LHS softball nets sweep of Vikings
Overland Park ? Marly Carmona drove in seven runs in the opener, and Morgan Byrn went 5-for-5 with four RBIs in the nightcap Tuesday as Lawrence High’s softball team swept a doubleheader from Shawnee Mission West, 11-1 and 18-3.
The Lions totaled 18 hits in the first game and 25 in the second.
Carmona hit three doubles, and Andrea Mills had a two-run home run in the opener. Megan Sumonja and Amanda Montgomery picked up the victories.
The Lions (2-2) will play Thursday at home against Shawnee Mission East.
Lawrence 11, SM West 1
Lawrence 000 335 — 11 18 1
SM West 010 000 — 1 1 0
W — Megan Sumonja (1-1). L — Stevens.
2B — Marly Carmona 3, Morgan Byrn, Sami Buffalomeat, FS; HR — Andrea Mills, FS.
LHS highlights — Sumonja struck out seven; Carmona 3-for-4, 7 RBIs; Kenzie Garvin 3-for-5; Byrn 3-for-4.
Lawrence 18, SM West 3
Lawrence 572 31 — 18 25 1
SM West 210 00 — 3 6 1
W — Amanda Montgomery (1-1). L — Boyd.
2B — Carmona, Katie Murrish, Byrn 2, Mills, Buffalomeat 2, Kristen Gile, Jolona Shield 2, FS.
LHS highlights — Byrn 5-for-5, 4 RBIs; Buffalomeat 4-for-4, 3 RBIs; Shield 4-for-4, 2 RBIs; Montgomery struck out three; Garvin 3-for-4; Carmona 3-for-5; Murrish 3-for-4, 3 RBIs.