Kimberly smacks five homers, no-hits Appleton West in D-1 softball regional semifinal

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KIMBERLY – Kimberly’s Isabella Elstead and Zoey Thayer combined on a five-inning no-hitter and the Papermakers ripped five home runs in a 15-0 win over Appleton West in a WIAA Division 1 softball regional semifinal on Tuesday at Sunset Park.

The No. 5 seed Kimberly (15-9) moves on to a regional final at No. 4 De Pere (19-8) on Thursday. Appleton West ends its season with a 2-19 record.

Breckan Luedke and Sophie Hermus each hit two home runs, and Paige Schreck added another long ball for the Papermakers.

Elstead struck out four and Thayer one in the no-hit bid for Kimberly.

Papermakers 15, Terrors 0
Appleton West   000   0   –   0   0   2
Kimberly   319   2   –   15   16   0
WP: Isabella Elstead. LP: Hattie Moscinski.
SO: Moscinski (2 1/3 inn.) 0, Madison Buchinger (1 1/3 inn.) 1; Ellestad (3 inn.) 4, Zoey Thayer (1 inn.) 0. BB: Moscinski 2, Buchinger 0; Ellestad 1, Thayer 3.
Top hitters: K, Sophie Hermus 2×3, 2 HR, 3 runs, 3 RBI; Breckan Luedke 3×3, 2B, 2 HR, 3 runs, 4 RBI; Chloe Biese 2B, RBI; Addie Parish 2×2, 2 RBI; Kylie VanHandel 2×3, 2B, RBI; Paige Schreck HR, RBI.
Records: Appleton West 2-19; Kimberly 15-9.