Lady Roadrunners Softball Splits a Pair of Region 16 Doubleheaders

The State Fair Community College Lady Roadrunners split a Region 16 doubleheader with Three Rivers Community College on Tuesday, April 1. SFCC dropped the opener 4-0 but bounced back for a 4-3 win in game two.

Lady Roadrunners Softball Splits a Pair of Region 16 Doubleheaders
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April 7, 2025
April 1 – Three Rivers Community College at Sedalia
SEDALIA, Mo. – The State Fair Community College Lady Roadrunners split a Region 16 doubleheader with Three Rivers Community College on Tuesday, April 1. SFCC dropped the opener 4-0 but bounced back for a 4-3 win in game two.
 
In game one, the SFCC offense managed just two hits—a single by outfielder/middle infielder Jordan Crooks of Leeton and a single by freshman infielder/utility player Jenna Herald of Monett. Sophomore first baseman/second baseman Danika Sickle of Grain Valley and pitcher/first baseman Kiara Sodini of Lee's Summit each drew a walk.
 
Freshman pitcher/first baseman Elana Clark of Maysville started in the circle, allowing four runs (two earned) on five hits with two strikeouts and one walk.
 
In the second game, sophomore middle infielder/outfielder Emily Burke of Cole Camp recorded a double and a triple, driving in one run and scoring another. Crooks, Sickle, and pitcher/shortstop Valerie Meyer of Hughesville each added a hit. Sophomore utility player Bella Ochoa of Carrollton drove in a run.
 
Freshman pitcher Zoe Donahue of Mountain Home, Arkansas, threw a complete game, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits, striking out five and walking six.
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April 3 – East Central College at Sedalia
SEDALIA, Mo. – SFCC swept a doubleheader against East Central College on Thursday, April 3, winning 3-2 in game one and 5-4 in game two.
 
In the opener, Crooks had two hits, including a double and an RBI. Herald also had two hits, including a double. Sophomore catcher/third baseman Lia Hill of Lee's Summit added a double, and freshman outfielder Carley Conrad of Edwardsville, Kansas, contributed a triple. Burke added an RBI.
 
Sodini earned the win with a complete-game performance, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out four and walking six.
 
In game two, Sodini hit a home run and drove in two runs. Ochoa added a double. Despite recording just four hits, SFCC capitalized, with Hill, Sickle, and sophomore third baseman Myla Inman of Washington each driving in a run. Herald stole two bases.
Meyer started, pitching 5 1/3 innings and allowing four runs (one earned) on five hits while striking out nine and walking three. Clark pitched the final 1 2/3 innings, striking out three and walking one. The wins marked SFCC's third straight.
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April 5 – Jefferson College at Sedalia
SEDALIA, Mo. – SFCC (12-22, 5-9 Region 16) split a doubleheader with Jefferson College on Sunday, April 6. The Lady Roadrunners won game one 2-0 but fell 5-2 in nine innings in game two.
 
In the opener, Conrad had two hits and scored a run. Inman doubled and drove in two runs. Sophomore utility player Bailey Haselhorst of Kansas City added a hit and a run. Crooks added a hit.
 
Clark pitched a complete-game shutout, scattering nine hits with five strikeouts and one walk.
 
In the nightcap, Sickle had two hits and an RBI. Inman added a home run. Freshman first baseman/pitcher Courtney Dehn of Dearborn also scored a run.
 
Sodini went the distance in the circle, allowing five runs (three earned) on eight hits with three strikeouts and three walks.
 
 
David Rohrbach
SFCC Athletics