Wellsboro softball tops Sourthern 10-5
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | May 23, 2014
The Wellsboro Varsity softball team pounded out five home runs en route to a 10-5 win against Southern Columbia in the first round of District IV Class AA playoffs on Thursday, May 22.
Wellsboro found itself trailing 3-2 heading into the third inning when Sophomore Sarah Ingerick tied the game at 3-3 with a solo home run to center field. Then, after one out, Junior Jordan Butters hit the first of her two monstrous home runs with a line drive over the left field fence that put Wellsboro up 4-3.
The Lady Hornets increased their lead to 5-3 in the fourth when Junior Peyton Wilson belted a solo home run to center field. Wellsboro put the game away in the fifth inning with a four-run outburst on a pair of two-run homers that all but took the wind out of the Tigers' sails. Senior Maggie Smith opened the inning with a single and Butters followed with her second home run of the contest for a 7-3 advantage. Sophomore Alexa Singer followed with a single and Junior Paige Carr hit a two-run home run to clinch the game.
Singer was 2-for-4 with a run scored, Smith was 1-for-4 with a run scored, Sophomore Darci Warriner was 2-for-4 with a double, Senior Brooke Kohler was 1-for-4 with an RBI and run scored, Ingerick was 2-for-4 with a home run, Wilson was 1-for-5 with a home run, Butters was 2-for-2 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI's, and Carr was 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI's.
Singer started on the mound and earned the win. The sophomore went 2 1/3 innings, giving up three runs on three hits while striking out one. Kohler came on in relief to earn the save.
The win improves the Lady Hornets' record to 15-5. The team advances to the second round of playoffs and will take on Central Columbia on Tuesday, May 27 at Elm Park in Williamsport at 5:30 p.m.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
