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Owego Softball defeats Norwich 3-1 on Friday (away)

OWEGO – The Norwich varsity softball team started what would be a three game skid for weekend games – with their loss to the Owego Indians at 3-1.

Norwich traveled to Owego on Friday, April 28, in the hopes of putting together a solid outing – what came forward in the results was a loss, but a loss in which Norwich head coach Jim Sanford exclaimed his happiness with the way his team played.

“We played a great game. My girls had a ton of energy, the team played great. Best game we played all year,” said coach Sanford.

Recording the loss for Norwich was pitcher Alex Colley, who pitched six innings – striking out five batters and walking four.

Norwich was unable to add a run to the score until the sixth inning when Morgan Conkling found her way home for the run. The team finished with an impressive nine hits in the game, being led by Conkling and Kait Dowdall – each of who finished 2-4 at the plate.

Owego powered in three runs in the bottom of the sixth, essentially capping off what was a five-inning stalemated game, up until that point.

Taking the win for the Indians was Taylor Aubel, Aubel pitched all seven innings, striking out six and allowing no walks.

Norwich returned home with their heads help high knowing a solid game was just played – and in preparation for their Saturday which was about to be filled with more softball.

 

N: 0 0 0 0 0 1 0– 1 9 0

O: 0 0 0 0 0 3 x– 3 7 0

 

Mary Testa Tournament: Oneonta defeats Norwich 14-1 – Webster defeats Norwich 13-0

VESTAL – Norwich traveled to Golden Bear country to take on the slate of teams at this year’s 2017 Mary Testa Tournament.

Vestal emerged the champions, defeating Oneonta in the finals by a score of 14-2.

Prior to the finals, Oneonta downed Norwich at 14-1; while Vestal defeated Webster at 3-2.

Norwich was blown out of the tournament, taking home a fourth place finish.

“The energy was not there like it was last night,” said Norwich coach Jim Sanford following the tournament.

In the first game of the day, Norwich battled with Oneonta – only managing to grab two hits in the 14-1 loss. Oneonta would rack up 18 hits on the day, pummeling Norwich for runs. Oneonta stashed the runs, bringing home one in the first and second innings before pouring on six runs in the fourth.

Alex Colley was once again credited with the loss on the mound, tossing out seven innings with six strikeouts and one walk.

Norwich’s two errors in the game would not help the cause – despite Oneonta having four in their win.

The lady Tornado’s two hits came from freshman Parker Walsh and senior Kait Dowdall. In the win on the mound, Michelle Rossi pitched four innings for Oneonta, relying on her defense to do the dirty work as Rossi snagged just one out.

Dowdall’s RBI in the fourth inning would save Norwich from the shutout as Walsh would score however, would still be down 14-1 when the final inning ended.

Norwich then was afforded a small amount of downtime before being tossed into the consolation game against Webster.

Webster was coming off a tight 3-2 loss to the eventual champion lady Golden Bears of Vestal.

Hoping to improve on the blowout loss earlier in the day, Norwich folded – recording no runs, and only two hits in their 13-0 loss.

Dowdall would go 2-2 on the day as Norwich’s lone batter to find the ball against Webster, a team that scored 13 runs off 10 hits in 28 at-bats.

Credited with the loss for Norwich, Olivia Granquist pitched all five innings that were played to the tune of a seven strikeout, three walk game. However, with runners on base, Norwich can look back at the missed opportunities – having bases loaded in the first and third innings and two runners on in the final inning.

Taking the win for Webster – securing a third place finish – Nirustro – who pitched all five innings with four strikeouts and three walks.

Next up for Norwich softball, they are scheduled to return to the field on Monday, May 1, when they travel to Oneonta for a rematch at 4:45 p.m.

 

First game:

N: 0 0 0 1 0 0– 1 2 0

O: 1 1 6 3 0 3– 14 18 2

Consolation game:

N: 0 0 0 0 0– 0 2 1

W: 1 1 6 0 5– 13 10 0

 

Canastota Softball defeats Sherburne-Earlville 3-2 on Friday (away)

CANASTOTA – The young lady Marauders of Sherburne-Earlville found themselves in a solid matchup on Friday, April 28, losing a nine inning game at 3-2.

Canastota scored one run in the fourth and sixth innings to tie the game at 2-2 after S-E found a way to round the bases for a two run inning in the fifth. It wasn’t until the ninth inning that S-E was undone, losing 3-2.

Alexis Kane would lead the way for S-E in the loss, going 2-5 at the plate. Pitching the entire nine innings for S-E was Mattie Gunther, who recorded a massive 14 strikeouts and just one walk.

Next up for Sherburne-Earlville softball, they will be playing home against Little Falls on Monday, May 1, at 4:30 p.m.

 

C: 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1– 3 7 1

SE: 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0– 2 9 1

 

Walton Softball defeats Unadilla Valley 9-8 on Wednesday (away)

WALTON – The lady Warriors held on tight to their comfortable 9-4 lead, as the Unadilla Valley Storm rallied for four runs late in the game, ending one short and therefore taking the loss on the road at 9-8.

Walton would claim the lead, and subsequent win, solely off of their huge seven-run third inning. If it weren’t for a momentary lapse of solid play the lady Storm would be notching another win under their belts.

However, it was in fact Walton who recorded the win from the mound – no players names reported – as the Warriors saw seven strikeouts and five walks out of their pitcher.

UV’s Tia Peck was credited with the loss, striking out just one batter in seven inning and allowing four walks.

Despite the loss, UV had a fabulous day at the plate when they recorded 13 hits as a team – only being outhit by Walton by two. Couple that with no errors in the game, and a 9-8 heartbreaker is what was played out on Wednesday, April 26.

UV was led on offense by Kirsten White, Meegan White, Jenna Hitt and Alysa Mumbulo. Kirsten managed to go 3-5 with one run, Meegan had 2-5 with a run and two RBI, Hitt finished 2-4 with a run and an RBI, and Mumbulo had 2-3 with a run and an RBI.

This game drained the UV squad, as they were then tasked with a home game against Unatego on Thursday, April 27.

 

UV: 0 0 0 2 2 1 3– 8 13 0

W: 0 1 7 0 1 0 x– 9 15 1

 

Unatego Softball defeats Unadilla Valley 15-0 on Thursday (home)

NEW BERLIN – The lady Storm of Unadilla Valley were taxed after a tough-fought 9-8 loss on the road to the lady Warriors of Walton – emerging from that game to take a 15-0 beating from Unatego.

UV hosted Unatego on Thursday, April 27, and struggled. Tia Peck would shine at home for Unadilla Valley, securing seven strikeouts and just two walks in her losing efforts – pitching to Megan Winton.

Unatego would have Paige McCoy on the mound, a place where McCoy went to work – striking out 10 batters and walking just one, taking the big win for the lady Spartans.

Unadilla Valley was blanked in the home matchup, but managed two hits – in an game that saw the lady Storm return to their old ways, producing 10 errors.

Mallory Frazier would hit a home run in the process of Unatego’s win, as the lady Spartans dropped runs in four of the six innings played – seven coming in the fourth.

Unadilla Valley was scheduled to play a Friday game against Bainbridge-Guilford. The result of that game was a B-G win at 10-1 – no specific statistics or details were reported by either team’s coach.

Next up for Unadilla Valley (1-8 overall), they are scheduled for a road game against Oxford on Monday, May 1, at 4:30 p.m.