PCHS SOFTBALL: Chapman Blanks Nashville

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[ The two-hit pitching of Emily Chapman secured Pinckneyville Community High School another River-to-River Conference softball victory Thursday. And the win came against perhaps the Lady Panthers' biggest diamond rival.

Pinckneyville's 3-0 win over Nashville stretched their SIRR, Mississippi Division victory streak to three. Now 13-3 overall, the Lady Panthers battle Pleasant Plains at 4:15 Friday.

Nashville is 3-6.

PCHS had an RBI single by Emily Miller with Mandi Kellerman doubling and finishing 2-for-3. Elizabeth Wittmer also added a hit.

PCHS 3, Nashville 0

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N'ville 000 000 0-0 2 2

Chapman and Cheek. Pelker and Gill. WP-Chapman. LP-Pelker. TOP HITTERS-PCHS: Kellerman 2-4 (2B), Miller 2-3 (RBI).

Wittmer 1-3.

Southern Illinois Softball Showcase

Saturday, April 18

Perry County Fairgrounds, Pinckneyville

Hale Field

Pinckneyville vs. Dupo, 9 a.m.

Dupo vs. W. Paducah, Ky. Heath, 10:30

Pinckneyville vs. Heath, noon

Carterville vs. Piasa Southwestern, 1:30

Carterville vs. Reidland, Ky., 3:00

Pinckneyville vs. Reidland, Ky., 4:30

Pick Field

Carterville vs. Pleasant Plains, 9 a.m.

Pleasant Plains vs. Johnston City, 10:30

Reidland, Ky. vs. Piasa Southwestern, noon

Dupo vs. Pleasant Plains, 1:30

Johnston City vs. Heath, 3:00

Piasa Southwestern vs. Johnston City, 4:30