WHITEHALL — Whitehall picked up a sweep in its West Michigan
Conference Lakes opening doubleheader Tuesday, defeating Manistee 15-0
and 12-2 for its first wins of the season.
The Vikings (2-6,
2-0 WMC Lakes) pitched well throughout the doubleheader. Beth LeaTrea
allowed just one hit and struck out nine in her mercy-rule shortened
four-inning outing in game one, and Emily Ames struck out eight and
allowed one earned run on six hits in five innings in game two.
Whitehall's
bats did the job throughout the two games as well. Kayden Johnson
opened the scoring with a RBI single in the first inning of game one,
part of a three-hit day that saw her drive in four runs. She had a
double in the game as well. Janie Fagan and Maggy Michaelson got two
hits each, and one of Michaelson's was a double. Six different Whitehall
batters scored two runs each.
Whitehall's Emily Ames winds up for a pitch during Tuesday's doubleheader against Manistee. Ames and teammate Beth LeaTrea both starred in the circle to propel the Vikings to a sweep.
Game two got off to a slower
start for the Vikings, and the game was tied 1-1 going into the third
inning. However, Whitehall caught fire at that point, adding 11 runs in
the next three trips to the plate to pick up a second mercy-rule win.
Ryleigh
Smith got things going for the Vikes with a two-run single, and Beth
LeaTrea followed with a RBI single. Toree Carlson's two-run single kept
the party going in the fourth inning, and LeaTrea had a RBI double to
follow. Smith ripped a RBI double to cap the scoring in the fifth after
Johnson and Fagan had consecutive RBI singles.
Smith got three
hits in all with three RBI to lead the Viking bats, and Johnson,
Carlson and LeaTrea got two hits each. Johnson and Fagan both scored
three runs.
