MOUNT SHASTA – The Mt. Shasta Lady Bears softball team swept the Trinity Wolves in a double-header on Friday, winning 14-0 and 8-2. Combined with Fall River splitting a twin bill with Burney, the Lady Bears took sole possession of first place in the Shasta Cascade League, with a record of 9-1 (20-6). Fall River is in second at 8-2 (19-7), and Etna is in third place at 7-3 (22-7).

The Lady Bears can guarantee themselves at least a share of the SCL crown with a sweep of Fall River at home on Tuesday, April 28. Mt. Shasta and Fall River control their own destiny. If Fall River wins its last four games they would win the league. Etna must win its remaining four games, and hope for at least one loss by Fall River and two losses by Mt. Shasta in order to win the SCL title.

In game-one against Trinity, the Lady Bears plated their first seven batters, on the way to an 8-0 lead at the end of the first inning. Kayla Emerson led off with a walk. Makenzie Hanna bunted for a base hit moving Emerson to second. Cynthia Laiacona singled to load the bags. Tori Weatherford reached on an error by the Trinity center fielder, scoring Emerson and Hanna. Laiacona went to third on the play.

A ground-rule double by Kayla Spini scored Laiacona and moved Weatherford to third base. Kismet Prosper took a walk to load the bases again. A single by Sammy Reed drove in Weatherford. The bases remained loaded. Haley Brown grounded out to first base, scoring Spini, and moving Prosper to third and Reed to second.

A single by Donnetta Young scored Prosper and Reed. Young advanced to second on the throw home. The next batter struck out. But, with two down, Hanna doubled to drive in Young finishing off the eight-run outburst.

The Lady Bears scored two more runs in the third inning, and four in the fourth inning to win 14-0.

Donetta Young led the Bear attack, going 3/3, with three runs scored, two RBI, a walk, and a triple. Tori Weatherford went 2/3, with two runs and two RBI. Makenzie Hanna was 2/3, with a run, two RBI, and a double. Kayla Spini went 1/2, with two runs, an RBI, a walk, a steal, and a double. Kismet Prosper scored a run and drove in a run, going 1/2 with a walk. Sammy Reed was 1/2, with two runs, an RBI and a walk. Kayla Emerson scored a run, and went 1/2 with a walk and a steal.

Kayla Spini recorded the win in the circle, going five innings (2 H, BB, 9 K).

The Lady Bears scored a run in the first inning of game-two. Then, they added a pair in both the second and fifth innings to give them a 5-0 lead. Trinity scored a run in the top of the sixth inning, but Mt. Shasta answered with three more runs in the bottom half of the inning, extending its lead to 8-1. Trinity added a run in the seventh inning to close out the scoring, with Mt. Shasta winning 8-2.

Cynthia Laiacona led the Lady Bears at the plate, going 3/4, with two runs and an RBI. Tori Weatherford was 2/3, driving in two runs and hitting a double. Kayla Emerson went 2/4, scored a pair of runs, and swiped a base. Kismet Prosper hammered a home run, scored two runs, drove in a run, took a walk, and went 1/2.

Kayla Spini went seven innings for the win, giving up three hits, no earned runs, and two walks, while fanning 15.