The Western Nebraska Community College softball team hit five home runs on the day as the Cougars picked up three wins, including a thrilling seventh inning win against Iowa Western Community College Saturday in the Cloud County Tournament in Concordia, Kan.
The Cougars opened up the tournament with a 1-0 win against Colby Community College, followed by a 7-0 win against Iowa Lakes Community College and then a 9-7 win against Iowa Western.
In the Colby contest, Alyssa Hickey’s solo home run in the second inning was all the scoring the Cougars needed in getting the win. Casey Simpson through a sparkling game, allowing just two hits, while striking out 13 Trojan batters.
WNCC managed just four hits in the contest, with singles from Alec Voci, Kelsey Garner and Tonya Atencio, and the home run from Hickey.
The Cougars finished with 15 hits in game two against Iowa Lakes. The Cougars scored one run in the second and then plated two runs each in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings.
Adena Hagen went 4-for-4 with two runs scored to pace the Cougars. Also collecting two hits in the game were Kelly Pearson, Katie Groves, Hickey, Garner and Atencio. Garner blasted a 2-run home run in the seventh inning.
Garner picked up the win, going seven innings and striking out 12.
WNCC then used some seventh-inning magic to stop Iowa Western. The Cougars trailed 6-4 heading in the final inning and scored five times. Hagen started off the inning by blasting a solo home run.
With one out, Pearson earned a walk followed by a single and double by Groves and Sofia Gomez. Hickey then smacked her second home run of the day, a 2-run shot, to give the Cougars a 9-6 lead. Iowa Western plated just one run in the bottom of the seventh.
Garner, who had a solo home run in the sixth inning, picked up the win in the circle. The sophomore from Regina, Saskatchewan, allowed eight hits, struck out eight and walked one.
Offensively, Hagen went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, a double and a home run; Groves went 2-for-2 with a run scored, an RBI, two singles, two walks and a stolen base; Gomez went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, Hickey went 1-for-4 with a home run, and Garner went 1-for-4 with a home run.
WNCC, 12-10, will wrap up the Cloud County tournament Sunday with two games. WNCC will play Barton Community College at 1:30 p.m. followed by Colby Community College at 3:30 p.m.
Game One
WNCC 010 000 0 – 1 4
Colby 000 000 0 – 0 2
WP – Simpson; HR – Hickey.
Game Two
WNCC 010 022 2 – 7 15
Iowa Lakes 000 000 0 – 0 4
WP – Garner; HR – Garner.
Game Three
WNCC 002 011 5 – 9 7
Iowa Western 014 010 1 – 7 8
WP – Garner; 2B – Gomez; HR – Hagen, Garner, Hickey.
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