The keys to any softball team winning a game is solid pitching, a good defense and timely hits by the offense.
The Mansfield Lady Lions had all three last Monday when they crushed Springfield Central, 15-0, behind an 11-hit attack and Megan Langley’s no-hitter on the mound.
Langley tossed four innings of no hit, shutout softball and had five strikeouts.
“Megan threw well today,” said Mansfield head coach Aaron Gray. “She pitched ahead in the count, didn’t try to do too much and let her defense work behind her.”
At the plate, the Lady Lions scored five runs in both the first and third innings and never looked back in the big victory.
Ashlynn Heil paced the Lady Lions with four RBIs. Madlyn Ivy added two RBIs and two runs scored; Chloe Lemons scored four runs; Trinnity Davis had one RBI and three runs scored; Tyra Lansdown added one RBI and two runs scored; while Morgan McGuire, Maddie Coble and Langley each had one RBI.
Meanwhile, the defense made no errors in the win.
Senior Night victory over Willow Springs
On Senior Night, the Mansfield Lady Lions built a 4-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back in an 8-0 win over Willow Springs.
Langley, one of two players honored on Senior Night, threw a three hit shutout on the mound and had six strikeouts.
Langley also had a big night at the plate with three hits, one RBI and two runs scored.
McGuire had two RBIs while both Lauren Jones and Logan Jones had one RBI and one run scored.
Heil, the other senior player honored, did have one RBI and drew two walks in the win.
Falling to Dora
On Tuesday night, the Lady Lions allowed Dora to score two runs in three straight innings late in the game. Though Mansfield rallied with three runs in their final at-bat, they lost the game, 6-5.
Ivy picked up the loss on the mound in spite of allowing just three earned runs on four hits with four strikeouts.
She did walk five batters.
Heil had two hits and two RBIs while Macie Tate, Lauren Jones and Ivy each added RBIs in the loss.
