Edgewood softball powering through tough stretch, buries Owen Valley
Here's how Mustangs are doing in the midst of 11 games in 13 days, while Patriots remain resilient.
ELLETTSVILLE — The Edgewood softball team is in the middle of 11 games in 13 days. They showed no signs of letting up on Tuesday, May 12. The run started with a pair of sectional contenders, a tough 5-4 loss to No.
3 Cascade followed by a 5-0 win over Northview. Then came a sweep of three games at the Mustang Invitational and Monday's 10-3 win over Martinsville. After scoring 39 runs in it's last five wins, No.
9 Edgewood looked anything but exhausted, pounding away at rival Owen Valley in a 17-1 five-inning win. Ally Bland tossed a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts and the Mustangs (20-4, 5-1) had 16 hits, including a pair of three-run homers. More: VOTE Herald-Times Athlete of the Week for May 4-9 poll presented by IU Health Edgewood led 4-0 after one inning, added six more in the second and four more in the third to put it away early.
"We hit in every inning," Edgewood coach Mick Hammett said. "We didn't just get happy and go up there and mess around. We were patient and a couple of them hit the ball well.