Tiger softball scores 28 runs in sweep

Fort Scott High School's softball team routed Iola in a Southeast Kansas League doubleheader at Don Hewitt Field Monday night, winning the opener 11-0 and taking the second game 17-2.

The Tigers (11-3 SEK, 12-6 overall) can clinch second place in the league with a sweep at Chanute Thursday (there are other ways; this is the simplest). Labette County (14-0, 17-1) clinched the title last week.

Fort Scott pounded out 12 hits in the opener, one of which was a home run by Kenzie Heatherly, her first of the season. She led the Tigers with 3 hits in 4 at-bats, driving in 4 runs. She also hit a double and a triple.

Jade Weeter went 3 for 3, scoring 3 runs. Delane Gray was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI. Hannah Tourtillott was 2 for 3, scoring 3 times. Sidney Maycumber drove in 3 runs while Shelby Maycumber drove in 2.

Jenna Harper (5-3), recovering from a hamstring injury, allowed 3 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5 as she pitched a complete game. She broke a personal 2-game losing streak -- the first game was one in which the injury began to bother her and the second was a 1-0 loss to Columbus Thursday despite throwing a one-hitter.

Fort Scott scored 4 runs in the top of the first inning and then 2 in the third and fourth and 3 in the fifth to stop the game on the 10-run rule.

The second game lasted only 3 1/2 innings as the 15-after-3 version of the mercy rule kicked in. Gray (7-3) held Iola (2-12, 3-15) to one earned run on 4 hits and 2 walks. She struck out 3 batters.

Fort Scott scored 4 in the first and then 8 in the third inning to go up 12-2. The Tigers added 2 in the third and 3 in the fourth.

Fort Scott had 17 hits in this game, finishing the day with 28 runs on 29 hits and just 1 error committed.

H.Tourtillott was 3 for 4 for the Tigers with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored. Weeter, Sh.Maycumber and Heatherly were each 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored. Sh.Maycumber also drove in 2 runs. Morgan Tourtillott went 2 for 2 with 2 RBI. Kim Harper was 2 for 3 and scored twice.

Si.Maycumber scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Gray had 4 runs batted in.

The Fillies committed 7 errors in the doubleheader.

Class 4A Regional Tournament play begins next week with the seeds in the Osawatomie Regional expected to be announced later today. Play begins Monday with Fort Scott expected to earn one of the top four seeds.

Game One

Fort Scott.................... 402 23x x -- 11 12 1

WP -- J.Harper (5-3).

HR -- Heatherly (1).

Game Two

Fort Scott.................... 482 3xx x -- 17 17 0

WP -- Gray (7-3).