Moberly blanks Lady Hornets 1-0

MOBERLY - Moberly tallied the game's only run in the first inning Monday night as the Lady Spartans blanked the Fulton Lady Hornets 1-0 in a North Central Missouri Conference game.

Moberly used a walk, a sacrifice and a hit to manufacture the run.

Fulton loaded the bases with one out in the top of the seventh inning, but hit into a double play to end the game.

Freshman starter Brooke Baysinger suffered the complete-game loss for the Lady Hornets despite allowing only four hits. Baysinger issued six walks and struck out five.

Junior center fielder McKayla Ebersole went 2-for-3 as Fulton (7-13, 5-6 NCMC) totalled six hits. Junior shortstop Rachel Snethen was also 1-for-3 with a double and junior first baseman Anastacia Galbreath finished 1-for-2.

The Lady Hornets (4-4) prevailed in the junior varsity game 7-4. Galbreath went 2-for-2 with a double, three runs batted in and a run scored, while sophomore third baseman Sidney Bailey was 1-for-1 with a walk. Sophomore pitcher Autumn Lungstrum struck out three.

Fulton hosts NCMC rival Mexico for senior night on Thursday. The varsity-junior varsity doubleheader starts at 6 p.m.

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.