By By SCOTT NOVAK / Vigilant/Argus
Visiting Edwardsburg took advantage of 18 walks as it swept a Lakeland Conference doubleheader from Cassopolis Monday afternoon.
The Lady Eddies opened up their season with a 3-0 victory over the Lady Rangers. Edwardsburg then completed the sweep with a 5-1 win over Cassopolis.
Jenna Bowman tossed a three-hitter in the first game for Edwardsburg with two strike outs and one walk.
Kristen Toney and Samantha Scott each had two hits for the Lady Eddies.
Edwardsburg finished with eight hits off of Cassopolis pitcher Randi Hoffman.
Hoffman (1-1) allowed three runs on eight hits with three strike outs and seven walks.
In the second game, Samantha Fritche had a double and a single, while Kelli Kretchman added two singles for the Lady Eddies.
Edwardsburg finished with seven hits and took advantage of 11 walks by Cassopolis freshman Symone Pompey.
Kretchman earned the victory for the Lady Eddies as she tossed a five-hitter with five strike outs and five walks.
Pompey (0-1) allowed five runs on seven hits with a strike out.
Jessica Frucci had two hits for the Lady Rangers, who fall to 1-2 on the season and 0-2 in the Lakeland Conference.
The Lady Eddies return to action on Saturday in Comstock.
First game
Edwardsburg 000 002 1 - 3 8 2
Cassopolis 000 000 0 - 0 3 2
Jenna Bowman (W, 1-0), Randi Hoffman (L, 1-1)
Second game
Edwardsburg 003 100 1 - 5 7 1
Cassopolis 010 000 0 - 1 5 1
Kelli Kretchman (W, 1-0), Symone Pompey (L, 0-1)
2B: Samantha Fritsche (E)
Varsity records: Edwardsburg 2-0, 2-0 LAC; Cassopolis 1-2, 0-2 LAC
Visiting Edwardsburg scored in all but one inning of its Lakeland Conference opener at Cassopolis Monday afternoon.
The Eddies earned a 10-1 win in the opening game and then slipped past the Rangers 7-4 in the second game which lasted just five innings due to darkness.
The Eddies (4-1) scored one in the first, second and seventh innings, twice in the third and fifth innings and three times in the sixth to account for their runs in the first game.
Cassopolis' lone run came in the fourth inning.
Zac Rooney improved to 2-0 on the year as he tossed a five-hitter with 11 strike outs. Rooney, who also doubled for the Eddies, did not walk a batter.
Jason Rietveld took the loss for the Rangers. Rietveld worked five innings, allowing six runs on seven hits with 11 strike outs and a walk. Four of the runs were earned.
Jesse Johnson doubled for the Eddies, who finished with 10 hits. Ashton Danzy had a triple for the Rangers, who finished with five hits.
In the second game Edwardsburg grabbed a 1-0 lead, however, the Rangers scored four times in the third inning to take the advantage.
Edwardsburg exploded for seven runs in the fourth and another in the fifth to complete the scoring.
Jeff Mortimore worked four innings to earn the victory for the Eddies. Mortimore allowed four runs on four hits with six strike outs and four walks.
Andre Broussard took the loss for the Rangers as he allowed eight runs on seven hits with two strike outs and two walks. Seven of the runs were earned.
Johnson had three hits and two RBIs for the Eddies, who finished with seven hits. Ben Horton added a double.
Spencer Hardisty had a double and two RBIs for the Rangers, who finished with four hits.
First game
Edwardsburg 112 023 1 - 10 10 1
Cassopolis 000 100 0 - 1 5 4
Zach Rooney (W, 2-0), Jason Rietveld (L, 0-1)
2B: Jesse Johnson (E), Rooney (E)
3B: Ashton Danzy (C)
Second game
Edwardsburg 100 71 - 9 7 2
Cassopolis 004 00 - 4 4 2
Jeff Mortimore (W, 1-0), Andrew Broussard (L, 0-1)
2B: Ben Horton (E), Spencer Hardisty (C)
Varsity records: Edwardsburg 4-1, 2-0 LAC; Cassopolis 1-2, 0-2 LAC