Homer softball sweeps Houston

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The host Homer softball team swept Houston on Wednesday to improve to 7-3 overall.

The Mariners won the first game 16-4 in four innings. Homer led 5-3 after the second inning and 12-3 after the third.

Zoe Adkins went the distance for the Mariners, giving up four runs on seven hits while walking one and striking out five.

Grace Godfrey was 3 for 3 with four RBIs and three runs, while Hannah Hatfield was 2 for 2 with three RBIs and two runs. Also for Homer, Haylee Owen had three runs, Delilah Harris had two runs, Adkins had two runs and Kahleah Fraley had two runs.

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Homer took the second game 22-4 in five innings. Houston was the home team on the scoreboard, with Homer leading 3-2 after the first, 8-2 after the second, 13-3 after the third and 13-4 after the fourth.

Adkins again went the distance, allowing four runs — two earned — on seven hits while walking two and striking out seven.

Harris was 3 for 5 with four RBIs and three runs while Godfrey was 3 for 4 with three RBIs and five runs.

Also for Homer, Hatfield was 2 for 4 with three runs, Owen had four runs, Ariana Davis was 2 for 4 with two runs, Adkins was 2 for 3, Sophie Ellison was 2 for 4 with two runs and Julie Guess had two runs.

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