The Chicks once again overwhelmed Missouri River Valley West Conference rivals Harrisonville on the softball diamond Sept. 20 at Pleasant Hill.</p><p>In their second meeting of the season, Pleasant Hill rolled past the Lady Wildcats 16-1 in four innings.</p><p>Junior third baseman Paige Shifflett, who had one walk, three doubles and six RBIs in the game, says its all about concentrating on the basics.</p><p>&#x201C;We have been practicing really hard and working on all the stuff we need to work on and get it all done,&#x201D; she said. &#x201C;We work on defense and just the basics. We go over hitting and make sure we have the right mechanics to make it through.&#x201D;</p><p>Getting the basics down right seems to be working for the Chicks as they led 3-0 at the end of the first inning, with a double from junior catcher Emily McKee that sent home Shifflett and sophomore Alex Burris and a single from sophomore pitcher Courtney Fountain that sent home senior Erika King.</p><p>Pleasant Hill scored four more runs in the bottom of the second inning, as Shifflett&#x2019;s first double sent senior Samantha Bornaman and Burris home. McKee was tagged out trying to get a triple out of her hit, but not before sophomore Madison Stockstill and Shifflett made it home to make the score 7-0.</p><p>The big inning for the Chicks however was the third inning, as they took a 14-0 lead.</p><p>&#x201C;We were not mentally ready to play that night,&#x201D; Harrisonville head coach Dave Hix said. &#x201C;That and the fact that Pleasant Hill hits the ball well and put us in an early hole that we could not get out of. They are a good team and we will probably have to face them again in districts. Hopefully we can get things straightened out before then.&#x201D;</p><p>Harrisonville finally put a run on the board in the top of the fourth inning. Kaley Harkrader hit a fly ball that was caught in centerfield to start out the inning, but Summer Livingston followed with a double. Leeann Farren was put in as a courtesy runner. Reagan Osborn hit a double next, that was followed by a single from Camron Ferguson to send Farren home. </p><p>But Fountain recovered then, striking out Jocelyn Winter and Bailee Sandy to end the inning.</p><p>Pleasant Hill sealed the victory as sophomore Olivia Hessling smashed a triple that was followed by a double from junior Mackenzie Snyder to send Hessling home to make the score 15-1. Burris struck out and Stockstill&#x2019;s fly ball was caught, but Shifflett hit another double to send Snyder home, earning the Chicks a 16-1 victory by the mercy run rule.</p><p>&#x201C;I feel good,&#x201D; Shifflett said of her performance. &#x201C;There is still some stuff I need to work on, but I feel good about it.&#x201D;</p><p>With the win, Pleasant Hill improves its record to 13-8, while Harrisonville falls to 8-8.