St. Anthony Blanks Neoga, Softball Roundup

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Published on March 12 2024 7:07 am
Last Updated on March 12 2024 7:07 am
Written by Millie Lange

NEOGA -- Sydney Kibler and Nancy Ruholl combined to throw a no-hitter as Effingham St. Anthony blanked Neoga 15-0 in four softball innings Monday in the season opener.

Kibler went the first two innings on the mound, allowing one walk while striking out one. Ruholl finished the next two innings, allowing no walks while striking out four.

The Bulldogs ran out to a 9-0 first inning lead and tacked on three in the second, two in the third and one in the fourth.

St. Anthony banged out 14 hits, seven of those doubles. Maddie Kibler had two doubles and drove in two runs. Laney Coffin added two singles and two RBI while Stacie Vonderheide had two singles and an RBI.

Hailey Niebrugge had a double and drove in a run while Lily Gannaway, Abbie Hatton, Ava Faber and S. Kibler finished with a double each. Adysen Rios and Camille Wines added a single and drove in a run each.

Neoga committed two errors.

At Neoga

St. Anthony                 932    1    --    15-14-0

Neoga                          000    0    --      0- 0-2

WP -- S. Kibler. LP -- Brandenburg.

St. Anthony -- Rios, single, 1 RBI; Gannaway, double; Niebrugge, double, 1 RBI; Hatton, double; Faber, double; S. Kibler, double; M. Kibler, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Vonderheide, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Wines, single, 1 RBI; Coffin, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Johnson, single

Neoga -- no hits

 

At Fairfield

Fairfield played host to North Clay (Louisville) and sent the Cardinals home with a 20-2 loss in the season opener Monday.

The Cardinals drop to 0-1 and return to action Thursday against Wayne City at 4:30 p.m.