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Big fourth inning propels Webb City to win

Big fourth inning propels Webb City to win

Webb City used an eight-run fourth inning to fuel a win over Rolla on Monday.

The win is the fifth straight for the Cardinals, who are now 5-5 on the season.

The Cardinals trailed 1-0 in the fourth inning when Lily Hall scored on an error to tie the game. Alex Maturino followed with a single up the middle to score Sydney Strickland, who doubled in the previous at-bat, for a 2-1 Webb City advantage. Kylee Sargent added a two-out, two-run double later in the inning to make it 4-1. Dawsyn Decker doubled to right in the next at-bat to plate another run and push the lead to 5-1. Liz Rhuems made it three straight run-scoring hits with two outs in the inning, singling to center to score Decker for a 6-1 lead. Webb City added a seventh run later in the inning on an error before Strickland stepped back up to the plate and wrapped the scoring with an RBI double to right for an 8-1 lead.

Jensyn Pickett picked up an RBI on a run-scoring single to right in the last of the sixth, with Maturino adding a two-out RBI double to left later in the frame to cap the scoring in the win.

Laney Taylor earned the win in the circle for Webb City after allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits, a walk and three strikeouts in a complete seven innings of work.

Madison Hamby took the loss after allowing eight runs, six earned, on 11 hits, two walks and four strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

Maturino had three hits, including a double, two RBI and scored a run to lead the Cardinals at the plate. Sargent (two RBI, a run scored), Decker (one run and one RBI), Rhuems (two runs and an RBI), Hall (three runs scored) and Strickland (one RBI and run scored) all had two hits for Webb City. Decker, Hall, Sargent and Strickland, who had two doubles, all had extra-base hits.

Webb City is at Carthage on Tuesday.