Morgan Searle threw a shutout to lead Mustangs past Riley County 12-0, in the first game played on Tuesday. (the games started over an hour early to avoid the rainy weather forecast). Rock Creek secured the victory thanks to seven runs in the fifth inning, securing the run rule. Rock Creek never trailed in the game, scoring in the 2nd,3rd, 4th and 5th innings. The lone run in the 2nd inning came off the bat of sophomore Sydney Montgomery’s solo home run. In the 2nd inning, Rock Creek had a 3 run 2-out rally that stared with singles from Demi Kunkel and Brook Dillon, followed by short game execution from Laney Scott and another single from Haley Petty. The offensive onslaught in the 5th inning came from short game play from Leighton Herrman, Megan Prockish, and Laney Scott, singles by Haley Petty and Demi Kunkel, a triple by Brook Dillon. Searle went all five innings, allowing four hits in the shutout, while striking out four. Rock Creek notched 11 hits in the game. Kunkel, Dillon, Montgomery, and Petty each racked up multiple hits. Dillon and Kunkel each collected three hits to lead Rock Creek. Mustangs tore up the base paths, Kunkel and Dillon each had 2, Scott and RIffel each added one
Mustangs fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 9-3 loss to Riley County on Tuesday in game two. Rock Creek struggled to contain the offense of Riley County and fell behind early in the 9-3 loss. Rock Creek had 5 hits as a team two each from Dillon and Kunkel and a single from Morgan Searle. The lack of offense paired with a couple defensive errors didn’t bode well for the Mustangs. Searle took the loss from the mound. Defensively, Rock Creek did turn a double play as well as picked off 2 runners from 3rd with throws from senior catcher Demi Kunkel to senior 3rd baseman Haley Petty.
“I was very proud of our efforts both defensively and offensively in game one. Our short game and base running was as good as it’s been all year. For the night, you can’t ask more from seniors Brook Dillon and Demi Kunkel. 5 hits each and stellar play and base running. Kudos to each of these kids. Morgan did a solid job through game one to manage some quality Riley County hitters, after seeing her a few times, we needed to make more adjustments. If we can replicate game one, we can play with any team we face.”
Rock Creek is 5-5 on the season with games slated for Friday at home against Clay Center, followed by a makeup game on Monday at home against Abilene.