Pride 18s win tourney

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Getting an early start toward next season, Mattoon's 18-and-under pride softball team went 7-0 winning the AFA Spooks, Ghosts, and Goblins Tournament.
Katie Lange and Kacey Starwalt each allowed just one earned run in 12 innings pitched and Lindsay Floyd allowed just one earned run in 11 innings,
Floyd worked four scoreless innings in the 5-1 championship game win over Championship Fastpitch of Indiana. Starwalt had a double and a single in that game.
The Mattoon team, which brought up some players from 16U and 14U teams to fill spots from four college players unable to play this fall, is to play in a tournament this weekend at Terre Haute.

Game 1 vs Anderson (Ind.) Crush

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Anderson Crush 000 0 1 - 1-2-2

Winning pitchers: Katie Lange: 3 innings, 0 earned runs, 0 hits, 4 strikeouts. Relief: Jamie Packer: 2 innings, 1 earned run, 3 hits, 2 walks, 1 strikeout.

Mattoon hitters: Shelby Tate single; Kaitlyn Bath triple; Marlee Sulsberger 3 singles; Jamie Packer 2 singles; Katelyn Fisher double, single; Katie Lange 1 single

Game 2 vs. Louisville (Ky.) Derby City Crush

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Winning pitcher: Kacey Starwalt 3 innings, 0 earned runs, 0 hits, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts. Relief: Lindsay Floyd: 2 innings, 1 earned run, 2 hits, 1 walk.

Mattoon: Melanie Sparks double; Bath single; Lindsay Floyd 2 singles; Packer single; Fisher - single; Samantha Thompson 2 singles

Game 3 vs. Championship Fastpitch (Ky.)

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Winning pitcher: Lange: 4 innings, 0 earned runs, 3 hits, 1 strikeout. Relief: Starwalt: 1 inning, 0 earned runs, 2 hits, 1 strikeout

Mattoon: Tate 2 singles; Kacey Starwalt double; Sparks single; Sulsberger single; Fisher single; Thompson - single

Game 4 vs. Bambinos (Ind.)

Bambinos 000 0-1-2

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Winning pitchers: Starwalt 2 innings, 0 earned runs, 0 hits, 3 strikeouts. Relief: Floyd 1 inning, 1 hit, 2 strikeout..

Mattoon: Starwalt double, Sparks 2 singles; Sulsberger single; Bath 2 singles; Packer triple, single; Floyd double; Lange triple; Thompson single.

Game 5 vs. Derby City Crush

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Winning pitcher: Lange 3 innings, 0 earned runs, 4 hits, 1 walks, 2 strikeouts. Relief: Floyd 3 innings, 0 earned runs, 2 hits.

Mattoon: Tate 2 singles; Bath single; Packer single; Deidre Ledbetter single; Thompson single

Game 6 vs. Championship Fastpitch

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Championship FP 020 101 - 4-5-4

Winning pitchers: Starwalt 4 innings, 1 earned run, 3 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts. Relief: Lange 2 innings, 1 earned run, 2 hits

Mattoon: Tate single; Starwalt triple, single; Sulsberger - single; Floyd - 2 singles; Bath - single; Packer - double, single; Fisher - 2 singles; Ledbetter - single.

Game 7 vs. Championship Fastpitch

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Winning pitcher: Floyd 5 innings, 0 earned runs, 3 hits, 2 strikeouts. Relief: Starwalt: 2 innings, 0 earned runs, 3 hits, 3 strikeouts.

Mattoon: Tate double; Starwalt double, single; Floyd single; Packer single; Bath 2 singles; Ledbetter single; Thompson single