Missourian Diamond Roundup, Apr. 18: Advance softball ekes by Woodland

For the third consecutive day, play in Southeast Missouri was shortened due to weather concerns, but don't tell the Stoddard County Athletic Association teams that.

Advance and Woodland softball got into one of the tightest battles of the season, and despite the Hornets winning tight, Woodland made a big statement on Thursday.

__SB: Advance 7, Woodland 6__

It took a walk-off effort, but Advance (13-2) scored three in the bottom of the seventh to rally from down two to grabbing the regulation winner.

Addison Carlton's three hits, one for a triple, let the Hornets in hitting while Rylee Roper's solo homer drove in a big run.

Carlton threw all seven innings, earning three runs while striking out four to grab the late win.

Laci Detjen hit thrice for the Cardinals with Makayla Altenthal and Allyssa Davis each hit twice.

Rhodie Long threw a strong game herself, throwing 6.1 innings for the Cards and earning just three of seven runs allowed in the loss.

__BB: Leopold 7, Delta 4__

When these teams play, it always seems to end up being a thriller.

Leopold (5-6) got a repeat score of the Oak Ridge invite as it edged out Delta (1-15) in a matchup that went all the way down to the end.

Delta scored three in the sixth to cut the deficit to just three, but the Wildcats of Leopold did just enough to hold off the feisty Bobcats for their fifth win of the year.

Just Riley Engelen reached multi-hit territory for Leopold as the Wildcats combined for eight hits, but his two RBIs proved essential for the victory.

Frederick Brandel grabbed the win for Leopold, pitching six innings while earning three runs and striking out nine Bobcat batters.

Bryce Cox made it his mission to keep the Bobcats afloat as he went off for three hits and an RBI while Paxton Hornbuckle knocked for a triple himself.

__SB: Leopold 20, Delta 10__

The bats were cooking on Thursday as Leopold softball (4-5) did damage in a 20-10 victory over Delta (2-8) as the squads combined for 30 runs.

Leopold scored nine runs in the top of the first and scored multiple runs in every inning but the fifth en route to a huge win over the Bobcats.

Piper Lincoln, as she's used to doing, took over with a 4-for-4 day, driving in four runs while scoring twice with a double and a pair of triples, finishing with nine total bases.

Addison Engelen had the other multi-hit day for Leopold, singling twice as the Wildcats finished with 14 hits and 11 walks to punch holes all over the Delta pitching staff.

Addison Nichols had a heck of a day for the Bobcats, hitting thrice for a double and a triple while driving in a game-high five runs to keep Delta in the matchup.

Jolie Scherer and Shelby Heflin each finished with two hits, while Mya Gillespie got the only other Delta extra-base hit with a double.

Footnote

The Southeast Missourian newspaper coverage area is comprised of 20 teams: Advance, Bell City, Cape Central, Chaffee, Delta, Eagle Ridge, Jackson, Kelly, Leopold, Marquand, Meadow Heights, Notre Dame, Oak Ridge, Oran, Perryville, Saxony Lutheran, Scott City, St. Vincent, Woodland and Zalma.

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