WNC spring sports Week 10 top performers, led by Sadie Jo Hunter's 13 strikeouts, two home runs

Here are the Western North Carolina athletes who had top performances this week in spring sports.

This list is compiled from information provided to the Citizen Times (sports@citizentimes.com) or posted on MaxPreps or social media. It will be updated throughout the week.

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Tuesday

Softball

Ashlyn McConnell, Franklin: McConnell hit one of Franklin's three solo home runs and went 2-for-2 at the plate, but the Panthers fell 4-3 to West Henderson.

Sadie Jo Hunter, North Buncombe: Hunter had a monster day at the plate with two home runs and four RBIs in North Buncombe's 22-0 three-inning drubbing of Asheville High.

Molly Clark, North Buncombe: The junior homered and drove in two runs.

Karsen Cherry, Tuscola: Cherry went 3-for-3 with four RBIs, two walks and two runs scored. She led the way for the Mountaineers in a 16-3 win over Smoky Mountain.

Madisyn Brooks, Tuscola: Brooks went 4-for-5 with three RBIs, three doubles and four runs scored in the win.

Makena Henderson, West Henderson: The catcher drove in two runs, including taking a hit by pitch to bring home the winning run in the seventh inning. The Falcons beat Franklin, 4-3.

Haley Littrell, West Henderson: Littrell drove in two runs on a home run in the sixth inning in the victory.

Baseball

Chip Hoornstra, Asheville Christian Academy: Hoornstra went 4-for-4 at the plate, driving home four runs and scoring two more. He tripled twice and struck out three batters in two innings on the mound in an 11-6 win over Greenville Hurricanes.

Manning Stewart, Carolina Day: Stewart went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in an 11-8 win over Spartanburg Day.

Martiste Mills, Carolina Day: Mills went 3-for-4 with a double and a triple and scored four runs for the Wildcats.

Walker Fox, Pisgah: Fox drove in two runs to guide the Bears to a 4-3 win over Smoky Mountain.

Josh Mitchell, Smoky Mountain: Mitchell went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a double in Smoky Mountain's narrow 4-3 loss to Pisgah.

Girls soccer

Nora Felty, Brevard: Felty recorded two goals and added two more assists in Brevard's 6-2 win over Patton.

Lily Rogers, Brevard: Rogers joined her teammate by scoring a brace of her own.

Monday

Softball

Carrie Gunter, Madison: Gunter doubled twice and drove in three runs to lead the Patriots to a 10-0 victory against Rosman. She also struck out four and gave up two hits in five innings pitched.

Sage Young, McDowell: Young went 3-for-4, driving home two runs as McDowell defeated Erwin, 10-0.

Layla Presnell, McDowell: Presnell struck out six in three innings in the circle, allowing only one hit in the five-inning win.

Sadie Jo Hunter, North Buncombe: Hunter struck out 13 batters, allowed three hits and gave up one run in a 2-1 victory over Enka. She also homered in the victory.

MacKenzi Jones, Pisgah: Jones powered Pisgah to a 6-2 win over Tuscola behind a home run and two RBIs. She went 3-for-4 with three runs scored.

Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville: The Tennessee commit went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a home run in a 14-4 win over Hiwassee Dam.

Sophie Roberts, Robbinsville: Roberts homered and drove in two runs for the Black Knights.

Carley Teesateskie, Swain County: Teesateskie went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two doubles in a 12-0 win over Andrews.

Rylee Rawls, Swain County: Rawls struck out 11 while giving up two hits in a five-inning complete game win.

Sarah Walker, West Henderson: Walker went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs to help lead the Falcons to a 7-1 win against Reynolds. She also struck out seven batters without allowing a hit in four innings of relief in the circle.

Baseball

Caden Ingle, Erwin: Ingle's three RBIs were the most for the Warriors in a 10-4 win over Smoky Mountain.

Patrick Metcalf, Madison: Metcalf tallied three RBIs and went 2-for-2 at the plate in a 12-1 win over Rosman.

Max Shelton, Madison: Shelton homered and drove in two runs. He also struck out two batters over 2.2 hitless innings on the mound.

Marshall Lamb, McDowell: Lamb went 2-for-4, driving home three runs to help guide the Titans to a 12-9 win over Mountain Heritage.

Christian Elliott, McDowell: The catcher drove in two runs while going 3-for-5 at the plate.

Ayden Smiley, Swain County: Smiley homered and went 3-for-4 while driving in three runs in the Maroon Devils' 10-0 win against Andrews.

Will Holden, Swain County: The freshman pitcher struck out six batters and allowed only one hit over six innings in the win.

Girls Soccer

Eily Rule, Mountain Heritage: The junior's hat trick helped lift the Cougars to a 5-1 victory over Mitchell.

Kai'ana Stella, Mountain Heritage: Stella added two goals in Mountain Heritage's victory.

Gracie Rinker, Tuscola: Rinker recorded a hat trick to help lift the Mountaineers to a 6-0 win against East Henderson.

Christina Diavatis, Reynolds: Diavatis scored a brace in Reynolds' 3-0 win over Erwin.

Emma Clancy, Tuscola: The freshman tallied five assists in Tuscola's win and scored a goal, recording a point on every Mountaineers score.

Marianne Maxon, West Henderson: Maxon's three goals and three assists led the Falcons to a 9-0 win over Pisgah.

Rhylie Druskis, West Henderson: Alongside Maxon's performance, Druskis's two goals and two assists helped West Henderson to the mercy-rule win.

Evan Gerike is the high school sports reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times. Email him at egerike@citizentimes.com or follow him on Twitter @EvanGerike. Please support this type of journalism with a subscription to the Citizen Times.

This article originally appeared on Hendersonville Times-News: Here are the WNC spring sports top performers for Week 10