Columbia area spring sports Week 9 top performers: Casen Springer hits two home runs in Loretto win

It's Week 9 of the high school spring season. Here are the top performers for high school baseball, softball and soccer in the Columbia area.

WEDNESDAY

Baseball

Matthew Thomas, Columbia Central: Thomas went 2-for-3 with a double, run, RBI and stolen base in an 11-3 win over Coffee County.

Burton Moore, Columbia Central: Moore pitched 6.2 innings, striking out 12 batters while allowing five hits and three earned runs.

Konner Bowden, Columbia Central: Bowden went 1-for-3 with two runs and a stolen base.

George Wu, Independence: Wu pitched four innings, striking out five while allowing one hit and no runs in a 9-2 loss.

Alex Bedford, Lawrence County: Bedford was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, a run and a stolen base in a 7-4 win.

Isaiah Bentley, Lawrence County: Bentley went 1-for-4 with a triple, run and RBI.

Maddox Rickvalsky, Summit: Rickvalsky was 2-for-4 with a home run in a 3-2 win over Centennial.

Davin Roush, Summit: Roush pitched eight innings, striking out eight batters while allowing four hits and two earned runs.

Landon Rowe, Summit: Rowe went 1-for-3 with a double.

Softball

Phynlee Keeling, Culleoka: Keeling was 1-for-3 with a two-RBI home run in a 10-3 loss to Mt. Pleasant.

Jayla Miller, Independence: Miller was 3-for-3 with three runs, two stolen bases and an RBI in a 18-2 win over Brentwood.

Emma Tomlin, Independence: Tomlin was 1-for-2 with a double, two RBIs and three runs.

Piper Johnson, Independence: Johnson went 2-for-2 with a run, two RBIs and a stolen base.

Brylie Waechter, Independence: Waechter pitched a two inning no-hitter, striking out three batters.

Bryleigh Evans, Mt. Pleasant: Evans went 1-for-4 with a triple, three RBIs and a run in a 10-3 win over Culleoka.

Dallas Woodard, Mt. Pleasant: Woodard was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.

Sophie Rettinger, Mt. Pleasant: Rettinger was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.

TUESDAY

Baseball

Jacob Woodward, Columbia Academy: Woodward was 2-for-2 with two runs and an RBI in a 10-7 win.

CJ Durrough, Columbia Academy: Durrough went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.

Cameron Marrisett, Hampshire: Marrisett was 2-for-3 with a double, run, stolen base and RBI in an 8-2 loss to Santa Fe.

Eli Stephens, Hampshire: Stephens pitched four innings, striking out eight batters while allowing one hit and one earned run. He was also 1-for-3 with a double, RBI and stolen base.

Casen Springer, Loretto: Springer was 4-for-4 with two home runs, five RBIs and two additional runs in an 11-0 win over Lawrence County.

Clint Seymore, Loretto: Seymore was 2-for-3 with a triple and two runs.

Miles Moore, Loretto: Moore was 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.

Tucker Mayo, Richland: Mayo was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBIs, a stolen base and an additional run in a 14-7 win.

Colton Trimble, Richland: Trimble went 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, three RBIs, two runs and a stolen base.

Jameson Andrews, Richland: Andrews was 2-for-4 with a double, three RBIs, two runs and a stolen base.

Macon Adkison, Santa Fe: Adkison was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, two stolen bases and an RBI in an 8-2 win over Hampshire. He also pitched six innings, striking out seven while allowing six hits and two earned runs.

Carson Adkison, Santa Fe: Adkison went 2-for-3 with four runs, two RBIs and two stolen bases.

Grayson Burleson, Summertown: Burleson was 2-for-2 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI in a 14-1 win over Giles County.

Aiden Perez, Summertown: Perez was 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run.

Kane Konig, Summertown: Konig went 1-for-3 with a double, run and RBI. He also struck out four batters in five innings pitched, allowing one hit and no earned runs.

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Softball

Jayla Miller, Independence: Miller was 2-for-2 with a triple, two runs, three RBIs and a stolen base in an 11-1 win over Franklin.

Reagan Maxon, Independence: Maxon was 2-for-2 with a double, RBI, three runs and three stolen bases.

Piper Johnson, Independence: Johnson went 2-for-2 with a double, three runs and a stolen base.

Bailey Blair, Richland: Blair was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs in a 5-1 win over Lincoln County.

Ava Shrader, Richland: Shrader was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. She also pitched a complete game, striking out three while allowing six hits and one earned run.

Marleigh McWilliams, Zion Christian: McWilliams went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBIs and two additional runs in a 14-10 win.

Claire Boyd, Zion Christian: Boyd was 4-for-4 with two doubles, three runs, five RBIs and a stolen base.

Addison White, Zion Christian: White was 3-for-5 with a double, run and two RBIs.

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MONDAY

Baseball

Jack Beck, Columbia Central: Beck was 2-for-3 with a walk-off double, two runs, a stolen base and RBI in a 7-6 win over Page.

Konner Bowden, Columbia Central: Bowden went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs.

KwanDarren Sims, Columbia Central: Sims was 1-for-2 with a double and two runs.

Logan Money, Independence: Money went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in a 7-5 win.

Mark Harrell, Independence: Harrell was 1-for-2 with a double, run and RBI.

Hayden Holt, Mt. Pleasant: Holt was 1-for-3 with a home run in a 10-1 loss.

Gary Cox, Spring Hill: Cox was 1-for-1 with a two-RBI home run in a 10-1 win over Mt. Pleasant.

Hayden Haney, Spring Hill: Haney went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, a run and a stolen base.

Clay Robinson, Spring Hill: Robinson was 1-for-2 with a double, two runs and a stolen base.

Landon Reilly, Zion Christian: Reilly went 3-for-3 with a double, two stolen bases, a run and RBI in a 15-10 loss.

Softball

Saviya Morgan, Columbia Central: Morgan was 3-for-5 with a double, run, stolen base and three RBIs in a 6-4 win.

Kaitlyn Bushey, Columbia Central: Bushey was 3-for-4 with a double, run and two RBIs.

Bailey Lovell, Columbia Central: Lovell went 3-for-4 with a double.

Katelyn Bass, Richland: Bass was 2-for-4 with a double, run and three RBIs in a 5-2 win.

Mary Katherine Butler, Richland: Butler went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and a stolen base.

Ava Shrader, Richland: Shrader was 3-for-4 with a double.

Ashlyn Easley, Summit: Easley went 3-for-4 with two doubles, four runs, three stolen bases and an RBI in a 12-9 win over Centennial.

Anne Marie Richards, Summit: Richards was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs.

Saniya Hunter, Summit: Hunter was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Audrey Cathey, Summit: Cathey went 1-for-4 with a two-RBI home run.

Marleigh McWilliams, Zion Christian: McWilliams pitched a complete game, striking out 15 batters while allowing four hits and one earned run in a 9-1 win. She was also 3-for-4 with a triple and a run.

Elizabeth Wood, Zion Christian: Wood was 1-for-3 with a three-RBI home run.

Leighla Rains, Zion Christian: Rains was 2-for-4 with a triple, RBI and two runs.

Harrison Campbell covers high school sports and more for The Daily Herald. Email him at hcampbell@gannett.com and follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @hccampbell7 .

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