Columbus Catholic softball rolls past Adams-Friendship

Columbus Catholic pitcher Akosua Yeboah. (MarshfieldAreaSports.com file photo/Paul Lecker)

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ADAMS – The Columbus Catholic softball team pounded out 14 hits and cruised to an 11-4 nonconference win over Adams-Friendship on Monday at Adams-Friendship High School.

The Dons scored five times in the first inning and added four more in the fourth to open up a huge lead

Shelby Sparta continued her torrid streak at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a triple, two RBI and three runs scored to pace the Dons’ offense. She is 17-for-22 in her last six games.

Akosua Yeboah earned the win as she went the distance for Columbus Catholic (15-5), striking out seven without a walk. She also drove in four runs.

Columbus Catholic will finish its Cloverbelt Conference East Division season at Owen-Withee on Tuesday, before wrapping up regular-season play Thursday at Stratford.

Dons 11, Green Devils 4
Columbus Catholic 500 401 1 – 11 14 0
Adams-Friendship 000 112 0 – 4 7 4
WP:
Akosua Yeboah. LP: Riley Weaver.
SO: Yeboah 7; Weaver 3. BB: Yeboah 0; Weaver 2.
Top hitters: CC, Katelyn Casperson 2×3, 2 runs; Sam Casperson 2×5, 2B, 2 RBI; Yeboah 1×3, 4 RBI; Shelby Spata 4×5, 3B, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Rhya Dieringer 2B, RBI; Abby Wojcik 2×3. AF, Makenna Kirsnlohr 2×4, 2 runs; Keagan Pokszyk 2×3, 2B, RBI.
Records: Columbus Catholic 15-5; Adams-Friendship 12-9.