Lady Hornets Offense Explodes In Win Over Coudersport
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | April 16, 2024
The Wellsboro Varsity Softball team evened up their season record after a 30-9 win over Coudersport in 4 innings on Monday, April 15.
The Lady Hornets batted through their entire lineup in the first inning, scoring 3 runs by sophomore LeAnna Fuentes, senior Abby Owlett and junior Paige Logsdon. Coudersport would cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom half of the inning, however Wellsboro added 4 more runs in the 2nd to put some breathing room between themselves and the Lady Falcons. Fuentes, Owlett, Logsdon, and freshman Bailee Confer all crossed home plate.
Coudersport rallied with 5 runs in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game at 7-all, but would be held to just 2 more runs as Wellsboro's offense continued to fire on all cylinders.
Wellsboro broke the tie in the top of the 3rd, scoring 9 runs then added 14 more in the 4th to finish the game early.
Logsdon and junior Arianah Lawton were both 2-for-2 at the plate. Logsdon hit a double and drove in 5 runs while Lawton walked twice and drove in 4 runs. Sophomore Tegan Del Rio finished 2-for-4 with an RBI while Owlett, Confer, and senior Caralyn Warner added solo hits. Both Owlett and Warner drove in a pair of runs.
Freshman Mazie Johnson pitched a complete game, allowing 9 runs on 6 hits with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts.
Wellsboro (2-2, 1-2 NTL Large School Division) returns to league play this afternoon as they host Cowanesque Valley.
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.
