No. 13 Indians Sweep Coahoma Behind Perfect Game, Record Day

CLARKSDALE, Miss. - No. 13 Itawamba swept Coahoma, winning 12-0 and 19-1 behind a perfect game in the opener and another big offensive day in the nightcap.

Game 1: No. 13 Indians 12, Coahoma 0

ICC handled the opener from start to finish.

Ramsey Montgomery and Lizzie Meeks combined for a five-inning perfect game. Montgomery earned the win after striking out eight over four hitless, walk-free innings. Meeks worked the fifth and struck out two.

Montgomery's eight strikeouts pushed her to 175 on the season, setting a new modern-day single-season program record.

The Indians scored three times in the second. Taylar Shands doubled home Ella Duhon, Macie Starling followed with an RBI single and Neely Hodum added an RBI double.

ICC added six more in the third to take control. Shands doubled in two, Starling brought home one with a double, Morgan Green singled in a run and Houston-Rea Grantham drove in two with a single.

The Indians added one in the fourth on Hodum's sacrifice fly, then scored twice in the fifth on RBI singles from Maddie Porter and Emarie Boddie.

Shands finished with two doubles and three RBIs.

Game 2: No. 13 Indians 19, Coahoma 1 (5 innings)

ICC scored in every inning and put the game away with an 11-run fourth.

The Indians opened the scoring in the first when Shands reached on a fielder's choice that brought home Alana Dossey.

ICC scored six runs in the second. Boddie came home on a tag-up, Dossey doubled in a run, AB Marlar and Shands each added RBI singles, Victoria Fields doubled in a run and Starling followed with an RBI single.

The Indians made it 8-0 in the third on Shands' sacrifice fly.

The fourth ended it. Skylar Partlow singled in two, Duhon added an RBI single, Ann Thomas Luke doubled in two, Fischer Short hit a three-run homer and Duhon followed with a three-run homer.

Duhon led ICC with four hits and four RBIs.

Meeks started Game 2 and allowed one hit and one unearned run over four innings. She struck out eight and did not issue a walk.

Coach Carson Owens said the day was a special one for Montgomery and the Indians as a whole.

"So proud of Ramsey for breaking the strikeout record," Owens said. "That's a really big deal. And to do it on a day when she and Lizzie threw a perfect game, what a moment."

Owens also pointed to ICC's offensive approach after the Indians scored 31 runs in the doubleheader.

"I'm also really proud of our offense," Owens said. "We swung the bats really well, so I hope we carry a lot of confidence into this weekend."

With a strong Co-Lin team up next, Owens said his squad understands the challenge ahead.

"We'll have to play really well against a really good Co-Lin team," Owens said. "I'm excited for the opportunity, and I think our team is too."