Jonathan Alder Pioneers (Plain City, OH) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Urbana Hillclimbers (Urbana, OH), 16-0 in a league challenge.

The Pioneers now own a 3-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Northwestern for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 5.

With the loss, Urbana falls to 1-3 on the campaign. The Hillclimbers travel to North Union (Richwood, OH) to battle the Wildcats in a Central Buckeye - Mad River challenge on Friday, April 5. The Wildcats enter the challenge with a record of 1-3. North Union lost 9-1 in their recent league challenge against Indian Lake (Lewistown, OH)