St. Paul softball: Lady Cards hit four HRs in area win

It was home-run kind of day for St. Paul in the area game May 2 at Huntsville Alpha Omega. Tori Walker has two home runs while Julia Machacek and Stefany Pokluda each had one; Brooke Cerny and Presley Tuch each had a double in the Lady Cards’ 16-5 win.
St. Paul led 6-0 after one inning but just 7-4 after two frames.
The Lady Cards scored four in the fourth, HAO added one in the fifth and St. Paul outscored HAO 5-0 in the sixth.
Julia Machacek went 2 1/3 innings at pitcher with three runs, wild pitch, one batter hit, four walks and four strikeouts; Hailey Radicke tossed 3 2/3 squares with two runs on four hits, three walks and one strikeout.
In the field, Pokluda had four putouts and one assist while Machacek had four putouts.
St. Paul hitting/base running  — Julia Machacek 3-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 1 home run; Tori Walker 2-4, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 home runs; Stefany Pokluda 2-4, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 1 home run; Presley Tuch 2-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 double; Brooke Cerny 1-3, 1 run, 1 RBI; Hailey Radicke 1-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 2 stolen bases; Dallyn Pesek 1-2, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base; Ashlyn Pesek 2 runs, 1 stolen base; Emily Moeller 1 run.
St. Paul pitching — Machacek 2.1 IP, 3 runs, 1 wild pitch, 1 batter hit,  4 walks, 4K; Radicke 3.2 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, 1K.
St. Paul fielding/defense — Pokluda 4 putouts, 2 assists; Machacek 4 putouts; Tuch 2 putouts, 4 assists; Moeller 2 putouts; Walker 1 putout; Ashlyn Pesek 1 putout; Radicke 1 assist.
St. Paul 16, Huntsville Alpha Omega  5
SSP    610    405    x    16    12    4
HAO    040    010    x    5    4    4