Cyclones get mauled by Tigers

Thursday night, the HCHS softball team played their first game of the season at home and lost via the mercy rule to the ADM Tigers, 11-0.

“I have made it very clear to these girls that the games we have this week is a very tough beginning of the season,” said HCHS Head Softball Coach Toshia Kasperbauer. “We have nine players on that field that have never played next to each other.”

Aliya Yanga, ADM starting pitcher struck out 13 Cyclone batters over six innings and only gave up one hit. Kasperbauer credited her performance as key to the Tigers victory.

“We played ADM last year in the Winterset Tournament and they threw Yanga against us,” she said. “We knew she could bring heat and we also know that she will try to get you to chase her rise ball.”

Senior Tianna Kasperbauer pitched 4.1 innings for the Cyclones and struck out three Tiger batters. Later junior Jenna Gessert came in to pitch the last 1.2 innings of the game.

“I felt Tianna was able to paint her outside corner a little bit better last night instead of hanging that closer to the middle,” Coach Kasperbauer said. “Jenna likes to throw the inside corner and that was working for her.”

The Cyclones will get ready for a three game tournament on Saturday in which they will play the Interstate 35 Roadrunners, the Earlham Cardinals and the Van Meter Bulldogs all at Winterset High School.

 
 

 

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