Offense leads All Stars to victory over Redkey

Travel softball is getting underway and Portland has come out hot.

The Portland Red 10-and-younger All Star team opened its season with a pair of victories against Redkey in a double header.

Portland took down Redkey 14-1 in the first game behind a balanced offensive effort as all 11 players crossed the plate at least once. Lizzie Miller led the way with two hits and two runs scored. Kynlee Homan and Jo LeMaster added a pair of runs as well.

Carysn Guggenbiller earned the win in the circle, pitching three innings in which she gave up one run while striking out five batters.

The bats stayed alive in game No. 2 for a 16-9 victory.

Emme Theurer smacked a double and scored a pair of runs, while Kendall Snow slashed two singles while crossing the plate twice. Maria Heitkamp added to the cause by making her way around the base paths three times.

Wiggins wins it

Ellie Wiggins led the Jay County 12-and-younger softball team to a 3-0 victory over Monroe Central on Thursday.

Wiggins dazzled in the circle, pitching all six innings and recording every out via strikeout. She didn’t give up any runs, but surrendered one hit amongst the 18 strikeouts.

Paisley Day had the most complete offensive performance out of the leadoff spot, securing one hit, one RBI and one run scored.

Maggie Westgerdes and Arabella Newsom both drove in a run as well.

Along with the pitching performance, Wiggins smacked a single and scored a run. The other run was scored by Audrey Miller.

Two of the Patriots’ runs came in the fourth inning, while the final crossed in the fifth.