ATHENS PLATES 10 RUNS IN SIXTH INNING; TOPS TROY, 18-9
By: Tim Birney | AthensWildcats.com | April 8, 2021 | Photo courtesy David Alliger
ATHENS — Athens scored 10 runs in the home half of the sixth inning to
pull out an 18-9 win over Troy here Thursday afternoon in NTL Large
School Division softball action.
The Lady Wildcats battled back
from a four-run deficit to improve to 6-0 on the season. Just nine days
ago, Athens blanked Troy, 13-0.
Senior Harley Sullivan walked to
lead off the bottom of the first inning, and eventually scored on a
passed ball to give Athens a 1-0 lead.
Junior Caydence Macik and sophomore Aliyah Butler stroked RBI singles to make it 3-0.
Troy tied the game in the top of third on RBO doubles by Olivia Tate and Tyra Williams, and an RBI single by A Wilcox.
Tate
and Williams did more damage for the Lady Trojans in the fourth inning,
with Tate belting a two-run double, and Williams stroking a two-run
single to give them a 7-3 lead.
The Lady Wildcats answered with
four runs in the home half of the fourth inning. Sullivan slammed a
two-out, three-run home run to make it 7-6, and after senior Audrey
Hatch reached on an error, Macik ripped an RBI double to left field to
tie the game.
Sullivan worked a bases-loaded walk with two outs
in the bottom of the fifth inning to force home Butler, who led off the
inning with a single, putting the Lady Wildcats up 8-7.
Troy
answered with two runs in the top of the sixth — on a two-out single by
Lindsay Steele, and a two-run blast by Williams — to take a 9-8 lead.
In
the home half of the sixth, the wheels fell off the wagon for the Lady
Trojans, who committed seven errors in Athens’ 10-run onslaught.
Senior Mallory Mummert and junior Macie Coyle each delivered RBI singles in the rally, and Sullivan belted an RBI double.
Sullivan
homered and doubled, scored three runs, and had six RBI to lead Athens
at the plate, while Macik doubled and singled, scored three runs, stole
two bases, and drove in two run, Mummert singled twice, scored two runs,
and drove in three runs, and Butler singled twice, scored two runs, and
knocked in two runs.
Senior Megan Collins singled, scored one
run, and drove in one run in the win, while Coyle singled, scored one
run, and drove in one run, Hatch scored three runs, freshman Ashlyn
VanFleet scored twice, and sophomore Addy Repsher scored one run, and
drove in one run.
Repsher earned the win in relief, allowing two
runs on three hits, while striking out four and walking two in 3 2/3
innings of relief.
Williams homered, doubled, and singled, scored
two runs, and collected five RBI, and Tate doubled twice, scored two
runs, and drove in three runs to lead Troy’s 11-hit attack.
Athens returns to action Monday at Wellsboro.
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