Cape softball uses long ball to down IR 14-3
The Cape softball team moved into the quarterfinals of the state tournament with a 14-3 victory over Indian River May 22 at Bill Cordrey Field.
The No. 3 Vikings got on the scoreboard first when Alivia Heers singled and was driven in on Hayden Hudson’s ninth career home run.
After Abby Marsh took the Indians down in the top of the second, Cape went ballistic in the bottom half of the inning. Bri Windish smashed two home runs in the inning. The Vikings also got long balls from Abi Crouch, the first of her career, the second of the day from Hudson, and another from Heers.
The Vikings picked up two more runs in the fourth inning to punch their ticket to the quarters.
After a Cape double play was overturned in the top of the fifth, the Indians got a three-run homer from Sophie Scurci to cut the lead to 14-3. Reliever Sara Craig then came in to shut things down.
Abby Marsh went four innings in the circle, picking up the 50th win of her career in a six strikeout effort.
The Vikings will host the winner of the Smyrna-Red Lion game Saturday, May 24.
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