By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Freshman pitcher Kendra Cook threw a seven-inning no-hitter in the nightcap, finishing off Silver Lake softball's 6-1, 7-0 Mid-East League sweep at St. Marys on Thursday.
Cook allowed one walk and struck out five against the Bears although the Eagles were charged with two errors.
Kendra Cook [Twitter/Silver Lake softball]
Silver Lake opened the day with three runs in the first inning of the opener and added two runs in the fifth and a run in the sixth, while sophomore Avery Wende pitched a four-hitter while striking out seven and issuing three walks and allowing a St. Marys run in the fourth.
The Eagles had 12 hits in the first game, including three apiece from senior Taylor Burkhardt and sophomore Hailey Horton.
Kaibryn Kruger had a triple in the game for the Eagles while Lauren Rollenhagen went 2 for 4 with two runs batted in.
In the second game Silver Lake gave Cook the only run she would need in the top of the third inning and erupted for its final six runs in the fifth to put the game away.
Silver Lake had 11 hits, with Taylor Zordel, Burkhardt and Horton all delivering two hits apiece at the top of the lineup.
Horton and Kira Lowrey both had two RBI.
First game
SILVER LAKE 6, ST. MARYS 1
Silver Lake 300 021 0 -- 6 12 2
St. Marys 000 100 0 -- 1 4 2
W -- Wende. L -- Singdhillon. 3B -- Silver Lake: K. Kruger.
Second game
SILVER LAKE 7, ST. MARYS 0
Silver Lake 001 060 0 -- 7 11 2
St. Marys 000 000 0 -- 0 0 3
W -- Cook. L -- Mayhew.
HEIGHTS BASEBALL POSTS THIRD STRAIGHT WIN
Shawnee Heights' baseball team pushed its winning streak to three games with Thursday's 8-2 United Kansas Conference victory over Leavenworth at the Bettis Family Sports Complex.
With the win the T-Birds improved to 8-6 on the season.
T-BIRD SOFTBALL IMPROVES TO 7-1-0
Shawnee Heights rolled to a 6-0 United Kansas Conference soccer win at Leavenworth on Thursday.
The T-Birds posted their third straight win while improving to 7-1-0 on the season.
