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OWEN – The Spencer softball team took a big step toward a possible third-straight Cloverbelt Conference East Division championship by sweeping a doubleheader at Owen-Withee on Tuesday.
The Rockets rolled to 11-0 and 14-1 victories and improve to 12-4 overall and 11-0 in the Cloverbelt East after moving their overall winning streak to 12. Owen-Withee is now 2-6 overall and in the conference.
Spencer, winners of 38 Cloverbelt East games in a row, can clinch a share of the conference title with a win at home over Loyal on Thursday. Spencer hosts Greenwood on Friday and finishes its conference schedule May 18 at Marshfield Columbus Catholic.
Tiffany Meinders and Lexi Baehr combined on a one-hit, five-inning shutout in Game 1 for the Rockets, combining for nine strikeouts and the duo did not walk a batter.
Sadie Mercier and Baehr each had three hits and two RBIs in the victory.
In Game 2, Meinders struck out six in four innings and added a home run, a single and three RBIs at the plate.
Mercier and Baehr also both had two hits, and Katie Fleischman drove in four runs in the victory.
Game 1
Rockets 11, Blackhawks 0
Spencer 503 03 – 11 15 0
Owen-Withee 000 00 – 0 1 3
WP: Tiffany Meinders. LP: Faltiesck.
SO: Meinders (3 inn.) 6, Lexi Baehr (2 inn.) 3; Faltiesck 6. BB: Meinders 0, Baehr 0; Faltiesck 3.
Top hitters: S, Sadie Mercier 3×4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Katie Fleischman 2×4; Cinnamin Harwood 2B, 2 runs; Baehr 3×4, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs; Courtney Buss 2 runs; Jenna Schober 2×3, 2 runs; Shaelee Neitzel 2 RBIs.
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Game 2
Rockets 14, Blackhawks 1
Owen-Withee 000 10 – 1 4 3
Spencer 170 6x – 14 11 0
WP: Meinders. LP: Flatiesck.
SO: Faltiesck 4; Meinders (4 inn.) 6, Baehr (1 inn.) 2. BB: Faltiesck 5; Meinders 1, Baehr 0.
Top hitters: OW; M. Simington RBI. S, Mercier 2×3, 2B, 3 runs; Fleischman 2B, 4 RBIs; Harwood 2 runs; Meinders 2×3, 2B, HR, 2 runs, 3 RBIs; Baehr 2×2.
Records: Owen-Withee 2-6 overall and Cloverbelt East; Spencer 12-4, 11-0 Cloverbelt East.