Erica Shepherd watches her tee shot on the third hole at Champions Retreat on Thursday afternoon.
Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Softball
Warriors cruise past Lancers
Whiteland rolled to a 16-2 victory at Edinburgh on Thursday. Haley Wilkerson led the Warriors (2-0) with a home run and five RBIs, while Debbie Hill went 3 for 4 and drove in two runs. Winning pitcher Kiley Sullivan helped her cause with two triples and two RBIs; Ava Smith, Emma Piercy and Josslyn Harbert also contributed two hits apiece.
MacKenzie Bieker drove in both runs for the Lancers (0-2); Kyah Streeval had a pair of hits.
Golf
Shepherd facing uphill climb
The start of the second round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur at Champions Retreat was delayed by several hours Thursday due to weather, and darkness halted play at 7:52 p.m., before anyone was able to finish 18 holes. Center Grove graduate Erica Shepherd will resume play this morning on the 10th hole.
Shepherd gained a few spots on the leaderboard Thursday but still faces long odds of making a third consecutive cut at the event. The Duke junior was 2 over par on her front nine Thursday and sits at +9 overall, tied for 52nd place. The top 30 after the completion of the second round will advance to Saturday’s final round at Augusta National.
