Paris softball ended Homecoming week in an eventful way on Saturday.
The Lady Coyotes pushed their undefeated record to 15-0 by winning their home tournament with victories of 15-0 over district foe South Shelby (1-12), 3-1 over Community R-6 (9-16) and 8-7 over Lewis and Clark Conference foe Salisbury (7-8) for the championship.
Katie Cummins was 3-for-3 with five RBIs, including a three-RBI inside-the-park home run, against South Shelby Ashenfelter went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and one triple. Ava Crain had six strikeouts in three one-hit innings.
Paris trailed 1-0 through four innings against Community. Cummins hit a home run outside of the park to follow game-tying and game-winning RBIs, respectively, from Sophia and Gretchen Crusha. Sutton pitched seven innings with six strikeouts and one unearned run on three hits and two walks.
In the championship game, Sutton went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two doubles, Emma Ashenfelter was 2-for-3 with a RBI double and Sylvee Graupman went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Paris hosts Madison (0-12) at 5 p.m. Monday.
Look for full story in the Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, edition of the Mexico Ledger.
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