FREDONIA — Thou shalt not steal — unless it comes to stealing bases.
Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs racked up 22 stolen bases in their doubleheader at Fredonia Thursday, and did plenty of other things quite well in winning both games, 17-1 and 20-2.
The victories lift Humboldt’s softball team to 6-2 on the season. The Lady Cubs are at Eureka Monday.
They’ll be hard pressed to win any more emphatically than they did against Fredonia.
Humboldt broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run second in the opener, before ending the game with a 14-run third inning.
They did so despite accumulating only four hits on the day, a pair of singles by Isabelle Murrow, and a double and home run by Kady Hart. Hart’s long blast cleared the center field fence easily, head coach Brad Piley said. She had five RBIs.
Meanwhile, Madison Riebel swiped three bases, Karley Wools, Isabelle Murrow, Carsyn Haviland and Kenisyn Hottenstein all had two steals. Hart added a stolen base to her portfolio, as did Kirsten Kobold. Wools, Emily Ross and Brooklyn Ellis all had RBIs.
Ellis went the distance on the mound, giving up three hits with four strikeouts.
THE LADY Cubs didn’t need to steal as many bases in the nightcap, which they had in control from the outset.
Humboldt led 8-0 after 2 ½ innings, then scored two in the fourth and 10 in the fifth.
Haviland was the main protagonist, with a grand slam home run in the fifth and an RBI single in the third. She wound up with five RBIs and two stolen bases.
Hart had two singles, a double and two RBIs, while Ross had three singles and an RBI.
Wools pitched five innings, giving up six hits with three strikeouts. She also singled.
Others chipping in were Kirstyn Murrow, a triple, stolen base and RBI; Isabelle Murrow, a single, double and RBI, with three stolen bases; Ellis, a single, stolen base and RBI; Riebel, two singles and an RBI; Emma Carson, a single and RBi; and Morgan Hunter, two stolen bases.
