Meinders strikes out 14 in one-hit shutout

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

LOYAL — Jenna Schober had two triples and knocked in three runs, and Tiffany Meinders tossed a five-inning one-hitter as the Spencer softball team beat Loyal 10-0 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Monday at Loyal High School.

The win is Spencer’s fourth in a row and improves its record to 4-4 overall and 3-0 in the Cloverbelt East. Loyal is now 1-3 and 1-1 in the conference.

Sadie Mercier had three hits, and Lexi Baehr drove in a pair of runs for the Rockets.

Meinders struck out 14 and walked just one in the victory.

Spencer hosts Marshfield Columbus Catholic, weather permitting, at 5 p.m. Thursday.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Rockets 10, Greyhounds 0

Spencer 023 14 – 10 13 0

Loyal 000 00 – 0 1 1

WP: Tiffany Meinders. LP: Rowley.

SO: Meinders 14; Rowley (4 inn.) 4, Reinwand (1 inn.) 0. BB: Meinders 1; Rowley 3, Reinwand 0.

Top hitters: S, Sadie Mercier 3×4; Cinnamin Harwood 2B; Katie Fleischman 3B; Meinders 2×4; Lexi Baehr 2×3, 3B, 2 RBIs; Courtney Buss 2×3, 2 runs; Jenna Schober 2×4, 2 3Bs, 2 runs, 3 RBIs.

Records: Spencer 4-4, 3-0 Cloverbelt Conference East Division; Loyal 1-3, 1-1 Cloverbelt East.