NEGAUNEE----The Rapid River Rockets rolled to a pair of softball victories on Monday, beating the Negaunee Miners, 8-0 and 6-3, in the Iron Town.
Neena Brockway earned the victory in the opener, pitching a complete-game shutout, striking out 12 batters along the way. Heather Sanderson had an inside-the-park home run to score two runs, breaking a 0-0 tie in the third inning of the opener.
Rapid River improved to 13-1 on the season, bouncing back from Saturday's loss to Gladstone at the Boyne City Invitational. Monday's doubleheader was supposed to be played in Rapid River, but was switched to Negaunee.
Neena Brockway earned the victory in the opener, pitching a complete-game shutout, striking out 12 batters along the way. Heather Sanderson had an inside-the-park home run to score two runs, breaking a 0-0 tie in the third inning of the opener.
Rapid River improved to 13-1 on the season, bouncing back from Saturday's loss to Gladstone at the Boyne City Invitational. Monday's doubleheader was supposed to be played in Rapid River, but was switched to Negaunee.
