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MARSHFIELD – Ella Szekeress tossed a complete-game six-hitter to help the D.C. Everest softball team win its eighth-straight game to start the season as the Evergreens cruised to a 10-1 victory over Marshfield in a Wisconsin Valley Conference matchup Tuesday at Madison Field.
Szekeress struck out four and walked just won for D.C. Everest, which is now 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the WVC as it remains the only undefeated team in conference play.
D.C. Everest scored in each of the first five innings to pull away.
Mara Meverden went 4-for-5 with two RBI, and Taylor Friedel had two hits and three RBI for the Evergreens.
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Raina Manlick and Lili Anaya each had two hits for Marshfield, with Anaya knocking in the Tigers’ only run.
Marshfield falls to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference. The Tigers will play a doubleheader at Merrill on Thursday, while D.C. Everest hosts Stevens Point.
Evergreens 10, Tigers 1
D.C. Everest 122 210 2 – 10 14 0
Marshfield 010 000 0 – 1 6 2
WP: Ella Szekeress. LP: Katelyn Sternweis.
SO: Szekeress 4; Sternweis (5 inn.) 4, Lydia Garvin (2 inn.) 1. BB: Szekeress 1; Sternweis 3, Garvin 3.
Top hitters: DC, Mara Meverden 4×5, 2B, 2 RBI; Caitlyn Kressel 2×4, RBI; Sydney Spear 2B; Brooke Brown 3B, 3 runs; Taylor Friedel 2×2, 3 RBI. M, Raina Manlick 2×3; Lili Anaya 2×3, RBI.
Records: D.C. Everest 8-0, 5-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Marshfield 5-3, 2-3 Wisconsin Valley Conference.