Lady Vikes’ bats wake up late, still beat St. Joe by 10

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, August 9, 2000

Hayley Martin pitched a complete game and had three RBIs as Warren Central beat St. Joseph, 11-1, Tuesday in Madison.

LaShanda Williams had two hits, including a home run, while Lyn Strawn and Marilyn Landers each had a pair of hits.

The Lady Vikes (4-0) were tied 1-1 going into the fifth before scoring one in the fifth, eight in the sixth and one more in the seventh.

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“We finally got our bats cranked up there at the end,” WC coach Lucy Young said. “We were fouling a lot of pitches off and weren’t executing the fundamentals of batting.”

The Lady Vikes will play St. Aloysius on Thursday at 4:30 at WC.

The Lady Vikes were to play Indianola-Gentry, but the Lady Rams canceled.