Culver sports briefs: Hinds, Kisela help Culver beat Argos

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Softball

Kouts 14, Culver 2 (5 innings, Thursday): Kaitlyn Kanschat hit her first career homer for Culver in a home loss to Kouts Thursday.

The game was originally scheduled for Wednesday but postponed due to rain.

Culver 10, Argos 9 (Tuesday): A.J. Hinds allowed one earned run over five innings, and Abbi Kisela had a single, a double and an RBI for the visiting Lady Cavaliers in a win over sectional rival Argos Tuesday.

Maegan Pearl also had two hits for Culver.

Freshman Zoey Hunnicutt doubled and drove in a run, and Kaylee Hamilton, Kaitlyn Kanschat and Luci Overmyer each had a hit and an RBI. Marissa Milam also had a hit.

Culver also drew 12 walks and stole 10 bases, including two each for Hunnicutt, Hamilton and Milam.

Hinds allowed five hits, walked two and struck out two. Kaleigh Fritch relieved and allowed three hits and four runs over two innings. She walked one and struck out five.

Culver committed two errors which led to eight unearned runs for Argos.

Culver held on to win after taking a 10-5 lead going into the bottom of the seventh.

Culver 10, Argos 9

Culver 030 230 2 – 10 9 2

Argos 140 000 4 – 9 8 4

WP – A.J. Hinds (5 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K)

LP – Allison Zahm (4 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 8 BB, 6 K)

2B – Abbi Kisela (CUL), Zoey Hunnicutt (CUL), Ava Stackhouse (ARG), Kara Sabanski (ARG)