St. Aloysius closed out the first week of the MAIS softball season by making quick work of Manchester Academy.

Ruthie Britton went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored, while Kyleigh Cooper drove in two runs and pitched a two-hit shutout to lead St. Al to an 11-0 victory over Manchester on Thursday.

After a scoreless first, St. Al scored multiple runs in every other inning and finished it in five innings by the mercy rule.

Mallory Spencer drove in St. Al’s first run with a triple in the second inning, then scored on a single by Madelyn Kavanaugh.

Britton and Madison Spencer both had RBI doubles in the third inning, while Presley Brister hit an RBI triple that made it 6-0.

Britton and Madison Spencer both hit RBI doubles again in the fourth inning, and in the fifth Cooper delivered a two-run single that ended the game.

Madison Spencer finished 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple and three RBIs. Kennadi Blassingame singled twice, walked and scored three runs, while Kavanaugh and Brister had two hits apiece. Megan Theriot also scored two runs.

Cooper allowed two hits and no walks in five innings, and struck out two batters.

The Lady Flashes have won four out of six games to start the season. They’ll take this weekend off before jumping back into action with four more games next week.

St. Al is on the road at Central Hinds on Monday and Simpson Academy on Tuesday; and then back home at the Betty Hearn Foley Softball Complex to play Jackson Prep on Aug. 8 and the Jackson Victors on Aug. 9.

At the game against Jackson Prep, former Kentucky pitcher Stephanie Schoonover will throw out the first pitch. Schoonover played one season at St. Al before moving to Alabama, where she became an All-State pitcher.

Cathedral 11, Porter’s Chapel 0
Molly Shirley doubled in two runs during a pivotal six-run rally in the third inning, and finished 2-for-2 with two RBIs and three runs scored as Cathedral (2-1) beat Porter’s Chapel Academy (1-3) on Thursday.

Cathedral pitcher Olivia Navarro pitched a four-inning perfect game. She did not allow a hit or walk, and struck out two batters. Navarro only threw 43 pitches.

Cathedral’s big third inning swelled its lead from 2-0 to 8-0, and it tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fourth to finish the game via the mercy rule.

PCA will play Adams County Christian School on Monday at 7 p.m. at Key City Park — former Sports Force Parks — and then has a doubleheader at Madison-St. Joseph on Tuesday beginning at 5 p.m.