Kiowa softball defeated Wilburton 5-0 in the final game of the regular season Monday.The Cowgirls (24-12) out hit the Lady Diggers (11-16) 8-4 on their way to the win.It was an Izabella Conner ground out which helped Ella Roberts score Kiowa’s first run in the bottom of the first. That made their only score until the bottom of the third.Conner singled on a ground ball and Haley Toby scored to go up 2-0. On the next at-bat, Ady Bradford also singled which saw Roberts and Conner score to go up 4-0.The Cowgirls scored for the final time in the fourth inning when Kacee Rose batted in Kinley Jenson.
The final score was 5-0.Maccie Bain pitched all seven innings and struck out one and hit four. Paige Igou led Kiowa in hitting, recording two.The Cowgirls finish the season ranked fourth in class-A. They will host the regional tournament April 23 and face Ft. Towson (7-9).