Riding the right arm of ace hurler Amber Logemann, the second-ranked Earlham softball team blanked No. 6 Don Bosco by a 3-0 count in a Class 1A semifinal Thursday at Rogers Park.
Logemann retired the first 16 batters she faced and fired a two-hitter with 15 strikeouts. The Kirkwood recruit actually fanned eight straight Dons at one point between the first and fourth innings
Abbey Murphy, a shortstop and No. 3 hitter, went 2-for-4 to pace the Cardinal offensive charge. Earlham, which is making its third state trip in the past four years, plated single runs in the first, second and sixth frames.
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Up next for the Cardinals is a championship battle with third-ranked Martensdale St. Mary's (40-2) this morning at 10 a.m. on Diamond 1.
Brittany Hickson (double) and Olivia Rigdon (single) contributed the lone hits for Don Bosco, who will face No. 10 Charter Oak-Ute (28-13) in a third-place game today at 9:30 a.m. on Diamond 2.
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Earlham 3,
Don?Bosco 0
Earlham 110 001 0-3 7 1
Don Bosco 000 000 0-0 2 3
Amber Logemann (W, 29-1; 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 15 K) and Amy Wright; Karli Welter (L, 13-6; 7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K) and Cate Paulsen.2B-E: Wright; DB: Brittany Hickson. MH-E: Abbey Murphy (2). SH-E: Morgan Johnson, Tess Ory. SB-E: Johnson. LOB-E: 11; DB: 3.