Reagan Rape drove in four runs on two hits to lead Mountain Brook Varsity Spartans past Woodlawn Varsity Colonels 16-1 on Monday. Rape hit an inside the park home run in the second inning, scoring three runs, and singled in the third inning, scoring one.
Mountain Brook Varsity Spartans scored nine runs in the second inning on the way to victory. Marianna Murray tripled, scoring two runs, Anna Kate Shea grounded out, scoring one run, Rape hit an inside the park home run, scoring three runs, Molly Shea hit a solo inside the park home run, Morgan Minich singled, scoring one run, and an error scored one run.
Woodlawn Varsity Colonels opened the scoring in the first after J Calhoun drew a walk, scoring one run.
Mountain Brook Varsity Spartans jumped back into the lead in the bottom of the first inning after Minich hit a sacrifice fly, and Woodlawn Varsity Colonels committed an error, each scoring three runs.
A single by Rape extended the Mountain Brook Varsity Spartans lead to 16-1 in the bottom of the third inning.
Elizabeth Murray earned the win for Mountain Brook Varsity Spartans. The hurler gave up zero hits and zero runs over three innings, striking out nine and walking one. Calhoun took the loss for Woodlawn Varsity Colonels. The right-handed pitcher went two and one-third innings, allowing 16 runs (13 earned) on 10 hits, striking out one and walking seven.
Mountain Brook Varsity Spartans collected 10 hits in the game. Shea, Murray, and Rape each collected two hits for Mountain Brook Varsity Spartans. Mountain Brook Varsity Spartans had a strong eye at the plate, piling up seven walks for the game. Charlotte Kearse and Rape led the team with two walks each. Mountain Brook Varsity Spartans were sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Anne Turner Goldman had the most chances in the field with six.
Calhoun led the team with one run batted in.