The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Lady Roadrunners took the field in competition for the first time in 10 days. SFCC (2-10) dropped a pair of games 8-0 because of the run rule and 16-9 to Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kansas on Saturday, March 25.

In game one, freshman outfielder/second baseman Ava Hutchings had a double. Sophomore second baseman Kelsey Webb, freshman third baseman Jocelyn Wolf, sophomore pitcher/first baseman Alexis Hughes, freshman first baseman Paige Clines, and freshman outfielder Samantha Queathem registered hits.

Freshman pitcher Charlee Reese got the start for SFCC and gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and struck out one in 1 2/3 innings. In relief, Hughes gave up four runs on three hits and struck out two in 2 1/3 innings,.

In game two, Webb hit two home runs. Freshman catcher Paige Klinge had two hits, including a home run and two RBI. Freshman shortstop Samantha Picha also homered. Sophomore third baseman Kailei Allen had a double. Picha had two hits and drove in three runs. Klinge had two hits and two RBI. Freshman third baseman/outfielder Zoey DeHaas had two hits. Freshman outfielder Samantha Queathem drove in two runs. Freshman outfielder Jaelyn Winfrey scored twice.

Sophomore pitcher Kennidi Harris got the start for SFCC. Harris gave up six runs on eight hits and struck out one in three innings,. Freshman pitcher Grace VanDenburgh pitched two-thirds of an inning, gave up four runs on three hits. Sophomore pitcher Kaycee Thompson pitched 1 2/3 innings and allowed two runs on two hits. Sophomore pitcher Tabitha Imhoff pitched two innings, gave up four runs on five hits and struck out one.

"You could definitely tell we haven't played in 10 days," said Lady Roadrunners Head Coach Michele Rupard. "We made a handful of mental mistakes that really hurt us and gave Neosho too many opportunities. We had a couple of costly errors. Offensively, we got off to a slow start, but started to put the ball in play a lot more. We hit a handful of balls really hard. Hopefully, we can move into this week and string together some meaningful hits in our upcoming games."

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics