Haley Hunt tossed a one hitter against Northeast Nodaway as the Tigers used a six run first inning to fuel a 10-0 victory over Northeast Nodaway. What made the win more impressive was that Northeast was coming off a 31-13 win over Winston the day before.
The first four Tiger batters reached safely in the first as Braidy Hunt started off the game with an inside the park home run and Merrideth Spiers knocked in two more. Northeast did not get a baserunner besides Taylor Coffelt on until the sixth, when the game was already decided.
Worth County threatened in the third as Anna Gladstone beat out a bunt down the third base line and stole second. Merrideth Spiers hit a shot up the middle that second baseman Cassy Redden stopped, but had no play on, putting runners on first and third. But Taylor Coffelt prevented any runs from scoring as she threw out Gladstone at home on Kennedy Galanakis’ grounder and then caught Haley Hunt’s screamer to end the inning.
Maggie Schmitz nearly got a base hit in the NEN half of the third, but catcher Megan Cassavaugh threw her out after she had hit a tap in front of the plate. Later, Taylor Coffelt reached on second baseman Abbi Caddenhead’s bobble and stole second after being picked off first, but shortstop Jill Hardy caught Madelynn Mattson’s pop fly for the third out despite getting tangled up with base umpire Ed Gumm.
Worth County added to their lead in the fourth when EmiLee Brown singled up the middle with two outs and went to second on Blair Stoll’s wild pitch. Braidy Hunt shot a single down the right field line to score Brown and make it 7-0.
The Tigers got two more in the sixth as Merrideth Spiers led off with a pop fly single and went to second on a wild pitch. Kennedy Galanakis grounded out to advance her and then Haley Hunt hit a grounder to Paige West at short. Northeast tried to throw out Spiers at home, but she was safe and Jill Hardy reached on an error to score Hunt to make it 9-0.
Northeast threatened in the sixth but couldn’t do anything. Angela Standiford walked and Paige West reached on an error that went under Jill Hardy’s legs. Maggie Schmitz grounded into a force at second as West was out and Standiford went to third. Makayla Adwell grounded to Hunt on the mound; she reached second, but Standiford was out at the plate. Northeast nearly got their first hit, but third baseman Merrideth Spiers caught Taylor Coffelt’s screamer to end the inning with the shutout intact.
Worth County got its 10th run in the seventh as Anna Spainhower beat out an infield hit to short. Morgan Beagle reached on an error and Merrideth Spiers was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Kennedy Galanakis hit a screamer into the gap in left center; Spainhower tagged up and scored on the play. It would have been worse if not for center fielder Paige West’s running catch. Taylor Coffelt snagged Haley Hunt’s shot and stepped on third for a force on Beagle and Jill Hardy grounded out to end the inning.
Hunt retired Madelynn Mattson on a called third strike and Emily Redden on a grounder to Spiers at third, but Jana Walker broke up the no-hit bid with NEN down to their final out as she shot a single past Hardy into left for a base hit. Hunt recovered to strike out Stoll for an impressive one hit shutout.
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