Rangers sweep White Pigeon
Published 8:41 am Thursday, May 25, 2017
Host Cassopolis swept White Pigeon in a BCS Athletic Conference softball twinbill Tuesday.
The Rangers (8-14) won the opening game 9-1 and then completed the sweep with a 9-4 win in the nightcap.
Nikki Keefe picked up the victory in the first game as she tossed a four-hitter with nine strikeouts and no walks.
Maile Barber was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Kaitlyn Hartsell drove in a pair of runs, while Kayla Rowan also drove in a run.
In the second game, Olivia Purlee earned the victory as she scattered nine hits and struck out three without walking a batter.
Offensively for Cassopolis, Barber was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, while Keefe was 2-for-4 with five RBIs.
Kaitlyn and Kiersten Hartsell both tripled for the Rangers, who also got two hits from Purlee and Sabrina Bukowski.
CASSOPOLIS 9-9, WHITE PIGEON 1-4
At Cassopolis
First game
White Pigeon 000 100 0 – 1 4 5
Cassopolis 240 111 x – 9 7 4
Sandy (L); Nikki Keefe (W).
2B: Maile Barber (CA).
Second game
White Pigeon 200 020 0 – 4 9 3
Cassopolis 004 302 x – 9 10 6
Sandy (L), Olivia Purless (W).
2B: H. Personette (WP), Maile Barber (CA).
3B: Kaitlyn Hartsell (CA), Kiersten Hartsell (CA).
Varsity record: Cassopolis 8-14.