Rockets run win streak to 12

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

OWEN — The Spencer softball team took a big step toward a possible third-straight Cloverbelt Conference East Division championship by sweeping a doubleheader at Owen-Withee on Tuesday.

The Rockets rolled to 11-0 and 14-1 victories and improve to 12-4 overall and 11-0 in the Cloverbelt East, pushing their overall winning streak to 12. Owen-Withee is now 2-6 overall and in the conference.

Spencer, winners of 38 Cloverbelt East games in a row, can clinch a share of the conference title with a win at home over Loyal on Thursday. Spencer hosts Greenwood on Friday and finishes its conference schedule May 18 at Marshfield Columbus Catholic.

Tiffany Meinders and Lexi Baehr combined on a one-hit, five-inning shutout in Game 1 for the Rockets, combining for nine strikeouts, and the duo did not walk a batter.

Sadie Mercier and Baehr each had three hits and two RBIs in the victory.

In Game 2, Meinders struck out six in four innings and added a home run, a single, and three RBIs at the plate.

Mercier and Baehr also both had two hits, and Katie Fleischman drove in four runs in the victory.

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

Game 1

Rockets 11, Blackhawks 0

Spencer 503 03 – 11 15 0

Owen-Withee 000 00 – 0 1 3

WP: Tiffany Meinders. LP: Faltiesck.

SO: Meinders (3 inn.) 6, Lexi Baehr (2 inn.) 3; Faltiesck 6. BB: Meinders 0, Baehr 0; Faltiesck 3.

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

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Game 2

Rockets 14, Blackhawks 1

Owen-Withee 000 10 – 1 4 3

Spencer 170 6x – 14 11 0

WP: Meinders. LP: Flatiesck.

SO: Faltiesck 4; Meinders (4 inn.) 6, Baehr (1 inn.) 2. BB: Faltiesck 5; Meinders 1, Baehr 0.

Top hitters: OW; M. Simington RBI. S, Mercier 2×3, 2B, 3 runs; Fleischman 2B, 4 RBIs; Harwood 2 runs; Meinders 2×3, 2B, HR, 2 runs, 3 RBIs; Baehr 2×2.

Records: Owen-Withee 2-6 overall and Cloverbelt East; Spencer 12-4, 11-0 Cloverbelt East.