AREA SOFTBALL ACTION: Panthers impressive at home tourney

PEKIN — The 13th-ranked Pekin Panthers cruised through three games without allowing a run in action Saturday at their home tournament.

Pekin took wins over Van Buren and Belle Plaine by identical scores of 6-0, then the Panthers routed Moulton-Udell 14-0. Pekin pitchers allowed just five hits in the three games. Mycaela Crouse gave up just one hit and fanned nine against Van Buren, then allowed just two hits against to M-U. She did not walk a batter in either game. Leslie Stone gave up just two hits to Belle Plaine while fanning six batters.

Jessica Deutsch, Alexi Holmes, Brenda Fritchen each had a double against Van Buren, while Kira Swanson had a double and two RBI against Belle Plaine. Swanson and Jamie Sterling had doubles against M-U, while Crouse, Holmes and Jessie Martin had two RBI each.

The Panthers, now 23-3 on the season, travel to Highland today.

Pekin 6, Van Buren 0

Pek 203 000 1 — 6 7 2

VB 000 000 0 — 0 1 5

Pekin battery — Mycaela Crouse (W, 16-3) (7IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 9K, 0BB), Kira Swanson catching.

2B — Jessica Deutsch, Alexi Holmes, Brenda Fritchen.

Hits — Holmes 2-for-3, Fritchen 2-for-3, Deustch 1-for-3, Shelby Blakely 1-for-3, Ashley Morales 1-for-1.

RBI — Leslie Stone, Kira Swanson, Holmes, Dominique Tolle, Fritchen. Runs — Blakely 2, Deutsch, Morales, Holmes, Crouse.

Pekin 6, Belle Plaine 0

B.P 000 000 0 — 0 2 6

Pek 202 200 0 — 6 7 1

Pekin battery — Stone (W, 6-0) (7IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 6K, 5BB), Swanson (3) Caylee Johnson catching.

2B — Swanson.

Hits — Deutsch 2-for-4, Blakely 2-for-4, Swanson 1-for-3, Holmes 1-for-3, Fritchen 1-for-3.

RBI — Swanson 2, Blakely. Runs — Blakely 3, Deutsch 2, Kristen Bradshaw.

Pekin 14, Moulton-Udell 0

Pek 2(12)0 — 14 10 0

M-U 000 — 0 1 4

Pekin battery — Crouse (W, 17-3) (3IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 2K, 0BB), Swanson catching.

2B — Swanson, Jamie Sterling.

Hits — Swanson 2-for-3, Holmes 2-for-2, Jessie Martin 2-for-2, Sterling 1-for-2, Bradshaw 1-for-1, Blakely 1-for-1, Crouse 1-for-3.

RBI — Crouse 2, Holmes 2, Martin 2, Bradshaw, Blakely, Swanson, Sterling. Runs — Bradshaw 2, Blakely 2, Fritchen 2, Martin 2, Sterling 2, Tolle, Holmes, Crouse, Deutsch.

Mohawks win two at Clarke Tourney

OSCEOLA — The Moravia softball team took two of three games on Saturday in action at the Clarke Tournament.

Moravia defeated Orient-Macksburg 15-0 and downed host Clarke 6-3. Moravia took a heartbreaking loss, 1-0 to Wayne, despite the fact that Annie Moore pitched a no-hitter through six innings of work. Moore and Kelsey Flattery were named to the all-tournament team.

Moore fanned nine batters and walked just one against Wayne, but allowed one unearned run. Flattery batted 4-for-4 with a double and four RBI against Orient-Macksburg.

Moravia is now 14-15 on the season and is scheduled to host Diagonal on Tuesday.

Moravia 15, Orient-Macksburg 0

Mor (10)50 — 15 9 0

O-M 000 — 0 1 6

Moravia battery — Xavieria Ballanger (W) (3IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 3K, 0BB), Athena Parlier catching.

2B — Kelsey Flattery, Mallory Wilson, Parlier.

Hits — Flattery 4-for-4, Wilson 1-for-1, Parlier 1-for-2, Casey Clemons 1-for-2, Teegan Gay 1-for-2, Cheyenne Rowley 1-for-1.

RBI — Flattery 4, Paige Buckallew, Wilson 2, Parlier, Gay 2, Rowley. Runs — Flattery 3, Buckallew 2, Wilson 3, Annie Moore, Clemons 2, Gay 2, Rowley 2.

Wayne 1, Moravia 0

Mor 000 000 0 — 0 2 2

Wayne 000 010 x — 1 0 0

Moravia battery — Moore (L) (6IP, 0H, 1R, 0ER, 9K, 1BB), Parlier catching.

Hits — Flattery 2-for-3.

Moravia 6, Clarke 3

Mor 300 120 — 6 5 4

Cla 021 000 — 3 6 5

Moravia battery — Ballanger (W) (4IP, 4H, 3R, 0ER, 3K, 3BB), Moore (2IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 3K, 0BB) Parlier catching.

2B — Flattery, Gay.

Hits — Flattery 2-for-4, Buckallew 1-for-3, Wilson 1-for3-, Gay 1-for-3.

RBI — Wilson, Katilin Tracy. Runs — Flattery, Buckallew, Wilson 2, Emily Robinson, Gay.