SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko High School’s varsity softball team got an 8-0 win over the visiting Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings Monday evening. Whitko freshman pitcher Hanna Yohe was dominant in the win, giving up just two hits and three walks. Yohe struck out 15, flirting with the school record of 17 strikeouts in a game. Offensively, the Lady Wildcats hammered out 12 hits and committed zero defensive errors, helping the team improve to 4-11 overall and 2-1 in the Three Rivers Conference. With the loss, Valley now sits at 7-7 overall and 1-1 in the TRC. The win by Whitko comes two days after it fell 11-10 to Tippecanoe Valley at Saturday’s Tippecanoe Valley Invitational. Yohe led Whitko at the plate with three hits, while Riley Insley, Maddie Gawthrop and Shelby Martin all had two hits.
WHITKO 8, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0 TV 000 000 0 – 0 2 2 W 040 202 x – 8 12 0 Whitko – Hanna Yohe (W, 7IP, 2H, 0R, 3BB, 15K). Valley – Katie Gunter (L, 4IP, 6R, 3ER, 8H, 0K, 1BB), Kassidy Shepherd (5, 2IP, 2R, 1ER, 4H, 0K, 1BB). Records: Whitko 5-10 (2-1 TRC), Valley 7-7 (1-1 TRC).
