PALMYRA, Mo. — Palmyra freshman pitcher Zola Meyers took command in the circle in Monday’s regular season finale against Hannibal.
Meyers pitched a complete game shutout, only allowing five hits and two walks to push Palmyra to a 8-0 win over Hannibal.
Meyers helped her own cause at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs and a stolen base.
The game was a scoreless tie as Meyers and Lady Pirates starting pitcher Kynlee Ross traded zeroes for the first three innings until the Lady Panthers capitalized on a pair of Hannibal errors to score two runs.
Palmyra put the game away with a six-run sixth inning.
Lady Panthers catcher Claire Swisher went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run, while center fielder Avery Wisehart went 1-for-2 with a walk, double, stolen base and two runs.
Palmyra third baseman Marney Plunkett went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run, while shortstop Jerzey Ramey went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.
Ross went 5.2 innings with three strikeouts, while allowing eight hits, four walks and two earned runs in a losing effort. Addison Friday pitched a third of an inning in relief.
Friday, second baseman Lexi Anders, catcher Stevie Wilson, first baseman Bella Campbell and center fielder Avril Collier each had a hit for Hannibal.
Palmyra held an ‘Orange Out’ night to benefit J.T. Thomas, who is recovering from injuries sustained in a football game last month. Thomas picked the walk up songs for each of the Palmyra batters in Monday’s game.
Up next for Hannibal (5-24) is the opening round of the Class 4 District 5 Tournament against Marshall (9-18) at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, which will be held at Jefferson City.
Up next for Palmyra (9-15) is the opening round of the Class 2 District 5 Tournament against Mark Twain (10-17) at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday at Highland High School.