The West Central softball team lost both games of a double-header to Harrisburg on Saturday, September 4th.
In the first game, Harrisburg scored three times in the bottom of the first. West Central got two runs in the top of the second to cut into the lead. Caitlyn Hoff had an RBI double to score Addy Kramer, and Hoff later scored on a passed ball. Harrisburg, however, scored three more times in the bottom of the second inning for a 6-2 advantage. West Central got one more run in the top of the sixth on an RBI sacrifice fly by Hoff. That was it for the Trojans as Harrisburg took the first game 6-3.
Kramer had two hits. Hoff had a double and two RBIs. McKenna Sichmeller had a double, and Sammie Mallinger had a single. Mallinger pitched all six innings allowing six runs, three earned, on seven hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.
West Central struck first in the second game. Kramer had an RBI sacrifice fly, and Emillee Stofferahn scored on an error in the bottom of the first inning for an early 2-0 lead. Harrisburg got a run in the top of the third and then tied the game, 2-2, in the top of the fourth inning. The big blow game in the top of the fifth inning when Harrisburg scored four times, and the Tigers took the second game 6-2.
Izzi Parsons had two hits, including a double. Grace Harden and Hoff each had a single, and Kramer had an RBI. Harden pitched 4 1/3 innings allowing five runs, one earned, on three hits with six walks and two strikeouts. Hoff pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing an unearned run on a hit with a walk and two strikeouts.
West Central (3-3) will play Madison and Dell Rapids on Sunday, September 12th.