The Verona softball team opened the Big Eight Conference season with two wins.
Verona (2-3-1, 2-0 Big Eight) had a rally in the top of the seventh inning to propel them to an 8-5 win over Madison Memorial on Monday, April 8, at Madison College. The Wildcats were coming off a 9-4 victory over Sun Prairie West on Saturday, April 6, at Sun Prairie West High School.
Verona 8, Madison Memorial 5
The top three hitters in the Wildcats’ lineup did most of the damage, combining to go 6-for-11 with five RBIs.
Verona freshman Emma Parker went 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Both senior Taylor Peterson and junior Sierra Ejercito finished 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored and an RBI. The Wildcats pounded out 12 hits. The other multi-hit game came from Morgan Kirwan, who went 2-for-2 with one run scored and an RBI.
The Wildcats and Spartans were locked in a game tied at 4 in the seventh inning. Verona scored four runs in the seventh.
Verona junior Mallorie Kreuser pitched a complete game and gave up two earned runs on seven hits. She struck out 14 and walked one.
Verona 9, Sun Prairie West 4
Kreuser went 2-for-5 with a grand slam and four RBIs to power Verona to a 9-4 win over Sun Prairie West on Saturday, April 6, in Sun Prairie.
Kreuser hit a grand slam to left in the top of the first inning to kick-start the Wildcats. Verona scored two more runs in the second. Freshman Addison Quackenboss walked and Parker delivered a two-run double to give the Wildcats a 6-0 lead.
Verona had nine hits. Peterson was on base all five times she batted, going 2-for-2 with three runs scored and three walks. Ejercito finished 2-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored.
Parker drove in three runs and Quackenboss knocked in two runs.
Kreuser pitched a complete game and gave up two earned runs on three hits, while striking out eight and walking three.
