Parkside 6, Quincy 3
Parkside 3, Quincy 0
The Parkside softball team closed out their three day stretch of doubleheaders with a Monday matchup against the Quincy Hawks. The Rangers offense came out in force in the opening game and the Rangers ran away with a victory.
 
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GAME 1
The Rangers got the action started in the third inning, as Cassie Rutledge singled to left field with one out in the inning. Rutledge would steal second with two outs and get herself into scoring position. Rylee Baetz reached first safely on a fielding error, which allowed Rutledge to score to give the Rangers a 1-0 lead. The Hawks answered right back in the bottom half of the third, scoring their run in similar fashion on a defensive error.
 
Meagan Maza got the fourth inning started with a base hit to right field. Megan Medlin then reached first on an error. A sacrifice bunt from Jadynn Powell moved both runners into scoring position with one out in the inning. Kiley Akey drove the first pitch she saw into left field for an RBI double as both runs would come into score, putting the Rangers back in the lead. Tia Livernash then drew a walk and would later come around to score on a Mia Johnson single to center field. The rangers would end the inning with a 4-1 lead. The Hawks would get one run back in the bottom of the fourth as a run scored on a ground out to shortstop.
 
Maza kept the offense rolling in the fifth inning with a homerun to left field, giving the Rangers a 5-2 lead. Akey would then single up the minddle to score Medlin and the Rangers lead grew to four. The Hawks got one run back in the sixth, but the Rangers would hold on to earn the win.
 
GAME 2
The Rangers got on the scoreboard in the top of the third inning when Alex Wooten hit a single to center field, scoring Johnson on the play. Wooten and Johnson would team up again in the fifth inning as Wooten would reach on an error and score Johnson for the second time, increasing the Rangers lead to 2-0. Later in the fifth, Akey singled to left field and brought Baetz home to score the Rangers final run of the game.
 
Olivia Masnica was lights out for all seven innings for the Rangers, pitching a complete game shutout, while allowing just three hits.
 
HEAR FROM COACH ORTMAN
"A great bounce back day for us offensively! We struggled to get the bats going for most the weekend, and I feel like we came out with more aggression and had smarter at bats today. Kiley had another solid day on the mound in game one and Olivia was electric in game two. We get some time off now to recharge and get ready for the MWSU tournament!"
 
UP NEXT FOR THE RANGERS
The Rangers return to action on Friday, March 17 as they will compete in the Missouri Southwest State Softball Tournament. For more information, visit parksiderangers.com.