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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The defending WIAA Division 5 state champion Wisconsin Rapids Assumption softball team stands a win away from another trip to Madison after a dominating 15-0 victory over Marshfield Columbus Catholic in a D-5 sectional semifinal Tuesday at Robinson Park.
Assumption (18-2) moves on to a sectional final against Seneca (20-3) on Thursday at New Lisbon. Both teams were No. 1 seeds in their respective sides of the Division 5 Sectional 3 bracket.
The Royals scored in all four of their at-bats and pitcher Ava Schill limited the Dons (17-5) to just three hits with three strikeouts.
Assumption roughed up Columbus pitcher Hailey Zimmermann to the tune of 14 runs in 3 1/3 innings, eight of which were earned as the Dons committed four errors.
Sam Casperson, Zimmermann and Akosua Yeboah had singles to account for all of the Dons’ hits.
Anna Schooley had two doubles, a triple, and five RBI to pace the Royals’ offense.
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Royals 15, Dons 0
Columbus Catholic 000 00 – 0 3 4
Assumption 146 4x – 15 10 0
WP: Ava Schill. LP: Hailey Zimmermann.
SO: Zimmermann (3 1/3 inn.) 2, Akosua Yeboah (0 inn.) 0; Schill 3. BB: Zimmermann 5, Yeboah 0; Schill 1.
Top hitters: CC, Sam Casperson 1×2; Zimmermann 1×2; Yeboah 1×2. A, Cristin Casey 3 runs; Anna Schooley 3×4, 2 2Bs, 3B, 3 runs, 5 RBI; Schill 2B, 2 RBI; Claire Nelson 3B, 2 RBI; Sadie Galbreath 2×3, 2 RBI; Maleia Kolo 3B; Arianna Cavanaugh 2 runs; Madi Abbott 3 runs.
Records: Columbus Catholic 17-5; Assumption 18-2.