The Joplin Junior All-Stars softball team's bid for a state championship came to an abrupt end with a pair of losses during opening night of the state junior softball Little League tournament on Thursday at Blinzler Fields.
In Game 1, Joplin fell 15-0 in four innings to the Twin City All-Stars from Crystal City. Twin City pitcher Carlie Heiligenmann threw a near-perfect game, striking out seven and giving up just one walk in a complete game no-hitter. Heiligenmann also helped herself out with an inside-the-park homer in the bottom of the fourth.
Joplin had a hard time finding its defensive footing, logging nine errors in the game. Twin City's 15 runs came off of 10 hits.
Twin City took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the opening inning, added four more runs in both the second and third innings and plated five in the fourth frame.
Heiligenmann finished 2 for 3 with two runs and two RBIs for Twin City. K Prock was 2 for 3 with three RBIs and a run.
In Game 1, Joplin fell 15-0 in four innings to the Twin City All-Stars from Crystal City. Twin City pitcher Carlie Heiligenmann threw a near-perfect game, striking out seven and giving up just one walk in a complete game no-hitter. Heiligenmann also helped herself out with an inside-the-park homer in the bottom of the fourth.
Joplin had a hard time finding its defensive footing, logging nine errors in the game. Twin City's 15 runs came off of 10 hits.
Twin City took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the opening inning, added four more runs in both the second and third innings and plated five in the fourth frame.
Heiligenmann finished 2 for 3 with two runs and two RBIs for Twin City. K Prock was 2 for 3 with three RBIs and a run.
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