Sigourney senior Josephine Moore was too much from the circle and at the plate Wednesday night and helped the No. 15 Savages to a 10-2 South Iowa Cedar League win. Moore struck out nine batters and smashed two homeruns to drive in six runs.
The bad part of Moore’s game was the seven walks she issued, however, that is how many runners North Mahaska left stranded as they were unable to move runners around. The Warhawks were limited to four singles in the contest.
North Mahaska pitchers, senior Regan Grewe and sophomore Jolan Fogle, each surrendered a long ball to Moore. Grewe tossed the first 2 1/3 innings allowing six runs on eight hits and a strikeout. Fogle gave up four runs on two hits and a strikeout.
The first four batters North Mahaska faced hit singles. Moore’s RBI-single scored one then she came in on a flyout. NM set the Savages down in order in the second inning but in the top of the third Sigourney put up four runs, two coming off Moore’s first homer.
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North Mahaska’s Kylie Van Weelden calls out a play as a Sigourney runner slides into home Wednesday.
With one out in the bottom of the third Olivia Ridgeway walked for North Mahaska, stole second and reached third on a pass ball. Another pass ball allowed her to score.
Sigourney added a run in the top of the fourth and two in the top of the sixth for a 10-1 lead. North Mahaska capitalized on another walk from Moore when Addison Falb received a free pass and worked her way around to come home on Cali Sampson’s single. NM could score no more and the game ended on the 8-run rule.
Besides Moore, Sigourney had help at the plate with three singles by Dani Aller and Devyn Smallwood.
Kayla Readshaw, Kylie Van Weelden, Grewe, Sampson each hit singles for North Mahaska, which fell to 6-1 on the season. They go to Colfax-Mingo Thursday for a makeup contest, then plays at Pekin Saturday night.