HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs ended the 2022 regular season on a high note Monday, with wins of 15-0 and 19-4 over visiting Caney Valley.
The wins secured a share of the Pioneer League championship for the Lady Cubs, who finished the regular season at 17-3 (11-1 in league play).
Brooklyn Ellis had things well in control in the opener. She scattered four hits over four innings while striking out five, and walking none. She also singled, stole two bases, had an RBI and scored twice.
Balance was the name of the game for Humboldt, which scored five times in the first inning, twice in the second and seven in the third, before ending the game with a run in the fourth.
Kirstyn Morrow followed a single, four stolen bases, an RBI and two runs. Karley Wools singled and doubled, stole two bases, drove in a run and scored three times.
Emily Ross singled and drove in two. Shelby Shaughnessy singled, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI. Laken Hunter singled twice, stole a base, scored twice and drove in a run. Morgan Sterling stole a base and scored twice. Anna Heisler stole a base and scored once. Carsyn Haviland chipped in with a run scored.
SHAUGHNESSY took over the pitching duties in the nightcap, allowing three hits with six strikeouts and a walk.
Wools and Ross both blasted home runs. Wools wound up with a stolen base, three runs and four RBIs as well. Ross also drove in four.
Sterling singled three times, stole four bases, drove in two and scored three runs.
Meanwhile, Murrow had a single, four stolen bases, an RBI and four runs. Hunter singled, stole a pair of bases and scored twice with an RBI. Chloe Daniels had a double, a stolen base, an RBI and two runs. Eilis and Heisler both scored a run. Haviland had three stolen bases, two runs and an RBI.
NEXT up for Humboldt is the Class 3A Regional Tournament, which opens next week. The Lady Cubs are the host team, and assured of a top-two seed.
