WELLSBORO RALLIES, HANDS ATHENS FIRST LOSS OF SEASON
By: Tim Birney | AthensWildcats.com | April 13, 2021 | Photo courtesy Brian Fees
WELLSBORO — Wellsboro rallied from a three-run deficit to hand Athens
its first setback of the season, 5-4, here Tuesday afternoon in NTL
Large School Division softball action.
“Our defense played their
best game of the year,” said Athens coach Mickey Farrell. “Wellsboro’s
defense was even better than ours, and I flat out got out-coached — this
loss is on me, not my kids.
“We played hard with a lot of
heart and desire it just wasn't meant to be,” added Farrell. “Hats off
to (Wellsboro), they deserved the win. We will be better next time.”
Senior
Harley Sullivan led off the game with a solo home run to give Athens a
quick 1-0 lead, but they didn’t manage another hit off Wellsboro’s
Kerrah Clymer until sophomore Aliyah Butler’s two-out double in the
fourth inning.
Athens sophomore Addy Repsher kept Wellsboro off
the scoreboard until the fourth inning when a walk and hit batter led to
the Lady Green Hornets’ first run.
In the top of the sixth
inning, Sullivan, senior Aubrey Hatch, and junior Caydence Macik hit
consecutive singles to give Athens a 2-1 lead.
A wild pitch plated Hatch, and Butler knocked in a run with a groundout to push the lead to 4-1.
With
one out in the home half of the sixth inning, Jordyn Abernathy reached
and scored on a two-run home run by Klymer — Wellsboro’s first hit — to
trim the deficit to 4-3.
After Clymer retired the Lady Wildcats
in order in the top of the seventh, Madeline Bordas led off the home
half of the inning with a double. With one out, Riley Boyce tied the
game with a fielder’s choice groundout.
After a sacrifice bunt by Abbye Cavanaugh moved Boyce to second base, Abernathy delivered the walk-off RBI single.
Sullivan
homered and singled, scored two runs, and drove in one to pace Athens
at the plate, while Hatch singled twice and scored one run, Macik
singled and drove in one run, and Butler doubled and knocked in one run.
Repsher logged 5 1/3 innings for Athens, allowing three runs on one hit, while striking out four and walking two.
Macik was tagged with the loss, allowing two runs on three hits, while striking out two in 1 2/3 innings.
Clymer
earned the win for Wellsboro, allowing four runs on five hits, while
striking out three and walking one in seven innings in the circle.
Athens’
game at Wyalusing on Wednesday has been postponed due to Covid
protocols. The Lady Wildcats, now 6-1, return to action next Tuesday at
North Penn-Mansfield.
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