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‘It’s a karma thing’: Hawkettes drop both ends of twinbill against No. 3 Johnston

June 30, 2020 by Dan Holm

Ankeny’s Mariah Parton slides safely across home plate to score a run during the first game of Monday’s doubleheader against visiting Johnston. The Dragons swept the twinbill. (Photo by Dan Holm)

After moving into the Class 5A rankings for the first time, the Ankeny softball team has yet to win a game.

The 15th-ranked Hawkettes lost both ends of a doubleheader on Monday against visiting Johnston, the No. 3 team in Class 5A. The Dragons posted a 7-5 victory in eight innings in the opener, then rallied from a 5-2 deficit to complete the sweep with a 9-5 win.

Ankeny, which was also swept by No. 2 Waukee on Friday, dropped to 9-7 on the season. Johnston improved to 10-4.

“You can see our season in a nutshell in those two games,” said Ankeny coach Dave Bingham. “We’ve had some tough losses.”

The Dragons used a five-run rally in the sixth inning to win the second game. Ashtyn Billings (4-4) took the loss, allowing six runs–four of them earned–in five-plus innings.

Marina Carter went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs for the Hawkettes. She doubled and hit her first home run of the season.

Ankeny’s Kayla Brummer throws a pitch during the first game of Monday’s doubleheader. (Photo by Dan Holm)

Jasmine Rumley went 2-for-3 and had one RBI. Eva Fulk also went 2-for-3 and had a double.

Cassie Johnson, playing for the first time in a week, doubled and knocked in a run.

“We were up 5-2 and just cruising along,” Bingham said. “But we had a lot of first-pitch balls in the sixth inning, and that led to some bad stuff. Things just are not going our way to win games right now. It’s a karma thing.”

In the opener, Johnston jumped out to a 4-1 lead before Ankeny rallied. Rumley homered in the third inning, her fifth of the year, and Hailey Uemura added a sacrifice fly to pull the Hawkettes within 4-3.

After the Dragons scored another run in the top of the fourth, Ankeny tied the game in the bottom of the frame. Kailey Becker dropped down a bunt to drive in one run, then Fulk followed with an RBI double.

The Hawkettes had a chance to win the game in the bottom of the seventh. They loaded the bases with one out, but were unable to score.

Ankeny runner Madeleine Murphy gets ready to race home from third base during the seventh inning of Monday’s opening game. She was left stranded, however, and Johnston went on to post a 7-5 win in eight innings. (Photo by Dan Holm)

Johnston then pushed across a pair of runs in the eighth off Ankeny reliever Kayla Brummer (1-1), who allowed three earned runs over the final 5 1/3 innings.

“Our pitchers were a little off tonight–no question,” Bingham said. “But I thought we played really well after the start of that first game. We kept answering back, but we just had too many errors.”

Uemura went 2-for-3 in the loss. Rumley, Madeleine Murphy, Carter, Gillian Overturf, Becker and Fulk each went 2-for-4.

Becker had two RBIs. Overturf added a double.

“We’ve had two amazing chances to beat Waukee and Johnston,” Bingham said. “We just need someone to come through with a clutch hit, and I think we will.”

The Hawkettes will host a doubleheader against No. 11 Ankeny Centennial (13-3) on Wednesday.

Filed Under: Hawks, Softball Tagged With: Dave Bingham, Featured

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