LISBON – So much went right for the Jay softball team Monday afternoon that the Tigers probably wish they could bottle up one or two highlights for some other blustery day in the Mountain Valley Conference.

From a brilliant pitching performance to a double play to x-ray vision around the strike zone to a three-run home run, Jay enjoyed every moment of a 13-0 trouncing of Lisbon.

Alexii Smith was responsible for much of the mirth and merriment. In addition to a two-hit shutout with nine strikeouts over the abridged six-inning route, the junior right-hander also clouted the homer to punctuate a five-run fourth.

“I did yoga before I hit it. I have to calm down, because I get so worked up in there,” said Smith, who believes that she belted her last round-tripper as a 10-year-old in Area Youth Sports. “I saw it coming and was like, ‘Wow, that’s an awesome pitch.’ It had the perfect speed, so I just cranked it.”

One inning earlier, Smith plated a run with a textbook bunt that rolled to rest about a dozen feet down the third-base line.

The Tigers provided error-free support behind Smith. Alannah White’s diving catch denied Ashley Beaulieu an extra-base knock in the third. Brittany DiPompo, Emily Boivin and Betsy Gemelli turned a 6-4-3 double play to end the Lisbon fourth.

“We played very good defense, all the girls, and when you’ve got Alexii pitching that helps, too,” said Jay coach Robin Roberts. “We’ve got a good defensive team, anybody we put in there. We’re very happy with our defense. Very happy.”

Netta Shank notched three of Jay’s six hits, driving in three runs.

Jay (3-0) took advantage of 13 walks, two hit batters, three wild pitches, two passed balls and three stolen bases. DiPompo drew a base on balls in each of her five plate appearances. Gemelli twice took a pass with the bases loaded.

“I was sloppy at the beginning, but everybody else, they were really patient,” Smith said. “It’s going good, and we’re just going to keep doing amazing.”

While the Tigers had the opportunity to christen their MVC campaign with wins over Mt. Abram and Livermore Falls last week, Lisbon was playing its first countable game.

Sam Purcell’s line drive through the box to open the second inning and Brooke Lawrence’s hard-hit infield single to first base in the the sixth represented the Greyhounds’ sporadic offense.

Smith’s first seven outs were courtesy of third strikes. Her early mastery of the low, inside corner left Lisbon flailing at high fastballs and change-ups as Jay’s lead widened.

“She threw her strikes. She had control of us,” Lisbon coach Mike Fortier said of Smith. “It wasn’t our first time out.

“We played some competitive teams and we played pretty well against those teams in our scrimmages, but today just wasn’t our day. Jay is one of the better teams in this league, no doubt about that.”