Lady Hornets win NEB softball tournament
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | April 27, 2015
The Wellsboro Varsity Softball team took home the Northeast Bradford tournament title on Saturday, April 25.
In the first game, Wellsboro beat Tunkhannock 11-10. A five-run third inning found the Lady Hornets trailing, but they tied the game up with four runs in the fourth inning. Tunkhannock would regain the lead with a run in the fifth and three in the sixth, but the Hornets came from behind for the win in dramatic fashion as Junior Sarah Ingerick hit a walk-off three-run home run.
Junior Jenny Young was 3-for-5 in the game with three runs scored, while Junior Darci Warriner was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI's and two runs. Freshman Alyssa Yungwirth was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs, Ingerick was 2-for-5 with 3 RBI's and a run scored, Junior Alexa Singer was 2-for-3 with a double, run scored, and an RBI, Senior Paige Carr had a double with an RBI, Seniors Peyton Wilson and Jordan Butters also had hits.
Singer pitched a complete game on the mound for the Lady Hornets as she allowed 10 runs (three earned) with 15 hits, a walk and strikeout on 105 pitches.
In the championship game, Wellsboro faced the hosts, Northeast Bradford, after they beat Mt. View 8-5 in their opening game. Northeast Bradford jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning, but Wellsboro got on the scoreboard with two runs in the fifth inning.
A single by Warriner brought Singer home to cut Northeast Bradford's lead to 4-3 in the sixth inning, then Freshman Sydney Tremper hit a two-run double to give the Lady Hornets the victory.
Singer was 2-for-3 with a run, Young was 1-for-4, Tremper was 2-for-2, Warriner was 1-for-2 with a double and RBI, Butters was 1-for-3, and Carr was 2-for-3. Yungwirth pitched a complete game going seven innings, giving up four runs and seven hits with seven strikeouts on 92 pitches.
Young, Yungwirth, and Carr were named to the all-tournament team, and Warriner was named tournament MVP.
With the wins, the Lady Hornets improve their record to 9-1 (3-1 NTL Division 1). The team will be back in action on Tuesday, April 28 as they travel to Wyalusing.
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.
