The defending DIAA state championship finalists are off to a robust begin to the 2024 postseason.
The No. 12 seeded Indian River Excessive College women softball staff scored 5 runs within the first two innings en path to an 8-1 victory over visiting No. 21 seed Delmarva Christian in its playoff opener on Tuesday, Might 21.
The eight-run outburst was IR's greatest offensive efficiency since their 9-2 win at Caesar Rodney on April 20.
The Inexperienced & Gold improved to 12-7 on the season and earned a visit to Laurel to face the No. 7 seed Bulldogs (13-5) within the second spherical on Thursday, Might 23. Laurel, which defeated IR 10-3 within the seventh-sixth inning on March 21, earned a first-round bye.
Juniors Sophie Scurci and Jillian Coulbourn and senior Olivia Hitchens every chipped in 11 hits by driving in a pair of runs to help the pitching of senior Megan Daisey.
Hitchens put IR up 1-0 with a primary inning RBI-single. The Indians prolonged their result in 5-0 within the second inning on Scurci's two-run single, a double by senior Macy Blades and Coulbourn's RBI base hit.
Coulbourn and Hitchens struck once more within the fourth inning with an RBI-double and a run-scoring single to increase the result in 7-0. Senior Raegan Kansak's RBI single within the fifth body gave the house staff an 8-0 lead.
Daisey had one other efficient outing after her Might 13 no-hitter at Woodbridge, scattering 4 hits and hanging out 13 Royals batters. It was her 14th double-figure efficiency of the marketing campaign and raised her season complete to 217. She shutout Shenandoah College within the seventh inning, extending her scoreless streak to 13.
The Royals (7-12) scored an unearned run on sophomore Eve Bohinski's RBI single.
