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GILMAN – After a scoreless first inning, Spencer got its bats going and scored at least one run in every inning from there, on its way to a 14-1 rout of Gilman in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division softball game Thursday.
Jenna Schober went 3-for-3 with four RBIs, and Cinnamin Harwood and Lexi Baehr each scored three times for the Rockets. Gilman pitchers combined for 17 walks in the six-inning game.
Spencer has now won eight games in row, improving its record to 8-4 overall and 7-0 in the Cloverbelt East. Gilman falls to 5-4 and 1-3 in conference play.
“Right now we seeing the ball well,” Spencer coach Jason Gorst said. “Jenna Schober had a nice game at the plate.”
Tiffany Meinders was the winning pitcher for Spencer, allowing three hits and one unearned run in five innings.
Spencer hosts Greenwood at 5 p.m. Friday.
Rockets 14, Pirates 1
Spencer 031 244 – 14 8 1
Gilman 000 100 – 1 3 2
WP: Tiffany Meinders. LP: Burton.
SO: Meinders (5 inn.) 2, Lexi Baehr (1 inn.) 0; Burton (5 inn.) 4, Podolok (1 inn.) 0. BB: Meinders 1, Baehr 0; Burton 12, Podolok 5.
Top hitters: S, Katie Flesichman 2 runs; Cinnamin Harwood 3 BBs, 3 runs; Baehr 3 BBs, 3 runs; Courtney Buss 2 RBIs; Jenna Schober 3×3, 4 RBIs; Ariyah Schuh 2 RBIs.
Records: Spencer 8-4, 7-0 Cloverbelt Conference East Division; Gilman 5-4, 1-3 Cloverbelt East.