Softball | 4/23/2026 9:47:00 PM

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Cloud County Community College freshman Maddie Harold pitched a full seven innings in game two, striking out a career-high eleven while allowing just one hit in her first shutout of the season in the T-Birds' 7-0 victory over Highland Community College in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) play on Thursday, April 23.

Cloud County started the day with a 9-4 come-from-behind victory in game one.

The T-Birds have won five consecutive games, improving their overall record to 18-14 and 9-7 in KJCCC action, marking their most conference wins since 2023.

In the opening game, Highland jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning, highlighted by a two-run home run by freshman Kiley Crapo.

Cloud County rallied back to tie the game with three runs in the third. Freshman second baseman Allison Adams opened the scoring with a RBI single, scoring sophomore short stop Maliyah Koster. Harold scored on a defensive throwing error, while Adams scored on a RBI single by freshman third baseman Hannah Gardner.

An error on the T-Birds led to the Scotties regaining the lead at 4-3 in the top of the fourth inning.

The T-Birds answered with four runs in the fifth. Harold registered a one-out double, before being driven in on a RBI single by Adams. Sophomore catcher Emalee Johnson singled to score Adams. Freshman Kadence Hall followed with a RBI single to plate Gardner, while freshman outfielder Brooke Lougheed added a RBI hit to bring in Johnson.

Cloud County extended the lead to 9-4 when freshman first baseman Jaci Vonlintel doubled to score Koster and Harold in the bottom of the sixth inning.

In the circle, sophomore Berkleigh Curtis picked up the win after throwing three scoreless innings in relief. Curtis allowed one hit with no walks. Freshman Morgan Williams threw the first four innings, giving up three earned runs on eight hits.

Cloud County finished with 15 hits. Adams, Hall, Harold, Johnson, Lougheed and Vonlintel all had two hits each. Harold led the team with three-runs scored, while Adams and Vonlintel both had two RBI.

In the nightcap, Harold improved her record to 8-7 on the season, limiting Highland to one hit in her ninth complete-game performance of the season. Harold hit the first batter she faced with a pitch, before retiring the next 18 in a row. Highland's only hit of the contest came on a lead-off double by freshman Brennah Edie in the top of the seventh inning.

It was a milestone game for Harold, who has secured 102 strikeouts on the year. Harold becomes the first T-Bird with 100 or more strikeouts in a season since Taylor Dekok recorded 112 in 2022. Her 100th strikeout came in the top of the fifth inning.

Harold currently leads all of KJCCC Division 2 with 102 strikeouts and has a conference-best 8.33 strikeouts per seven innings pitched.

Harold also homered for her team-leading 11th time this season with a three-run blast in the bottom of the third, scoring Curtis and Koster. Harold now ranks third in KJCCC Division 2 in home runs.

Johnson finished 2-for-3 at the plate with run-scoring singles in the second and sixth innings. Lougheed doubled in the sixth, scoring a pair of runs. Curtis, Koster and Adams each had a double.

Cloud County will continue KJCCC play on Monday, April 27 with a road trip to Allen Community College. The Red Devils are 16-23 overall and 9-5 in KJCCC play and will first play Johnson County Community College for two games on Saturday, April 25. First pitch of Monday's games are set for 1 pm from Bernie Blevins Field in Iola, Kansas.