Pirates split with Fort Scott Greyhounds

Pirates split with Fort Scott Greyhounds

The ICC Softball team split with conference foe Fort Scott Greyhounds on Saturday, April 9th.

The Pirates took the first game by a score of 6 to 5. Clawing back from a 4-1 deficit, the Indy softball team raced to 5 runs in the 5th inning, including 2 home runs. While they gave up a homerun to the Greyhounds at the top of the 7th, they held on with a tag out at 3rd for the finishing out. The Pirates were led by at the plate by Jamie Keeling (Short Stop) with 3 hits, and Kenna Furgeson (Pitcher) with 2 and 2 RBI. Ferguson also faced 30 batters at the mound, and struck out 5.

The second game of the double header featured a Fort Scott win by a score of 5 to 4. The Greyhounds capitalized late with five runs unanswered, and the Pirates couldn't quite match them at the plate. Indy was led by Kelly Baker (Catcher) with 2 hits, and Mikalle Pair (2nd Base) with 3 hits.

The Pirates return to action at home this Tuesday, April 12th vs Labette County.