Wings and Rings picks up first win

Joyce Dayton and Wings and Rings had no shortage of offense in the season opener for the two teams. The latter just happened to produce a few extra runs.

Wings and Rings came out on top of Joyce Dayton 11-9 on Monday in Portland Junior League Rookie softball.

Three players went 3-for-3 at the plate for Wings and Rings. Skye Ingram eventually scored after all three hits, while Hayden Guggenbiller came around twice. Kinslee Kavy was the other player with three hits.

Charlie Taylor had the only extra base hit for Wings and Rings with a double.

Adalyn Overla led Joyce Dayton’s offense with four hits and four runs. Four more players contributed three hits, including Annabelle Wiggins who scored twice as well.

Offense overwhelms

Cooks Nursery’s offense was too much for Pak-A-Sak, leading to a 17-8 victory in Portland Junior League Rookie baseball on Monday.

Four players notched four hits for Cooks Nursery, while two more added three. Kayden Alberson, Kolby Armstrong, Trey Hirschey and Brantley Sager were the four players with four hits.

Hirschey and Alberson provided the power for Cooks Nursery with three extra-base hits each. Hirschey smashed two doubles and a triple, while Alberson added three doubles.

Ricky Heitkamp put together the best day at the plate for Pak-A-Sak, going 3-for-3.

Five players had two hits, including Cage Reynolds, who drove in four runs.

Day leads

Crossroads started its season with a 10-5 win over Fisher Meats on Monday in Portland Junior League Rookie softball play.

Six players had multiple hits for Crossroads. Paisley Day had two of the strongest plate appearances with a home run and a double. Kierstyn White also hit a home run, while adding a single.

Kynlee Homan also had an extra-base hit with a triple and a single. The only double was hit by Lilah Hudson.

Day, Homan and Kendall Snow all pitched for Crossroads in the victory.

The Rock wins

The Rock narrowly escaped with a 7-5 victory over FCC on Monday night in Portland Junior League Rookie softball.

Ellie Wiggins and Adalee Rigby both went 2-for-2 with an extra-base hit. Wiggins hit a triple and scored two runs, while Rigby touched home plate once and hit a double.

Emma McGill also smacked a double and drove in a pair of runs.

Emalee Aker, Carsyn Guggenbiller and Maggie Westgerdes all scored a run, and added two stolen bases each as well.