ACUFF — April Ramirez pitched a one-hitter and struck out 10 as Roosevelt beat Slaton 11-1 Tuesday in a District 3-2A softball opener.
Ramirez helped her own cause with a 2-for-3 game at the plate and scored three runs.
Brittany Peralez doubled in the fourth inning, breaking up the no-hitter.
ROOSEVELT 11, SLATON 1
Slaton 100 000 — 1 1 5
Roosevelt 103 601 — 11 7 3
Game ended by 10-run rule.
Martinez and Green; Ramirez and Escobar. W—Ramirez (3-4). L—Martinez. 2B—Slaton, Peralez, Roosevelt, Escobar. Records: Slaton 0-1; Roosevelt 4-6, 1-0.
■ Cooper 13, Amarillo 2
AMARILLO — Lauren Heinrich was a one-woman show in Cooper’s rout of Amarillo.
In the circle, Heinrich (8-2) scattered seven hits and two runs over six innings with nine strikeouts. At the plate, she was 4 for 5 with three triples and five RBIs.
Cooper (11-2) had 16 hits, finishing its scoring with a five-run seventh.
The Lady Pirates will be back in action on Thursday at the Snyder Tournament beginning with a 10 a.m. game against San Angelo Lake View.
COOPER 13, AMARILLO 2
Cooper 004 004 5 —13 16 0
Amarillo 100 010 0 —2 8 3
Heinrich, White (7) and Limmer; Permenter and Courter. W—Heinrich (8-2). L—Permenter. 2B — Cooper, Bednarz; Amarillo, Guzman. 3B — Cooper, Heinrich 3. Records: Cooper 11-2.
■ Shallowater 24
Abernathy 0
SHALLOWATER — Leanna Valenzuela went 4 for 4 and scored five runs and Ashlee Hamilton pitched a shutout as Shallowater blasted Abernathy in a non-district game.
Jordan Estrada doubled twice and drove home two runs for Shallowater (18-3), and Valenzuela also drove in two runs.
Hamilton (5-2) gave up four hits, struck out nine and didn’t walk a batter. She went the distance in a game shortened to five innings by the 10-run rule.
SHALLOWATER 24, ABERNATHY 0
Abernathy 000 00 — 0 4 1
Shallowater 372 (12)x — 24 18 1
Game ended by 10-run rule.
Diamond and Beirra; Hamilton and Brawley. W—Hamilton (5-2). L—Diamond. 2B—Shallowater, Bernal, S.Valenzuela, Contreras, Estrada 2. 3B—Shallowater, Sanders. Records: Shallowater 18-3.
