Brinker's RBI hit in seventh lifts Ladybirds

North Callaway junior center fielder Elaine Brinker smacked a one-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning to score junior right fielder Kaysey Huddleston, sending the Ladybirds to a 1-0 Eastern Missouri Conference win over Bowling Green on Thursday.

North Callaway (10-0, 5-0 EMO) held the Lady Bobcats without a hit, marking the team's fifth no-hitter of the season and the fourth thrown by junior pitcher Danielle Cassidy. Cassidy struck out 13 and walked three in seven innings.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.