Junior Emma Olejniczak limited visiting Carroll to one hit and two walks while striking out 13 to help Perry post a 3-0 win in Raccoon River Conference softball Wednesday.
Karlee Jones stroked a two-out double in the top of the fourth for the only Tiger hit, with Olejniczak working around a pair of walks in the fifth while facing just three batters over the minimum.
Perry (3-2, 1-1) had runners on base in the first and second innings but failed to score. The hosts finally broke through in the fourth when an infield hit from Alyssa Kruger and a single from Rachel Kinney put two runners aboard.
A double-steal moved each Jayette up a base, with Victoria Hegstrom lifting a sacrifice fly to center field that allowed Kruger to trot home for a 1-0 Perry lead.
Olejniczak stroked a one-out double in the sixth, with Kruger belting an opposite field two-run home run that sailed far out of the park in right-center. Kinney reached on an error and Hegstrom singled, but a pop out and a strikeout ended the rally.
The fifth 1-2-3 inning from Olejniczak ended the game as Perry moved to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in RRC action.
Perry hosts No. 12 Boone Thursday before hosting the Paul and Mary Ann Graves Tournament at the PAC Saturday.
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