Lady Mustangs win twice
Murray made quick work of its two opponents at Mount Ayr Saturday, defeating Essex 12-1 and Clarinda 12-0.
Klein struck out 11 batters in five innings of work against Essex in a 12-1 win. She also went 4-for-4 at the plate with three doubles, a triple and two RBIs.
Gilbert and Wookey both knocked balls over the fence and combined for five RBIs.
Gilbert, Megan Johnston, Kendra Boles and Hailey Chew each went 2-for-2 and Maeci Baumfalk hit 2-for-3.
Boles was 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and two RBIs in the win over Clarinda. Kelli Romero added a line of 2-for-4 with two doubles, three runs and two RBIs.
Breianna Klein hit 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
The Lady Mustangs were held in-check for five innings before exploding for eight runs in the sixth.
Kayla Wookey struck out 10 in six innings while allowing just one hit.
Bluegrass champs
Murray softball clinched its 17th conference championship since 1983 by defeating Twin Cedars 16-1 in Bussey Thursday.
The win wrapped up a 9-0 conference slate and the team’s fourth conference title in the last five years after yielding the title to Moravia last year.
Breianna Klein struck out 10, allowed one hit and one walk.
Brandi Gilbert and Kayla Wookey both blasted home runs, with both coming in the fourth.
A 3-0 win over Melcher-Dallas on June 6 is the closest a Bluegrass opponent has finished in a game this season.
The Lady Mustangs finished by winning 19 of their last 20 games overall.