The North Pike slowpitch softball team used a 16-hit outburst Thursday to cruise past Madison-Central, 17-7.
Six North Pike batters notched multi-hit games and the team blasted three home runs in the romp.
Rickera Martin had two of those home runs and finished with five RBIs. Madison Bigner added the third and also had five RBIs. Savannah Johnston led North Pike with three hits and two RBIs.
Lauren Wells, Breanna McKenzie and Jana McEwen added multi-hit games. McKenzie drove in two runs and Johnston and McEwen had a RBI each.
The Jaguars (3-3) did all their damage against Madison-Central pitcher Bailey Stokes, who allowed 17 runs in six innings of work.
McKenzie picked up the win for North Pike, scattering six earned runs in six innings of work.
The game played to a 4-4 tie heading into the fourth inning, but North Pike blew it open with a seven-run inning.
jags to hold chicken dinner
North Pike’s softball program will hold a chicken dinner fundraiser this Saturday in the high school gym.
The event will be used to raise money for the growth of the program, which earned back-to-back 4A South State titles in 2009 and 2010.
In 2010, the Jags moved to a new field built on North Pike High School’s campus and has new goals to construct a metal building, which will house two batting cages and a locker room.
The dinner is from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and includes a silent and live auction. Local businesses and individuals have donated items for this auction. Among the items: gift certificates to local restaurants, signed merchandise from colleges, photo sessions with local photographers, a 4-D ultrasound and home decor. The silent auction ends at 7 p.m.
Tickets for the event are $8 and include a half smoked chicken, potato salad, baked beans and a roll. Tickets can be purchased from any player or coach.
