PREPS: Carson outlasts McQueen

The Carson High softball team blew into a tie for first place in the Sierra League with a 6-3 win at McQueen on a windy Thursday.

Christina Gallegos tossed 6.2 innings allowing two earned runs while striking out nine. Gallegos left the game with two outs in the fifth after getting hit, after being cleared to re-enter she returned in the sixth to close out the Lancers.

"It was a really windy day," coach Scott Vickrey said. "Once (Gallegos) figured the wind out, she started getting it together."

Carson (8-3 in league) pushed a run across in the first after Kristin Withrow doubled. After a sacrifice bunt that moved Withrow to third, she scored on Christa McGahuey's ground out.

The Senators added another run in the third and took a 4-0 lead in the fourth, after the right fielder dropped the ball in the wind.

Carson would add two more in the sixth when Lauren Knorzer singled, moved to second on a sacrifice and third on Morgan Kleine's hit. Hannah Winder, who pinch ran for Knorzer, scored when Carson successfully executed the first and third play. After Kleine broke for second and McQueen threw the ball down to second, Winder beat the throw back home.

Withrow added an RBI single later in the inning to score Kleine.

Emily Collins, Withrow, Kleine and Knorzer all had two hits for the Senators. Withrow had two RBIs, McGahuey had another.

"We hit the ball well," Vickrey said of his team's 11 hits. "There pitchers were throwing a lot of first pitch strikes, but we were able to battle back."

Carson and Damonte are tied at 8-3 in league. Carson hosts Douglas for a doubleheader starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, while Damonte travels to Wooster. Carson-Damonte close the league season with a doubleheader at Carson on May 7.

TIGERS BEST NORTH VALLEYS

The Douglas High softball team relied on a big offensive performance, particularly from the bottom of the lineup, in picking up an 18-8 win over North Valleys in Minden Thursday afternoon.

No. 8 hitter Illiana Brown went 3-for-3 with two doubles and five RBIs and No. 9 hitter Katie Kluever went 2-for-2 with a double and four RBIs to account for half of the Tiger' run production on the day.

North Valleys built a 3-0 lead through the top half of the first but Douglas chipped right back with four runs in the bottom half. The Panthers tied it up at four in the second before Douglas went ahead for good with a five-run third that included a solo home run from Jenna Geyer.

The Panthers cut it back down to a 9-7 deficit, scoring two runs and loading the bases with no outs before Kalee Duryee came on in relief and got out of the jam after allowing just one more run.

Douglas plated four runs in the fourth and five in the bottom of the fifth to end the game due to the 10-run mercy rule.

Aaliyah Paxson went 3-for-3 with an RBI, Brenna White was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and Naomi Roberts and Kelly Sonnemann each went 2-for-2 with Roberts driving in a run.

Geyer doubled and homered while driving in two runs and Nikki Chavez went 2-for-3 with an RBI.

BASEBALL

YERINGTON SPLITS

YERINGTON - The Lions scored in all four of their at-bats en route to a 16-2 victory over Silver Stage Tuesday afternoon. The game was called after 4 1/2 innings because of the 10-run rule.

On Thursday, the Lions lost 6-4 to Fallon.

Corbin Cliften worked the entire five innings on the mound, allowing two hits and striking out eight. Neither of the runs he allowed were earned. He helped himself out by hitting a triple and single and driving in two runs.

Cole Aiazzi had a single, double and triple and drove in four runs. Curtis Stubblefield added a homer and three RBI.

Against Fallon, Aiazzi and Cliften had two hits apiece to lead the Lions. Tyler Peeples and Mike Garner drove in runs for Yerington.

JV SOFTBALL

CARSON LOSES in 8

The Senators blew a 5-1 lead and lost to McQueen 7-6 in eight innings at Carson on Thursday.

Sydney Knorzer and Erica Watson homered for Carson. Watson's hit tied the game at 6 in the bottom of the seventh after the Lancers had scored four times to take a 6-5 lead.

Knorzer, Kandis Tuttle, Becka Breuer and Sylar Jones all had two hits for the Senators.

Carson hosts Douglas at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

JV BASEBALL

CARSON TIPS DOUGLAS

Gehrig Tucker went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs to lead Carson to a 10-9 win on Thursday.

Carson is 13-9 overall and 9-5 in league.

Rafe King also had two hits for Carson as did Nevin Elliott. Tyler Valley drove in a run for Carson.