MCC Softball sweeps Broncs 18-0, 17-5

GARDEN CITY, Kan. – The McCook Community College softball team won a doubleheader over Garden City Friday. The Lady Indians won 18-0 and 17-5 in a pair of five-inning games.

"It was a good day for us today," said MCC Coach Mike Mendenhall. "We played good defense, our pitchers competed in the zone, and we hit the ball well."

Freshman leadoff hitter Laila Gutierrez (Seminole, Texas) had four hits and drove in six runs in Game 1 and freshman Anna Elliott (Calgary, Alberta) hit her second grand slam in as many days as the Lady Indians lashed out 13 hits in five innings.

"I can't say I have seen that before with Anna. She was locked in at the plate," said Mendenhall.

An eight-run third inning broke open Game 2, with the offense ponding out 14 hits. Every player in the starting lineup had at least one hit, all but one scored at least one run and all but one drove in at least one run.

"I didn't think we would be this good offensively, but these girls had some great at bats," said Mendenhall.

The Broncbusters go to 0-8 on the season.

MCC, 2-2, will travel to Colby, Kan. Thursday for a pair of games starting at 1 p.m.

"We are a pretty good team when we put everything together," said Mendenhall.

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GAME 1 – McCook CC 18, Garden City 0: The Lady Indians scored three times in the second and never trailed. After two MCC batters were hit by pitches, a walk loaded the bases for
Laila Gutierrez who doubled in all three runners.

MCC piled on nine runs in the fourth inning. Back-to-back doubles by Anna Elliott and Rocio Mascorro (Brownsville, Texas) started the scoring. Guiterrez singled in a pair of runs to make it a 7-0 game, sophomore Andie Suhai singled in a run and Elliott hit her second grand slam of the season to put MCC up 12-0.

The offense continued in the fourth with four more runs on four singles, an error and a walk.

Ella Covill-Marter (Queensland, Australia) went the distance in the circle allowing three hits while striking out six. Freshman Sadie Kahl (Calgary, Alberta) pitched a scoreless fifth inning, allowing one hit and striking out two.

GAME 2 – McCook CC 17, Garden City 5: The Lady Indians scored five runs in the first, eight in the third and four more in the fourth inning.

Freshman Lexi Knapp (Berthoud, Colo.) picked up the win in the circle. Over four innings she allowed five hits, three earned runs, walked one and struck out four. Kahl pitched the final inning, allowing three hits, one earned run and one strikeout.

Five players had two games including Gutierrez, Suhai, Knapp, Mascorro, and freshman Angela Banzet (Surrey, British Columbia).

Suhai and Knapp each drove in three runs and four players drove in two runs each: Banzet, Elliott, Mascorro and sophomore Brylee Dean (Gering).