MACIK POWERS ATHENS TO 5-3 WIN OVER NP-LIBERTY
By: Tim Birney | AthensWildcats.com | April 20, 2021 | Photo courtesy Lance Larcom
LIBERTY — Junior Caydence Macik starred at the plate, and in the
pitcher’s circle, leading Athens to a 5-3 win over North Penn-Liberty
here Tuesday afternoon in NTL Large School Division softball action.
"It
was a really good game, and we did just enough to pull it out," said
Athens coach Mickey Farrell. "Caydence (Macik) did a great job in relief
to earn the save."
Macik doubled and singled, and had three RBI
to lead the Lady Wildcats at the plate, and also pitched 3 1/3 innings
of shutout relief — allowing three hits, with three strikeouts — to earn
the save.
Macik gave the Lady Wildcats a 1-0 lead in the top of the first with an RBI double.
After
NP-L tied the game with a run in the home half of the second inning,
Athens took the lead for good with two runs in the top of the third.
Senior
Harley Sullivan singled and moved to third on a single by senior Audrey
Hatch. After Hatch stole second base, Macik plated a run with a
sacrifice fly to center field. Sophomore Aliyah Butler made it 3-1 with
an RBI groundout.
Mallory Mummert led off the top of the fourth
with a single, stole second, and later scored on a passed ball to extend
the lead to 4-1.
The Lady Mountaineers plated a pair of runs in
the bottom of the fourth to trim the deficit to 4-3, but Macik drove in
another run in the top of the fifth with an RBI single.
In the
home half of the fifth, NP-L had three hits, but had a runner cut down
at third base, and Macik was able to escape unscathed.
After
retiring the side in order in the bottom of the sixth, Macik pitched
around a one-out error in the seventh to preserve the win.
Senior
Megan Collins doubled and singled for the Lady Wildcats, while Sullivan
singled, stole two bases, and scored two runs, Hatch and Mummert
singled and scored one run, and Butler drove in one run.
Repsher
started in the circle, and picked up the win for Athens. She allowed
three runs — two earned — on six hits, while striking out five and
walking three in 3 2/3 innings.
Athens, now 7-1, returns to action Thursday at Sayre.
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