The Cougars smacked all three home runs in game two. Katie Groves started the home run parade with a solo shot in the second inning for a 1-0 lead. Otero tied the game in the third with a run, before the Cougars scored four times in the fifth inning. Three of the four runs came with two outs.
Kelsey Garner started the scoring stampede with a solo home run. Then, with two outs, Alec Voci crushed a shot for a 3-1 lead Adena Hagen followed with a double while Brittany Chacon earned a walk. Garner and Groves each had run-scoring singles for a 5-1 lead.
Garner picked up the win on the mound, going seven innings, striking out three and walking three.
Garner and Groves paced the team with 2-for-3 performances. Groves had two RBIs and a home run. Kelly Pearson finished with a 2-for-4 game with two singles and a run batted in. Voci went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Hagen went 1-for-4 with a double.
In the opening game, Garner struck out nine and allowed five hits in taking the loss.
WNCC struck first, scoring once in the second inning as Groves singles and scored on a Garner hit.
Otero took a 3-1 lead after four innings before WNCC mounted a seventh-inning rally. Sofie Gomez started things by drawing a walk. Gomez was lifted for a pinch-runner. Alyssa Hickey singed and then Chacon scored on a Garner hit that found the seam between the Otero shortstop’s legs.
Hagen paced the team with a 2-for-4 performance, including two singles and a stolen base. Goves and Hickey had the other hits for WNCC.
The Cougars will face Trinidad State on Monday before returning home to host Black Hills State College on Tuesday at Volunteer Field. Tuesday’s first pitch is slated for 2 p.m.
Game One
WNCC 010 000 1 – 2 4
Otero 010 200 x – 3 5
LP – Garner.
WNCC (13-11) 010 040 0 – 5 8
Otero (11-12) 001 011 0 – 3 5
WP – Garner; 2B – Hagen; HR – Groves, Garner, Voci.
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