Spartans slay Black Hawks | Washington County Sports

WEST BEND — This spring weather has seen some unusually cold temperatures for softball games, so it was no surprise when runs piled up like snow for host West Bend West. The Spartans stormed ahead with 10 runs in the first inning alone on Tuesday and cruised to a 13-0 North Shore Conference victory over the visiting Grafton Black Hawks.

The West offense was able to capitalize on five walks and a few errors during the first frame to get runners on base and jump out to a 3-0 lead. When the hits came, those runners . . .