By any measure, Dulaney junior pitcher Madison Schupple has had a spectacular season. Saturday against visiting Marriotts Ridge might have been her best game yet.

Schupple pitched a one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts. She also hit a two-run home run and drove in four runs to give the Lions a 10-0 victory in a Class 3A state quarterfinal.

Dulaney (17-3) will now face Montgomery County powerhouse Sherwood in the state semifinals Tuesday at Bachman Softball Park in Glen Burnie at a time to be determined.

The Lions scored three runs in the first inning and never let up to record the win.

“Everything was working for me,” Schupple said of her pitches. “It’s going to be tough against Sherwood, but I think we’ll be OK.”

The Lions wasted little time getting started. In the first inning, Kimani Dennis singled with two outs. After a walk to Carley Desi, Avery Remeto singled to score Dennis for a 1-0 lead. That set the table for Schupple, who doubled to score both Remeto and courtesy runner Campbell Feltman for a 3-0 Dulaney advantage.

Marriotts Ridge (14-5) put some pressure on in the top of the second. With one out, Sienna Williams hit a long fly ball to left field for a double that just missed going over the fence. Schupple settled down after that, striking out the next two batters to end the inning.

The hit by Williams would turn out to be Schupple’s only blemish on the day.

In the bottom of the second, the Lions added to their lead. With one out, Ava O’Donnell singled and a throwing error put her on second. Renaldo then singled to move her to third. Lila Gordon singled, and another throwing error allowed both O’Donnell and Renaldo to score for a 5-0 lead.

If there was any thought of a Mustangs comeback, Schupple closed that door quickly in the top of the third. The junior kept getting stronger and struck out the side.

Dulaney put the game away in the bottom of the fifth inning. A walk to start the inning forced Mustangs coach Randy Parson to bring in a relief pitcher.

Four pitches later, Schupple made her pay, depositing the ball over the left center field fence for a 7-0 lead.

“I’ve come close to hitting one out this year, and it feels good to finally do it,” Schupple said. “I kept having balls bounce off the fence but I finally got one over.”

The Lions used singles by O’Donnell, Renaldo and Gordon to close out the game.

Dennis knows the Lions will have their hands full against Sherwood, which has won eight state titles, including last year’s Class 3A crown.

“It’s super exciting (to be in the state semifinals),” the junior said. “We have pretty much everything we need to get to where we want to be. I know it will be tough, but it doesn’t surprise me that we are where we are.”

For Marriotts Ridge, the loss ends an impressive run in which it won a regional title.

“We ran into a buzz saw today,” Parson said. “She was lights-out and she moved the ball up and down. Regardless of how they hit the ball, if you can’t score, you can’t win. They also had a top-notch defense. I thought we overachieved this year, and I’m so proud of the season we had.”

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