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Courtney Odens makes contact at the plate, recording one of the team’s singles in Imperial’s opening game win against Hershey on the home field Monday. (Johnson Publications photo)

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With a close eye on the play, umpire Carlos Chavez will call Jordan Jablonski safe as the ball gets by the Hershey catcher and the pitcher waits for the throw in the opener of two games against Hershey Monday nigh(Johnson Publications photo)
 

Junior softball team opens season with 3-1 record

    After a pair of double-headers, Imperial’s junior girls’ softball team is 3-1 on the season.
    Imperial played its first games at home on Monday this week, coming on top with two wins against Hershey.
    Imperial took the opener, 9-6. Morayah Cupp pitched her first game, throwing all five innings. While facing 25 batters, she struck out two and gave up six walks.
    Having a good night at the plate, Imperial was led by Elizabeth Reeves, who scored two triples. Two singles and a double were recorded by Morgan Peterson, along with a double from Correy Koellner, and singles from Cupp, Sadie Peterson and Courtney Odens.
    In the nightcap, Imperial also won by a three-point margin, 14-11.
    Jerzee Milner pitched four complete innings to complete the game due to time limit, facing 28 batters, while striking out two and walking four.
    The ‘Horns jumped out to a quick lead, scoring nine in the first, and adding another three in the second.
    In the third, however, Imperial gave up 10 runs to Wallace on a string of defensive errors which nearly tied the game at 12-11.
    Imperial put two more across home plate in the third, and then Milner single handedly recorded all three outs in Wallace’s last at-bat in the top of the fourth. She had two defensive put-outs with the assistance of Courtney Odens at first and a strikeout to end the game.
    At the plate, Imperial was led with a single and double from Morgan Peterson, singles from Jordan Jablonski, Milner and Valerie Herbert, along with two singles each from Odens, Koellner and Lucy Spady.

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