Softball | 4/8/2018 10:31:00 PM

ELLISVILLE – No. 7 Itawamba got a shutout pitching performance from Olivia Burns and defeated No. 1 Jones County 5-0 in game two of a doubleheader.
ICC won game one, 6-3.
Burns struck out four and walked two as she posted the victory.
Itawamba took a 1-0 lead in the second when Shelby Newsom led off with a walk, Macey Cox singled and Bailie Springfield sacrificed. Burns then hit a groundout to second to plate the run.
The Lady Indians made it 2-0 in the third when Cori Childs led off with a walk, stole second and scored on Samantha Conley's single.
It stayed that way until the fifth when ICC scored three runs.
Meg Sullivan led off with a single and Conley reached on a fielder's choice when the ball was thrown away. Newsom then sacrificed the runners and Cox followed with a two-run double. Springfield's double made it 5-0.
Madison Burge (Harrison Central) pitched all seven innings and got the loss. She allowed five runs, seven hits, walked three and struck out two. Burge is now 10-1 on the year.
Callie Venable (Clinton, Louisiana), Angel Guyton (Smithville) and Bailey Gilbert (Sylva-Bay Academy) each singled for JCJC.
JCJC is now 33-3 overall, 20-2 in the MACJC. ICC improves to 28-6 overall, 19-1 in the conference.
The Lady Bobcats visit Meridian for a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Tuesday, while Itawamba hosts East Mississippi on Tuesday.
 
Sunday's game
Ellisville
Community Bank Park/Gwen Magee Field
Game 2
Itawamba 5, Jones County 0
Itawamba (28-6, 19-1)             011 030 0 – 5 7 0
Jones County (33-3, 20-2)      000 000 0 – 0 3 1
Olivia Burns and Samantha Conley. Madison Burge and Bailey Gilbert. WP-Burns. LP-Burge (10-1). ICC hitters: Macey Cox 2B, 1B; Samantha Conley 2 1B; Bailie Springfield 2B; Meg Sullivan 1B; Olivia Burns 1B. JCJC hitters: Callie Venable 1B; Angel Guyton 1B; Bailey Gilbert 1B. LOB: ICC-5; JCJC-5. T: 1:42.