Double header versus Scott City:
The Varsity softball team picked up 2 big wins over rival Scott City Tuesday!
In game one Korryn Johnson struck out 15 batters and allowed only two hits and zero runs scored in the seven innings. Rian Rodriguez led our lineup with 2 RBI's in the game and was 1 for 3. Brooklyn Deniston led the Lady Horns in game one with 2 hits in 2 at bats. Holcomb won game one 3 - 0.
In game two, Rian Rodriguez had an RBI double in the first inning to get us on the board first. Scott took the lead in the top of the fourth inning 2 - 1. But the Lady Horns answered back in the fifth inning with Rian having another RBI double, followed by Ashland Wilson with an RBI single. Rian led all Holcomb hitters in game two going 3 for 3, while Morgan Buchholz collected 2 hits and 2 stolen bases as well. Korryn Johnson took the win in the circle, tallying up 10 strikeouts, making her total for the day at 25!! Holcomb won game two 3 - 2.
JV also won big, beating Scott City 15 - 5. Emmie Ruiz pitched a great game, throwing all 4 innings and the entire team hit well.
Double header versus TMP:
Yesterday, the lady horns softball team played TMP at home. They came away with two wins, winning the first game 10-0 and the second 2-1. In game one, Korryn Johnson came away with 11 strikeouts and allowed only 4 hits and zero runs after 5 innings of play. Rian Rodriguez hit her first home run of the year to deep left field, scoring two runs. Ashland Wilson, Rian Rodriguez, and Emmie Ruiz each picked up 2 hits. Emma Cornelsen, Brooklyn Deniston, Korryn Johnson, and Lilli Pena each picked up 1 hit. The team had a total of 11 hits in the first game.
In game two, the horns were tied 1-1 in the 6th inning, when Emmie Ruiz hit a clutch hit up the middle of the field to score the winning run. Korryn Johnson was in the circle for all 7 innings of the game and recorded 11 strikeouts for a total of 22 on the day. The team recorded 8 hits in game two. Rodriguez led the charge with 2 hits. Cornelsen, Deniston, Johnson, Ruiz, Makayla Tolbert, and Morgan Buchholz each had one hit.
Double header versus Cimarron:
The Lady Horns played the Cimarron Lady Jays last night in a double header. The Lady Horns came away with the sweep! In game one, Korryn Johnson came away with 12 strikeouts. The team collected 8 total hits in game one. Emma Cornelsen, Brooklyn Deniston, and Ashland Wilson each had 2 hits. Johnson and Morgan Buccholz both had 1 hit in the game. The girls battled back from being down by 2 runs to win the game 5-4.
In game two, the girls came away with a 5-2 win. Johnson struck out 15 batters for 27 total strikeouts on the day. The team had 9 total hits in game 2 with Cornelsen, Wilson, and Buccholz picking up 2 hits each. Deniston, Rian Rodriguez, and Emmie Ruiz each picked up 1 hit. The girls were aggressive on the base path to pick up their 5 runs. The defense did not pick up a single error in game 2!
The team is now 6-0 on the season and will travel to face Elkhart on Thursday.
Double header at Elkhart:
What a night for our Lady Longhorns as we traveled to Elkhart this evening! We gained 2 more wins putting our record at 8-0!
Game 1: 20-0 in 4 innings
Korryn had 10 strike outs
As a team, we had 22 total hits; of those, 2 home runs and 8 doubles.
Brooklyn, Rian, Korryn, Ashland, Makayla had 3 hits each. Emma, Emmie, Morgan had 2 hits. Lilli had 1. Rian and Korryn both had a home run!
Game 2: 25-2 in 3 innings
Korryn had 5 strike outs
As a team, we had 18 hits; of those, 2 home runs, 1 triple and 5 doubles.
Emma had 4 hits, Morgan and Makayla had 3, Brooklyn and Lilli each had 2. Emmie, Rian, Korryn and Ashland had 1. Rian and Brooklyn both had home runs!
A special shout out!
Korryn passed the 700 Career Strikeout mark!!! (School record!) Rian had two home runs on the night, adding #19 and 20 to her career (another school record)!! Korryn and Brooklyn each added a home run of their own!!! Offensively as a team we racked up 40 hits in 7 innings; 4 HR, 1 triple and 13 doubles!