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OWEN – The Columbus Catholic softball team took advantage of 15 walks and seven Owen-Withee errors to defeat the Blackhawks 17-5 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Tuesday at Owen-Withee High School.
Cierra Dieringer and Sam Casperson each scored four runs, Hailey Zimmermann had a double and four RBI, and Mattea Schalfke had two hits and an RBI for the Dons, who are now 7-7 overall and 4-4 in the Cloverbelt East.
Alyssa Garski and Sydney Halida each had two hits for Owen-Withee (1-12, 1-9 Cloverbelt East).
Columbus Catholic will play at Gilman on Thursday.
Dons 17, Blackhawks 5
Columbus Catholic 422 027 – 17 9 1
Owen-Withee 012 110 – 5 7 7
WP: Akousa Yeboah. LP: Dakota Shelton.
SO: Hailey Zimmermann (3 inn.) 5, Yeboah (3 inn.) 3; Shelton 4. BB: Zimmermann 5, Yeboah 1; Shelton 15.
Top hitters: CC, Cierra Dieringer 1×3, 4 runs; Sam Casperson 1×2, 3B, 4 runs, RBI; Zimmermann 1×4, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 runs; Mattea Schlafke 2×5, RBI. OW, Alyssa Graski 2×3, RBI; Sydney Halida 2×2, 2B, 3 runs; Reina Arndt 1×3, 3 RBI.
Records: Columbus Catholic 7-7, 4-4 Cloverbelt Conference East Division; Owen-Withee 1-12, 1-9 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.