{"id":6246,"date":"2026-04-10T23:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=6246"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:56:08","slug":"lady-cards-dominate-knights-in-12-2-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briansumptersports.com\/?p=6246","title":{"rendered":"Lady Cards dominate Knights in 12-2 win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Clear Lake’s top five hitters have big day in North Central League I game against K’ville<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brian Sumpter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LAKEPORT >> Scoring early and often, the Clear Lake Cardinals built a 6-1 lead after two innings and cruised to a 12-2 victory over the Kelseyville Knights in a North Central League I softball game called in the bottom of the fifth because of the 10-run mercy rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winning pitcher Atiana Patino allowed only two hits and no earned runs while striking out five and walking two. She was backed by a 10-hit attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was not expecting that,\u201d Clear Lake head coach Scott Schaefers of the lopsided final score as both teams entered play with 1-2 league records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Patino pitched a 1-2-3 top of the first inning, Clear Lake (2-2 league, 8-4 overall) went to work, its first five batters reaching base in the bottom half against losing pitcher AJ Wurm, who went on to strike out the side after allowing three runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those first five hitters in Clear Lake\u2019s batting order \u2013 Amelie Davis, Patino, Karsyn Greer, Faith McIntire and Cali Albaum \u2013 spent nearly the entire game on base. Davis went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a walk and a RBI; Patino went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs; Greer went 1-for-1 and walked three times; McIntire went 1-for-2 with three RBIs, knocking in a run in three different at-bats; and Albaum went 2-for-2 with four RBIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a team that has had trouble making consistent contact in recent games, including stringing hits together, Thursday\u2019s game was a refreshing break, one much welcomed by Schaefers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was nice to see smiles on their faces again,\u201d Schaefers said. \u201cThey really did hit the ball well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was in stark contract to the Knights (1-3, 2-8), who managed only singles by Madison Byrne and Brooke Poff. Kelseyville hitters went down in order twice, sent four batters to the plate two other times, and paraded six batters to the plate in the third but could score only one unearned run in that inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAti hung in there and her teammates supported,\u201d Schaefers said. \u201cAnother nice thing was playing at home. It was only our third home game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davis led off the Clear Lake first with a walk and moved to second on a Patino single to left field. Greer then walked to load the bases in front of McIntire, who singled in the first run of the game. Albaum followed with a two-run single to right. The Cardinals had a chance for an even bigger inning, but Wurm struck out the next three batters to keep the score at 3-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelseyville got one of those runs right back in the top of the second on Byrne\u2019s leadoff single, a wild pitch and a throwing error on Jordyn Wurm\u2019s grounder to shortstop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake answered with a three-run bottom of the second, a rally that began with one out when Davis\u2019 hard grounder ricocheted off Wurm\u2019s glove and toward third base for an infield single. Patino and Greer drew back-to-back walks to load the bases for McIntire, who lofted a sacrifice fly to left field. Albaum\u2019s single to right field plated another run while an error on the play brought home the third run of the inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pair of walks issued by Patino in the top of the third sandwiched around a fielding error accounted for Kelseyville\u2019s final run as the Knights closed to 6-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake boosted its lead to 8-2 in the bottom of the fourth on a Patino RBI single and Albaum\u2019s sacrifice fly, this one gloved by AJ Wurm, now playing shortstop, in shallow center field. Her momentum took her away from the infield and allowed Patino to tag up and score from third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poff led off the Kelseyville fifth with a single. With one out, Mati Mateer bounced a ball into center field where Davis charged it and threw a strike to second to force Poff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear Lake tacked on its final four runs in the bottom of the fifth on a Davis RBI double, a Patino two-run double, and McIntire\u2019s second sacrifice fly of the game, which gave the Cardinals a 10-run lead and ended the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wurm allowed five hits and six runs in her two innings of work, striking out five and walking four. Byrne pitched the final three innings, allowing five hits and six runs with two strikeouts and three walks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTES:<\/strong> Clear Lake\u2019s Davis and Kelseyville\u2019s Josie Keithly both came close to hitting their fourth home runs of the season. Davis led off the fourth with a double off the base of the fence in left-center field while Keithly blasted a shot down the left-field line that curled foul in the top of the third. She eventually walked \u2026 Clear Lake and Kelseyville split their two league meetings a year ago, both teams winning at home and losing on the road \u2026 Kelseyville plays a non-league game Monday in Healdsburg at 4 p.m. before returning home Tuesday to take on league-leading Cloverdale at 4 p.m. Clear Lake travels to Lower Lake on Tuesday for a 4 p.m. game with the Trojans \u2026 Kelseyville\u2019s Wurm took a ball off her hand in the bottom of the fifth attempting to field a hard-hit grounder but remained in the game after being checked by head coach Brittany Rumfelt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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