ENID, Okla. – The Western Nebraska Community College softball competed well but came up short in a doubleheader against Northern Oklahoma College – Enid Tuesday in Oklahoma.
The first game saw a deadlocked contest until the sixth when Northern Oklahoma scored five times for the 9-5 win. The second game saw WNCC score first but game up seven runs in the middle frames to fall 10-3.
WNCC is scheduled to be back in action this weekend when they host Trinidad State College at Volunteer Field on Saturday and Sunday, weather pending.
The first game was a battle between the two teams. WNCC scored first on back-to-back walks. Madi VanRiper than singled to load the bases and Baylee Krueger walked to score the first run.
Northern Oklahoma came back to score single runs in the second and third and two in the fourth for a 4-1 lead.
WNCC came back with two in the fifth and a single run in the sixth to tie the game at four. The fifth saw Katelyn Czerpak score on a sacrifice and then Jenika had a solo home run to make it 4-3. The sixth saw Krueger start things with a single and scored on a 2-out single by Randi Mitchell to tie the game.
The Jets came back with five in the bottom of the frame to go up 9-4. WNCC scored one in the seventh when Czerpak walked and Sierra Hilgner singled. Czerpak scored on a Fuentes grounder but that was all they could get.
WNCC had six hits in the contest, all singles, Czerpak scored twice and had a stolen base with two walks.
Bella Pacheco went six strong innings in scattering 12 hits and giving up four earned runs while striking out one.
WNCC started off strong in game two as Hilgner walked followed by a double by VanRiper. Both came in to score on a Krueger double for the 2-0 lead.
The Jets came back with a run in the first and four in the second for a 5-2 lead. Northern Oklahoma led 9-2 before WNCC scored in the top of the sixth Krueger walked and scored on a Mitchell double to make it 9-3.
WNCC finished with six hits in game two with four coming from doubles. Czerpak led the team with two hits and a stolen base. Krueger had a double with two RBIs.
Fuentes went three innings in scattering eight hits and giving up four earned runs with a strikeout. Pacheco also tossed three innings in allowing four hits and two runs with a strikeout.
Game 1
WNCC 100 021 1 – 5 6 3
N. Oklahoma 011 205 x – 9 12 1
LP – Bella Pacheco.
HR – Jenika Fuentes.
Game 2
WNCC 200 001 0 – 3 6 2
N. Oklahoma 140 311 x – 10 12 0
LP – Jenika Fuentes.
2B – Baylee Krueger, Jenika Fuentes, Madi VanRiper, Randi Mitchell.
Baseball falls at South Mountain in Arizona
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Western Nebraska Community College baseball team was in a battle against South Mountain Community College on Tuesday in a 9-inning game and just game up short in falling to South Mountain 5-3.
It was a game where the Cougars did everything they needed on the mound, defense, and offense, but South Mountain just did a little bit more.
WNCC got the hitting parade going quickly with two hits in the first inning, but they couldn’t get a run in. In the second, the Cougars loaded the bases on two walks and a single. Then, with two outs, Dylan Harris earned a walk to scored Ryan Platt and the 1-0 lead.
South Mountain came with a run in the second to tie the game and then another run in the fourth for a 2-1 lead. WNCC knotted the score with a run in the fifth when Tucker Deal had a single and scored on a Kensei Oikawa groundout.
South Mountain added two in the sixth and one in the seventh for a 5-2 lead. WNCC scored once in the eighth when Oikawa was hit by a pitch followed by a Shintaro Inoue single. Oikawa scored on a Platt sacrifice fly to make it 5-3.
WNCC finished the game with six hits, all singles from six different players.
WNCC got two strong pitching performances has Nick Tremblay suffered the loss in going six strong innings in scattering nine hits and allowing just four runs while striking out three. Rocco Harmon tossed the final two innings in allowing two hits, one run, and striking out three.
WNCC will face South Mountain in another game on Wednesday.
WNCC 010 010 010 – 3 6 1
S. Mountain 010 102 10x – 5 11 2
LP – Nick Tremblay.
