Softball Recap: Jac-Cen-Del finds home field redemption against Switzerland County

By Team Reports May 12, 2024, 3:06pm

Softball Recap: Jac-Cen-Del Eagles vs. Switzerland County Pacers

There's no place like home for Jac-Cen-Del, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. Everything went their way against the Switzerland County Pacers on Tuesday as the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles made off with a 19-6 win. That's more bragging rights for Jac-Cen-Del, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Maria Meyer was a standout: she scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Kaylin Hinne was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with six RBI and a triple.

On Switzerland County's side, Hayley Adams made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Regan Beard, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.

Even though they lost, Switzerland County was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jac-Cen-Del didn't hit any.

Jac-Cen-Del's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Switzerland County, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.

Jac-Cen-Del will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Edinburgh at 5:00 p.m. Edinburgh will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Switzerland County, they will head out on the road to face off against South Ripley at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Ripley has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.09 runs per game on average), something Switzerland County will no doubt try to take advantage of.

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