Featheringill's homer helps Hounds sweep Keokuk

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BY PCC STAFF

FORT MADISON - Maycee Featheringill lifted a solo home run to lead off the sixth inning in the opening game of a doubleheader Monday night as Fort Madison swept Keokuk 10-0 and 5-4 at home.

Featheringill had been fooled on a couple pitches into the at-bat, but took a 2-2 fastball over the left field fence to give Fort Madison a 9-0 lead with no outs in the sixth in game one.

FMHS Head softball coach Jarod Rehm congratulates Maycee Featheringill on her sixth-inning home run that put Fort Madison up 9-0. Photo by Chuck Vandenberg/PCC

Cassie Powers followed with a single between shortstop and third to put the 10-run mercy rule runner on 1st base. Logan Johnson would then ground out to third moving courtesy runner Taylor Barnes to second. Vanessa Golowach followed with an infield single that sent Barnes to third.

Head Coach Jarod Rehm then got sneaky and pulled a squeeze bunt with Kylee Cashman laying one down the first base side, but Keokuk was able to get Barnes tagged out at home for the second out.

Alyson Helmick then came through with a single off the glove of Keokuk's Abby Arrowood that skipped into short right field allowing Golowach to come around from second for the game-winning run.

Powers got the win for Fort Madison going the distance in the shutout surrendering just two hits. The Chiefs had two other base runners reach on throwing errors. Keokuk's Erika Kruse took the loss giving up eight runs, four earned on eight hits.

Helmick led the crimson and black with 3-of-4 hitting with two RBI and two runs scored. Featheringill, Cashman and Powers all had multiple hit nights for Fort Madison in the opener.

Arrowood and Rylie Matlock had the only hits for Keokuk.

The Lady Hounds a tougher run of things from the 3-25 Chiefs in the second game.

Neely Rehm started in the circle for the Hounds in the nightcap and quickly got two outs in the first inning, but a single, a hit batsman and dropped third strike loaded the bases with two outs. Kayde Martin popped out to Powers at first to end the threat.

Fort Madison then jumped all over Keokuk's Kruse, with Cashman singling at the lead off spot. Olivia Williams and Ivy Geerdes both wore a pitch to load the bases, and then Featheringill singled straight up the middle to score Cashman without an out recorded.

Williams would come around to score on an infield throwing error that also moved Geerdes and Featheringill up. Powers would then drive one to center to score Geerdes and Logan Johnson would lace a single to center to score Featheringill for a 4-0 lead with one out.

Rehm would pop out to Kruse and Bass would fan to end the inning.

Keokuk would get two back in the top of the second. With one out, Matlock would work a walk, and Kayleigh Zanger would get a single to move Matlock up. Gracie Koeber would get plunked by Rehm to load the pads.

Mahayla Arrowood would hit into a fielder's choice and the Hounds' Williams gunned down Matlock at home, but the bases were still loaded with two outs. Abby Arrowwood would find grass behind second base for a two-run single that cut the lead to 4-2. Kruse would ground out to Williams to end the inning.

Neither team would score in the third inning, but the Chiefs knotted the score in the top half of the fourth. Mahayla and Abby Arrowood would both reach and Kruse reached on a walk before Abby Thompson and Martin would drive in the Arrowoods with ground outs before Rehm could wrap up the inning.

Fort Madison would respond with what would prove to be the game-winning run in the bottom of the fourth. Johson popped out to start the bottom half, but Dennis, pinch hitting for Rehm, singled and swiped second. The freshman then advanced to third on an error and came around to score on a wild pitch.

Golowach would single and Cashman wore a 2-2 pitch, but the Hounds couldn't bring the two around to score as Williams popped out to first and Geerdes hit into a fielder's choice cutting Golowach down at third.

Dennis would come in to clean things up in 5th-7th to put the game away.

Featheringill, Powers, and Johnson all went 1-for-2 in the game with an RBI. Dennis had two hits for Fort Madison who moves to 13-16 on the year and is off until Monday when they travel to West Burlington.

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