Wellsboro uses 2nd inning slugfest to top NEB, 6-2
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | May 8, 2018
The Wellsboro Varsity Softball team put together a 5-run second inning to beat Northeast Bradford 6-2 on Monday, May 7.
After an early run by the Lady Panthers the Lady Hornets quickly tied the game up at 1-1 in the bottom of the first. Senior Sydney Tremper led off with a base hit, then stole second base to move into scoring position where freshman Chelsie English singled to drive her home.
After a scoreless top of the second, that ended in a 6-4-3 double play, the Lady Hornets' bats came alive in the bottom half of the inning.
Freshman Jena Boyce led off with a base hit and junior Tiana Lecker followed suit. Back-to-back RBI singles by sophomore Ryann Adams and Tremper scored Boyce and Lecker to put the Lady Hornets up 3-1. After a walk by English junior Heidi Zuchowski doubled to score Adams, Tremper, and English to make it 6-1.
From that point on NEB only managed three hits, two in the fifth that lead to a run, and one in the seventh.
Tremper and Boyce were both 2-for-3, Zuchowski was 2-for-4, Adams and Lecker were 1-for-3, English was 1-for-2, and freshman Kerrah Clymer was 1-for-4. Clymer started and earned the win on the mound, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits with a strikeout in 4 2/3 innings of work. Sophomore Cathryn Brought came on for the final 2 1/3 innings, allowing a hit and striking out one.
"The girls did a great job of coming out and producing early today," head coach Ron Brought said. "We had a big win Friday afternoon and all to often when you follow an emotional win with a Monday game there's an inevitable let down in intensity. I was very happy to see the girls get back to business. We're still in the process of getting healthy so to be able to win 6 consecutive league games while resting key positions speaks highly of this team. We're taking it one game at a time and getting one game closer to one of our primary goals."
The win improves the Lady Hornets' record to 9-6 overall and 9-3 in the NTL Large School Division standings. The win also puts the Lady Hornets a win away from qualifying for post-season play.
The team will be back in action on Wednesday, May 9 against Athens.
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.
