and walk to give the Lazers some hope. Staige got the first out of the inning to fly out to Bartelt in center. A hit by pitch then loaded the bases with one out. Staige got a strikeout and groundout to Bohmann to complete the game 8-3 win.
Karisa Hernandez was the leader at the plate for the Lakers, going 2-4 with two runs scored, two runs batted in, and a double. Jayda Staige, MacKenna Jones, and Paige Grafton each had two hits in the game. Baylee O'Donnell got the win in the circle. She pitched 3.2 innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits and one walk, while striking out two. Jayda Stiage was the spark for the Lakers both in the circle and at the plate. She pitched 3.1 innings, allowing one run, zero earned, on two hits and two walks. She struck out seven batters in the game.
The Lakers will return home tomorrow and then will start conference play on Tuesday, March 21st. They will travel to Kirkwood to play a two game series on Tuesday and Wednesday. Game times will be 2:00 and 4:00 PM on Tuesday and 12:00 and 2:00 PM Wednesday.
Photo ID: Picture of Jayda Staige pitching attached.
MEDIA: For more information, please contact Head Softball Coach, Katie King at (712) 362-8367 or the Iowa Lakes sports information office at (712) 362-7928.
Photo Credit: Cecil Ramsey Photography