Kluck shines on the mound as D.C. Everest softball shuts out Merrill

Wausau Pilot & Review

WESTON – Addison Kluck struck out 12 and gave up just two hits in a five-inning complete game as the D.C. Everest softball team shut out Merrill 11-0 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference matchup Thursday at D.C. Everest High School.

Kluck did not walk a batter and the Evergreens did not commit an error behind her in the victory as they are now 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the WVC. She also went 2-for-2 at the plate with two RBI.

Caitlyn Kressel had three hits and three RBI, and Sydney Spear had a single, a triple and drove in three as well for D.C. Everest.

D.C. Everest will travel to New Richmond for a nonconference game Friday.

Evergreens 11, Bluejays 0
Merrill   000   00   –   0   2   3
D.C. Everest   700   4x   –   11   9   0
WP: Addison Kluck. LP: Mady Graap.
SO: Graap (2/3 inn.) 1, Sophie Wendorf (3 1/3 inn.) 1; Kluck 12. BB: Graap 3, Wendorf 1; Kluck 0.
Top hitters: DC, Kelsey Meverden 2×4, RBI; Brooke Brown 2 runs; Caitlyn Kressel 3×3, 2B, 3 RBI; Kluck 2×2, 2B, 2 RBI; Sydney Spear 2×3, 3B, 2 runs, 3 RBI.
Records: Merrill 3-7, 1-4 Wisconsin Valley Conference; D.C. Everest 4-1, 2-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference.