Katie Marti and Co. are a hot-hitting pack of softball sluggers. (Jackie Saia photo)
Hit ’em hard, hit ’em fast, and keep on hitting ’em.
The Central Whidbey Little League Juniors softball squad erupted for six runs in the first inning Monday, launching themselves to a 17-7 home win over arch-rival North Whidbey.
The victory, the sixth-straight for the Hammerheads, lifts them to 6-2 on the season.
Central Whidbey came out swinging hot bats, and never let up, collecting 20 base-knocks spread out amongst 10 batters.
Mia Farris kicked things off in the bottom of the first with a single, then her teammates unloaded six more hits before the frame was done.
The big blows came from back-to-back doubles from Madison McMillan and Taylor Brotemarkle.
After adding a fairly quiet two runs in the second inning, Central Whidbey unleashed the full tsunami in the bottom of the third.
Whacking nine hits, with Teagan Calkins and Savina Wells each coming around to collect two base-knocks apiece, the Hammerheads pushed nine runs across the plate to stretch their lead out to 17-3.
Wells lashed a triple, with Calkins and Farris both punching doubles as Central Whidbey kept its base runners in constant motion.
North Whidbey chipped away at the lead a bit, getting it down to 10 runs, but that was still enough for the game to be called early thanks to the mercy rule.
Wells fired six strikeouts while prowling the pitcher’s circle, while picking up a team-high three RBI and tying McMillan with a game-high four hits.
Calkins, Farris, Brotemarkle, and Katie Marti had two hits apiece, with Jada Heaton, Chloe Marzocca, Mayleen Weatherford, and Allison Nastali all chipping in with a base-knock.
Nine of the 11 Hammerheads players scored, with McMillan, Wells, and Farris all tapping home three times apiece.
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