Webb City has perhaps the most prolific offense in Southwest Missouri, and the bats were certainly rattling against Parkview.
In a three-inning game that saw the Cardinals use all of their 19 players, Webb City scored 13 runs in the first inning en route to a 19-0 run-rule victory over the Vikings.
The Cardinals (23-5) snapped a three-game losing streak.
"The girls did a good job playing their game and staying focused," Webb City coach Shauna Friend said. "They played good defense and stayed patient at the plate. It was really good to get all of our players in the game. We had a lot of good things happen."
Two-way standout Haidyn Berry set the tone early for the Cardinals. The right-hander hurled an immaculate first inning, striking out the side on nine pitches.
In the bottom of the inning, No. 3 hitterEmma Welch got the Cardinals on the board with an RBI double after drilling a ball to deep left field that carried all the way to the fence. Two batters later, Emma Welch's long three-run home run to right-center field extended the lead to 4-0.
The Cardinals added nine more runs in the first inning and capped the offensive explosion with six more runs in the second, highlighted by a three-run home run from freshman Dawsyn Decker. That homer was No. 43 for the Cardinals this season, moving them in front of Oakville (2008) for the third-most long balls in a season in state history.
"It's awesome because we spend hours of the day hitting and getting better," Berry said. "It's really neat a freshman can come out and do it. Top to bottom in this lineup, we are clutch, and we are just chugging along."