LONDON — Emma Carl was unstoppable at the plate while Tessa Monhollen was dominant in the pitcher’s circle during North Laurel’s 10-0 win over Rockcastle County during Friday’s Jon Hooker Memorial Classic.
Carl turned in a perfect 3-for-3 effort at the plate while delivering two home runs, five RBI, stealing a base, and scoring twice.
Monhollen tossed all five innings while limiting the Lady Rockets to only three hits, and finishing with 11 strikeouts.
“Good game by our girls tonight,” North Laurel coach Chris Edwards said. “They came out ready to go and we played really well tonight.
“Tessa was really good again tonight,” he added. “Only three hits and 11 strikeouts. Defense caught everything. We can be good when we play like we did tonight.
“Three home-runs tonight, two by Emma and another by Bella Finley,” Edwards continued. “Multiple hits from those two tonight. Several other hits from the others. We also drew six walks and stole three bases. All around good game tonight. Big day tomorrow at the Jon Hooker Classic. Go Jags.”
North Laurel (23-4) won its ninth game in a row by taking a 4-0 lead in the first inning while never looking back.
The Lady Jaguars added a run in the second inning before adding two runs in the fourth inning and three runs in the fifth inning.
Bella Finley connected with a home run in the win, finishing with two hits, three RBI, and one run scored while Katie Sams had a hit, an RBI, and scored three times. Morgan Edwards finished with a hit, an RBI, and a run scored while Bella Sizemore had a hit and scored once and Ellie Adams finished with a hit. Saige McClure scored once.
