Lady Hornets Fall To Rival Liberty In Season Opener
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | March 27, 2024 | Photo courtesy Lance Larcom/ntwsportsreport.com
The Wellsboro Varsity Softball suffered a 15-0 shut out in four innings to rival North Penn-Liberty on Tuesday, March 26.
The Lady Hornets were held hitless on the afternoon while the Lady Mounties pounded out seven hits.
North Penn-Liberty scored 8 runs in the first inning, 5 in the 2nd, and added two more in the 4th.
McKenzie Tice and Megan Spohn were both 2-for-2 at the plate for the Lady Mounties while Haley Litzelman, Kameron Lightener, and Marissa Griess all had solo hits. Spohn belted a triple and Tice and Griess both doubled.
Tice earned the win, striking out three in two innings. Litzelman came on in relief for the final two innings while tossing 4 strikeouts.
Junior Paige Logsdon started for the Lady Horents and threw one inning, allowing 8 runs (5 earned) on 3 hits with 6 walks and a strikeout. Freshman Bailee Confer threw the final three innings. She allowed 7 runs (all earned) on 4 hits with 9 walks.
The loss drops the Lady Hornets to 0-1 (0-1 NTL Large School Division). The team is back in action after the Easter holiday on Tuesday at Towanda.
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.
