Lady Cubs win big

The Humboldt softball team didn't let some cold, windy weather cool off its offense, scoring a combined 40 runs in a doubleheader sweep of Fredonia Thursday.

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April 8, 2022 - 3:28 PM

Humboldt High's Brooklyn Ellis pitches in a game earlier this season. Photo by Richard Luken

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s softball squad improved to 7-1 on the season with a pair of victories, 16-1 and 24-9, over visiting Fredonia.

The Lady Cubs braved miserable conditions, and used contributions up and down the lineup.

Humboldt scored 10 times in the first inning of the opener to set the tone behind the dominant pitching of Brooklyn Ellis, who struck out five and no-hit Fredonia over three innings.

Ellis aided her own cause with three singles and three RBIs.

Also contributing: Kirstyn Murrow, two doubles, a single, three runs, three RBIs and a stolen base; Karley Wools, a single, four stolen bases and three runs; Carsyn Haviland, four stolen bases, three runs and an RBI; Laken Hunter, two singles, two stolen bases, two runs and RBI; Shelby Shaughnessy, two doubles, two runs and an RBI; Emily Ross, a run; Morgan Sterling, a run and an RBI; and Anna Heisler, two stolen bases and a run.

Fredonia made things interesting for half an inning of the nightcap, scoring four times, but Humboldt showed no interest in slowing down its attack, pushing across 13 in the bottom.

Again, the Lady Cubs had plenty to stay busy amid the cold weather.

Ross singled twice, stole a base, scored twice and had two RBIs to pace the high-powered offense. Shaughnessy was the beneficiary, allowing six hits over four innings with five strikeouts and two walks.

Other statistics: Murrow, a double, three stolen bases, four runs and three RBIs; Wools, a double, two RBIs and two runs; Ellis, three RBIs and two runs; Shaughnessy, a single, two stolen bases and four runs; Haviland, two stolen bases, three runs and two RBIs; Hunter, two RBIs and a run; Chloe Daniels, a single, two stolen bases, an RBI and three runs. Morgan Sterling, a single, three stolen bases, three runs and two RBIs.

“It was a cold and very windy night,” Humboldt coach Brad Piley noted, “It was very hard to play softball, and we managed to get two wins.”

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