Benton softball

Monday, May 22, 2023, at West Delaware High School Sill Field, Manchester

Benton 8, West Delaware 6

BC 002 122 1 – 8
WD 401 010 0 – 6

Benton had 15 hits in the WaMaC contest. Emma Townsley was 3 for 5 with one RBI. Lexie Pippert was 2 for 5. Ana Glawe was 2 for 4 with a double and one RBI. Jessa DeMoss was 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs. Layna DeMoss was 3 for 4 with a double and one RBI. Madisyn Schulte was 1 for 4 with one RBI. Mary Phillips was 1 for 4 with a home run. Calista Nolte was 1 for 2. Stealing one base each were Townsley, Layna DeMoss and Hope Moore. Benton had one walk and three strikeouts. The team had no errors. WD had three errors. Winning pitcher Jessa DeMoss threw for seven innings, allowed six hits, six earned runs, hit one batter, walked two and struck out 10.

Benton 5, West Delaware (0-2) 4

BC 112 000 1 – 5
WD 002 002 0 – 4

Benton won the second game by one run. The team had 11 hits. Townsley was 3 for 4. Glawe was 1 for 2 with one RBI. Jessa DeMoss was 2 for 3 with one RBI. Layna DeMoss was 1 for 4 with a home run. Madisyn Schulte was 1 for 3 with a double. Mary Phillips was 1 for 3. Hope Moore was 2 for 3 with two doubles. Moore also stole two bases. The team had no errors. Haiden Moore threw for 5 2/3 innings, allowed eight hits, four earned runs, walked two, hit one batters and struck out no one. Winning pitcher Jessa DeMoss threw for 1 1/3 innings, allowed no hits or runs, walked one, hit one batter and struck out two.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Benton

Assumption 15, Benton 0

DA 920 04 - 15
BC 000 00 -  0

Benton had two hits, with singles from Hope Moore and Jessa DeMoss. Hope Moore also stole on base. Benton had five errors. Jessa DeMoss was the losing pitcher. She threw for one out, allowed five hits, and eight runs (two earned). Paige Meyer threw for 3 2/3 innings, allowed eight hits, seven runs (four earned), walked one and struck out one.

Assumption 3, Benton 2

Benton had seven hits. Townsley was 3 for 5 with one RBI. Moore was 1 for 2. Jessa DeMoss was 2 for 2 with a double and one RBI. Mary Phillips was 1 for 3. Hope Moore stole one base. The team had no errors. Haiden Moore took the loss on the mount, allowing five hits, three earned runs, two walks, hit four batters and struck out one.

Wednesday, Mary 24, 2023, at Benton

Clear Creek Amana 9, Benton 2

CCA 040 031 1 - 9
BC  000 000 2 - 2

Benton had four hits in the first game. Townsley was 3 for 4 with a triple and one RBI. Glawe was 1 for 2. Benton had two walks and three strikeouts. Madisyn Schulze stole one base. Benton had three fielding errors. Jessa DeMoss was the losing pitcher, throwing for six innings, allowing nine hits, nine runs (four earned), walked three, hit two batters and struck out nine. Meyer threw for one inning and allowed one hit.

Clear Creek Amana 9, Benton 5

CCA 002 043 0 - 9
BC  000 104 0 - 5

Benton had five hits in the second game. Hope Moore was 1 for 3 with a triple. Glawe was 1 for 4 with a two-run home run. The team had five fielding errors. Haiden Moore was the losing pitcher, throwing 4 2/3 innings, allowing six hits, six runs (five earned), walked five, hit two batters and struck out three. Ellie Williamson allowed no hits in 1 1/3 innings of work. She walked one. Meyer threw for one inning, allowed five hits, three runs (one earned), and struck out two.

Friday, May 26, 2023, at Cedar Rapids Jefferson

Burlington 5, Benton 3

Benton had 10 hits in the game against Burlington. Townsley was 1 for 4. Hope Moore was 1 for 4 with one RBI. Ana Glawe was 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. Jessa DeMoss was 1 for 4. Layna DeMoss was 1 for 3. Mary Phillips was 1 for 2. The team had one walk, seven strikeouts and no errors. Haiden Moore threw for 2 2/3 innings and allowed two hits, two earned runs, hit one batter and struck out two. She took the loss Jessa DeMoss threw for 3 1/3 innings, allowing three hits, three earned runs, walking one and striking out two. Burlington had one error.

Benton 10, Cedar Rapids Washington 0

Benton had 14 hits in their second game last Friday. Hope Moore was 3 for 4 with a double and one RBI. Glawe was 3 for 4 with a double, home run and three RBIs. Jessa DeMoss was 2 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Mary Phillips was 1 for 2 with one RBI. Lexie Pippert was 2 for 4 with one RBI. Fionna McCleod was 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. Benton had one walk and four strikeouts. Hope Moore stole three bases. The team had no errors. Winning pitcher Hope Moore threw for five innings, allowed five hits, no runs, and walked two. Jessa DeMoss threw for one inning, allowed no hits and struck out two.

Benton (2-5) travels to Monticello on Tuesday, May 30, with the game starting at 6:30 p.m. They play a doubleheader on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Williamsburg. Action starts at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, June 3, 2023, Benton hosts Cedar Rapids Xavier (3-1) at 3 p.m.