New Palestine High School

The fourth-ranked New Palestine softball team blasted six homers Tuesday in a 16-5 six-inning victory at East Central. The Dragons plated runs in each inning en route to the victory. Reese Rosenbaum, Katie Hirschy, Allie Blum, Aglaia Rudd, Maddie Engle and Alyssa Mumaw all homered for the Dragons. The Dragons jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first, as Rudd and Mumaw had back-to-back RBI hits, and extended it to 3-0 when Rosenbaum doubled and scored on Sydney Oliver's groundout in the second. The homer parade started in the third. After EC drew to within 3-2, Hirschy and Rosenbaum each hit two-run shots to extend the lead to 7-2. In the fourth, Rudd hit a two-run homer and Mumaw followed with a solo shot for back-to-back jacks, giving the Dragons a 10-3 edge. Blum added a three-run homer in the fifth to extend the lead to 13-3. EC scored twice in the bottom of the inning to extend the game, but Engle hit a three-run homer in the sixth to invoke the mercy rule. Kenna Tweedy earned the win, allowing three earned runs and 10 hits in five innings. The Dragons had 17 hits. Rudd was 3-for-4 with a double, a homer and three RBI. Blum was 2-for-4 with a homer, three runs and three RBI. Mumaw was 2-for-4 with a run, a homer and two RBI. Hirschy was 2-for-4 with two runs, a homer and two RBI. Paige Ernstes was 2-for-4 with two runs. Rosenbaum was 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, a homer and a double. Engle was 1-for-4 with a run and three RBI. Nyla Lewis was 1-for-2. Oliver was 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Jersi Gross scored three runs. The Dragons (4-0) next play Wednesday at Franklin Central.