Area softball roundup

A full day of area softball was highlighted by dominant outings from Winfield-Mount Union, Columbus and Mid-Prairie.

Winfield-Mount Union 16, Pekin 0

Winfield-Mount Union scored 10 runs in the first inning of a Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division home win over Pekin.

Makiah Lower and Quin Smith each knocked in four runs for the Wolves. Josie Nelson went 2-for-4 with double, two RBIs and four stolen bases.

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Lower gave up just one hit in the circle. She struck out six Panthers.

Pekin’s lone hit was by Myah Bainbridge, who went 1-for-1 on the night. Ezra Parsons took the loss in the circle.

No. 11 (2A) Louisa-Muscatine 4, Highland 3

Highland nearly knocked off SEISC North rival Louisa-Muscatine, but the Falcons held off the Huskies by one run.

Lone Tree 7, Hillcrest Academy 5

Hillcrest was leading 5-1 going into the last two innings, but Lone Tree scored one in the sixth and five in the seventh to score a comeback win.

Columbus 15, WACO 3

Former teammates clashed as Columbus beat WACO in the first game since the two stopped playing as a co-op ahead of this summer.

Wildcat sophomore Kennedy Woepking went 2-for-3 with four RBIS. Daniela Diaz knocked in three, and Ellie Sanders picked up the win in the circle.

WACO had a two-hit day from Natalie Wagler. She drove in a run, as did Drew Graber.

Mediapolis 14, New London 1

The Bullettes scored seven in the second and never let the Tigers claw back in a SEISC South battle.

Mid-Prairie 17, Tipton 0

The Golden Hawks absolutely rolled in Game 1 of a River Valley South doubleheader. Mid-Prairie’s Kadence Grout threw a five-hit shutout, and also went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs at the plate. Sophie Miller and Kyla Kames each knocked in two.

Mid-Prairie 23, Tipton 4

The Golden Hawks continued to slug away in Game 2. Mid-Prairie’s Dakota Mitchell went 2-for-2 with a home run and five RBIs. Gabi Robertson was 2-for-2 with three RBIs, and both Brylee Gearhart and Olivia Swartzentruber knocked in two.

Belle Plaine 15, Keota 3

The Eagles couldn’t come back from a 6-0 start for Belle Plaine. The Plainsmen responded to a three-run Eagle third by scoring nine of their own.