09/12/2021 1 Minute Read

Czech Republic defeats Colombia, remains in medal contention

In their second game of the day, Czech Republic took the early lead with three runs in the first and two in the second.

A well balanced Czech Republic lineup put together a 10-hit performance against Colombia to claim the team’s third win in the tournament, by a score of 10-5. The Czech Republic split its doubleheader Thursday and moved to 3-2 in the U-18 Softball World Cup in Lima, Peru.

Karolina Dvorakova hit a bases-clearing double in the first inning, and Eliska Plevova added an RBI double in the second to get a five-run Czech lead.

Colombia scored three in the fourth, with a two-run single by Sofia Reyes and an RBI single off the bat of pinch hitter Edna Martinez.

However, the European champions answered scoring four more times in the bottom half of the fourth, with RBI singles by Aneta Molentova, Marina Burkovicova and Magdalena Kavanova.

Amelie Chaloupkova won the game in 5.2 innings, giving up one hit, one run and four walks, with six strikeouts.

Sophia Bertorelli was the loser in five innings of work, allowing 9 hits and 10 runs.