Prep Softball: Ashby blanks the Lady Pirates, 11-0

Ashby broke open the scoreless game by erupting for seven runs in the fifth inning and the Arrows ended up cruising to a six-inning 11-0 shutout victory over Verndale on Thursday.

Kirsten Korfe managed the lone hit for the Lady Pirates, who dropped their eighth straight.

Arrow pitcher Haley Ness struck out 11 batters and went 2-for-2 with two runs at the plate during the victory.

Jaden Witt highlighted Ashby’s big inning with a two-run single and Amber Sundal added a RBI triple as the Lady Pirates committed two errors during the frame that led to three unearned runs.

Emily Elliot activated the 10-run rule in the top of the sixth with a two-out single that pushed across a pair of runs that made it 10-0. Another Verndale error on a grounder by Jeanette Evavold capped the Arrows scoring.

Korfe was tagged with the loss after surrendering seven earned runs and striking out eight in six innings.

Verndale (1-9) hosts Park Region Conference rival Menahga at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Ashby at Verndale on April 28
Rockets 11, Lady Pirates 0 (6 innings)
Ashby 0 0 0 0 7 4—11 9 1
Verndale 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 1 5
WP: Haley Ness (A) 6IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 11K
LP: Kirsten Korfe (V) 6IP, 9H, 11R, 7ER, 5BB, 8K
Ashby—Meghann Roley 1-3, R, RBI; Ness 2-2, 2R; Jaden Witt 1-3, R, 2RBI; Kami Bogenrief 1-4, R, 2B; Emily Elliot 1-4, R, 2RBI; Amber Sundal 2-4, R, 3B, RBI; Madison VanSanten 1-1, R, RBI
Verndale—Korfe 1-3