LIBERAL, Kan. - The Western Nebraska Community College softball team split a doubleheader at Seward County Community College on Saturday in Liberal, Kan., claiming game one in eight innings 7-6, before dropping a 10-2 setback in game two.
"We battled back to get a win against their No. 1 [pitcher] in the first game," WNCC coach Maria Winn-Ratliff said. "It was a win that was a very good for our ball club. But in the second game, we couldn't maintain any consistency. We have to learn to be more consistent."
WNCC had plenty of offensive heroes in the first-game win as the Cougars belted 12 hits in a game that saw the Cougars pick up some clutch hits.
The Cougars trailed 5-2 entering the sixth before plating three runs to tie the game at 5-5. Both teams scored a run each in the seventh. The Cougars' Atencio got the base hit that put WNCC up 6-5 before Barton tied it in the bottom of the frame. The Cougars took control in the eighth. Hagen led off with a single and scored on a Katie Groves base hit for what proved the winning run.
Adena Hagen and Sofia Gomez both went 3-for-5 at the plate. Gomez drove in a pair of runs with three singles, while Hagen finished with two singles, two runs scored, a double and a stolen base. In addition, Kelly Pearson went 2-for-5 with a home run, while Tonya Atencio went 1-fo2 with an RBI.
Kelsey Garner picked up her first win of the season in the circle. The sophomore allowed four earned runs and struck out nine in eight innings.
WNCC couldn't muster any offense in the second game, totaling just seven hits. Hagen, Groves, Atencio and Casey Simpson each collected a single, while Gomez went 2-for-3 with two singles,
Freshman Casey Simpson took the loss in the circle, allowing four earned runs and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings. Stephanie Townsend allowed two earned runs and struck out three in relief.
WNCC, now 6-9 on the season, will be back in action Sunday with a doubleheader at Garden City Community College.
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