Big 2nd inning leads Hornets to 16-1 win over NEB
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | April 12, 2022
An 8-run 2nd inning led the Wellsboro Varsity Baseball team to a 16-1 win over Northeast Bradford on Monday, April 11.
"This was a solid team effort," head coach Steve Adams said. "We cashed in when we had opportunities."
After trailing 1-0 after the top of the 1st the Hornets plated 3 runs in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead. After that they never looked back as they scored 8 more runs in the 2nd inning. They also scored once in the 3rd and added 4 more in the 4th to end the game early.
Junior Cameron Brought had a perfect 3-for-3 day at the plate with a double and 4 RBIs. Senior Isaac Keane and sophomore Caden Smith were both 2-for-3. Keane had 2 RBIs and Smith finished with 4 RBIs. Junior Conner Adams was 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBIs, and junior Blake Hamblin, senior Brody Morral, junior Sam Rudy, and senior Dylan Abernathy all added hits. Rudy's hit was a triple, he also drove in a run. Morral also added 2 RBIs.
Hamblin pitched a complete game for Wellsboro, allowing just the one run on 3 hits with a walk and 6 strikeouts.
The win improves the Hornets' record to 4-1 (4-1 NTL Large School Division). The team is back in action at Towanda later this afternoon.
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.
