Effingham Dominates Mahomet-Seymour in Apollo Conference Softball Doubleheader Shutout

By Fred Kroner

Mahomet-Seymour’s softball team was shutout in both games of an Apollo Conference doubleheader on Saturday (April 6) at home against Effingham.

The visitors won the opener, 15-0, and followed up with a 9-0 decision in Game 2.

The only M-S batter to reach base in the opener was cleanup hitter Rio Casillas. She swatted a single.

Ava Henderson took the loss. She struck out one batter in four innings.

In the nightcap, Casillas was one of five Bulldogs with hits. Henderson led the way, finishing 2-for-3, including a double. Madeleine Cortez, Brooklyn Dyer and Brooke Hartman all ended with one hit.

Dyer stole a base.

Katherine Severns suffered the loss. In seven innings, she recorded seven strikeouts.

M-S (3-7) returns to action on Monday (April 8) at Centennial.