Scoring runs in bunches in the first three innings, the host Weston softball team opened the season with a stunning 18-11 win over non-league foe Mount St. Joseph Academy yesterday.
The Wildcats scored four runs in the first, and six each in the second and third frames, before tacking on two more in the fifth.
Sophomore pitcher Ariana Vasquez helped her own cause at the plate, going 2-for-4, including a solo home run to left center that soared over Weston’s new fence to lead off the third inning.
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“First home run on our field with the fence,” marveled Weston head coach Kelly Harrington.
Senior captain and leadoff hitter Sarah Ober went 4-for-7, while junior centerfielder Sami Gosman, and sophomores Sarah Goldman and Dani Silverstein had two hits apiece.
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Vasquez got the win in the circle, throwing all seven innings, and striking out eight along the way.
Freshman standout Talia Cramer, meanwhile, made her varsity debut with six assists and two put outs at second base.
Weston will open its Dual County League slate against visiting Waltham tomorrow.