Dons now 1-6

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

LOYAL — The Marshfield Columbus Catholic softball team was swept by Loyal in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division doubleheader Thursday at Loyal High School.

Loyal (4-3, 4-1 Cloverbelt East) won 12-2 and 13-2, both games ending after six innings due to the 10-run rule.

The Dons were held to two hits in the opener and had six hits in the second game.

Columbus (1-6, 0-6 Cloverbelt East) pitchers combined to walk 29 batters in the two games.

Morgan Reinwand was the winning pitcher in Game 2 for the Greyounds, and she also hit a home run in the game.

The Dons play at Spencer on Monday.

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

Game 1

Greyhounds 12, Dons 2

Columbus Catholic 110 000 – 2 2 3

Loyal 003 306 – 12 8 3

WP: Rowley. LP: Sierra Litwaitis.

SO: Litwaitis (5 inn.) 7, Ella Schultz (1 inn.) 0; Rowley 6. BB: Litwaitis 7, Schultz 4; Rowley 2.

Top hitters: L, Rayhorn 3×4; Rowley 2×4; Reinwand 2B.

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Game 2

Greyhounds 13, Dons 2

Loyal 330 052 – 13 5 1

Columbus Catholic 020 000 – 2 6 3

WP: Reinwand. LP: Maddie DeSmet.

SO: Reinwand 5; DeSmet (1 1/3 inn.) 1, Addison Baierl (2 2/3 inn.) 4, Litwaitis (2 inn.) 0. BB: Reinwand 0; DeSmet 8, Baierl 7, Litwaitis 1.

Top hitters: L, Reinwand HR, 2 RBIs; CC, Maren Seefluth 2×3.

Records: Loyal 4-3, 4-1 Cloverbelt Conference East Division; Columbus Catholic 1-6, 0-6 Cloverbelt East.