- Val T.
Zimpleman hits 2-run homer, but Caston falls to Kokomo
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Softball
Kokomo 5, Caston 2 (April 14): Addison Zimpleman hit a two-run homer in the fifth, but the Caston softball team lost to host Kokomo April 14.
Zimpleman also had a double, and Kinzie Mollenkopf also had two hits. Isabel Scales and Kylee Logan each had a single.
Zimpleman and Mollenkopf pitched three innings each. Zimpleman allowed four hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Mollenkopf allowed two hits and struck out four.
Gwen Hand pitched a five-hitter with 12 strikeouts for Kokomo. She also had two hits and an RBI.
Kokomo 5, Caston 2
Caston 000 020 0 – 2 6 4
Kokomo 201 011 x – 5 7 0
WP – Hand (7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 12 K)
LP – Addison Zimpleman (3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K)
2B – Addison Zimpleman (CAS), Reed 2 (KOK), Thompson (KOK)
HR – Addison Zimpleman (CAS)