Ollis Has Record Setting Day as Leopards Maul Manchester 20-2 – Softball
Louisville 20, Manchester 2, 5 Innings
The Louisville Leopards Varsity Softball mauled the Manchester Panthers 20-2 in five innings Saturday to conclude their final game in the George Duhon Memorial Tournament at Genshaft Park in Massillon. The red hot Lady Leopards have now ripped off 8 straight victories and are13-2 on the season.
Kaycee Ollis batted 3-for-4 with a pair of 3-run homers, scored 3 runs, and drove in a team record 7 RBIs to lead Louisville. Ollis went yard on a line drive to center in the second inning to give the Leopards a commanding 7-2 advantage. In the third inning, her RBI single plated Teagan Rice to make it 11-2. Then to top off her career day she homered on a line drive to left to put LHS ahead 18-2.
Ollis became the first Louisville player in team history to hit 3 home runs in the same calendar day as she also hit a 2-run homer in their earlier Duhon Tournament game Saturday Morning against Tuslaw. Altogether Ollis went 6-for-7 with 3 home runs and 10 RBIs for the day as the Lady Leopards outscored the opposition 34-4. Her 7 RBIs against Manchester set the known team record according to the Leopard Nation database with multiple players previously holding the mark with 6.
Alex Fankhauser and Rice also batted in 4 runs each. Fankhauser went 2-for-4 and hit her seventh homer of the year on a 2-run blast that gave Louisville at 14-2 lead in the bottom of the third. Rice also batted 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, 3 RBI hits, and 4 runs scored.
As the home team on a neutral site, the Lady Leopards scored 20 runs on 19 hits in just 4 innings at the plate. Sydney McKeever and Justina Sirohman both finished 3-for-4 for the game. Kaylee Nolte and Shae Thomas both recorded RBI singles as well.
In the circle, Thomas pitched all five innings, gave up 2 runs on 5 hits, and struck out 2 to improve to 4-1 on the year. The Panthers only runs came via a 2-run double in the second inning that cut the Louisville lead to 3-2. The Lady Leopards scored 17 unanswered in scoring 20 runs in a game for the first time since a 20-0 victory at Marlington in 2014.
LHS is now 2-2 against the Panthers all-time with all four contests being played at neutral locations. The Leopards also edged Manchester 7-6 last year in the Duhon Tournament.
UP NEXT: The Louisville Leopards Softball Team will next travel to face the Jackson Polar Bears on Monday, April 22 at 5:00 PM.
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VARSITY SOFTBALL BOX SCORE
LEOPARDS 20, PANTHERS 2, 5 INNINGS
Team 123-45–R-H-E
Manchester 020-00–2-5-6
Louisville 356-6X–20-19-2
MANCHESTER PANTHERS SOFTBALL VARSITY BATTING STATS
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Kusmits | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T Christy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H Doll | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Rucker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Toth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H Donaldson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Stamperd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| C Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G Newell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| #12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MANCHESTER PANTHERS SOFTBALL VARSITY PITCHING STATS
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Toth | 4.0 | 85 | .718 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 4.0 | 85 | .718 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS SOFTBALL VARSITY BATTING STATS
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney McKeever | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teagan Rice | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaycee Ollis | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaylee Nolte | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Zifer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sarah Cantley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lauren Stillwagon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Fankhauser | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shae Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justina Sirohman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lexi Zavarelle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katie Porter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lauren Bennett | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 34 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS SOFTBALL VARSITY PITCHING STATS
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shae Thomas | 5.0 | 58 | .603 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarah Cantley | 0.0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5.0 | 58 | .603 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Records: Louisville 13-2
