The top-seeded Vienna High School softball squad stormed to the district championship game in record-breaking fashion.

Vienna continued to set records in an impressive start to Class 1 District 1 Tournament play last week at Richland.

The Lady Eagles opened by shutting out eighth-seeded Newburg 15-0 Thursday, Oct. 15 then blanked fourth-seeded Naylor 11-0 in the semifinals Friday, Oct. 16 Vienna junior pitcher Delaney Schwartze threw complete-game one-hitters in both contests.

Vienna (18-10) was to play third-seeded Stoutland (17-13) for the district championship Monday, Oct. 19. Stoutland upset second-seeded Frisco League rival Crocker 11-5 in the semifinals Oct. 16.

In the play-in game Newburg whipped ninth-seeded Laquey 16-1 and in other first-round games Naylor beat fifth-seeded Norwood 11-2 while Crocker topped seventh-seeded Richland 12-5.

The District 1 champion will meet the District 2 champion Oct. 24 in the Class 1 State Tournament Quarterfinals at a location to be determined.

Semifinals, Oct. 16 - Vienna 11, Naylor 0: It was all Lady Eagles, who reeled off three runs in the bottom of the first inning, three in the second and five more in the third. Vienna outhit Naylor 9-1.

Schwartze, who set the school single-season strikeout record the previous week, went over the 200-strikeout mark in the semifinal game, reaching 207. She gave up one hit and one walk while fanning 12.

Also during the game, sophomore Liberty Rowden broke the Lady Eagle single-season record for RBI with 51 while senior Ella Hollis set single-season marks for hits with 61 and for runs scored with 56.

Both Hollis and Rowden busted home runs during the game. Rowden also had a single, four RBI and two runs while Hollis also had a single, two RBI and three runs; sophomore Alexis Curtis two hits and an RBI; Schwartze a hit, RBI and three runs; senior Kaylee Bresnahan a hit, RBI and run; sophomore Larissa Rollins a hit and run, and freshman Grace Barnhart a run and RBI.

First Round, Oct. 16 - Vienna 15, Newburg 0: After a scoreless first inning, Vienna erupted for six runs in the bottom of the second frame, three in the third and six in the fourth. The game was stopped after four innings on the run-rule. Vienna outhit the Newburg Lady Wolves 10-1 and took advantage of eight Newburg errors.

Schwartze gave up a hit and two walks over four innings while striking out eight.

Rowden hammered a homer, triple, double, drove in six runs and scored three for the Lady Eagles while Hollis had a double, two singles, three runs and two RBI; Curtis two hits; Bresnahan a hit and two runs; Barnhart a hit and run; Schwartze two runs, and junior Kenna Roberds, freshman Harper Cohlmia and freshman Marissa Fannon got a run each.