WNCC’s Katie Groves was the offensive weapon on the day, finishing the doubleheader going a perfect 11-for-11, including tying the school record for season home runs with 15. Groves hit the tying home run in the first inning of the second game.
Groves finished the first game going 6-for-6 with two RBIs and six singles, and then went 5-for-5 in the nightcap with three runs scored, three RBIs and three doubles.
The freshman from Bluffdale, Utah, led off the second game with a double and then nine batters later, hit a 2-run home run to help the Cougars to an 8-0 lead in the first inning. After Southeast cut the lead to 8-3 after three innings, WNCC added five runs in the third and three more in the fifth for the win.
The Cougars finished the second game with 20 hits and 16 runs, including three home runs. Besides Groves season-tying blast, Brittany Chacon had a solo shot in the third inning and then Kelsey Garner had a solo shot in the fifth inning.
Garner and Alyssa Hickey each went 3-for-4. Garner had three runs scored, four RBIs a double and a home run, while Hickey had three runs scored, a RBI and three singles.
Also for WNCC, Megan Burditt was 2-for-2 with two singles; Stephanie Townsend was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a double; Casey Simpson was 2-for-2 with a run scored, a RBI and two singles; and Lauryn Smith was 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBIs and a double.
Townsend picked up the win from the circle, throwing five innings, four runs, eight hits and striking out four.
In the opening game, Garner sizzled from the circle, throwing a no-hitter, while striking out 12 to get the win.
Offensively, the Cougars had nine players record multiple hits. WNCC also had five home runs in the opener, including two each from Casey Simpson and Townend. Simpson had a solo blast in the second inning and then had a 2-run shot in the fifth. Townsend had a 3-run shot in the first and then had a solo home run in the second.
The other home run came off the bat of Hickey as she had a solo shot in the fifth.
Besides Groves’ 6-for-6 performance, Adena Hagen went 3-for-6 with a run scored, a RBI, a single and two doubles; and Tonya Atencio went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and three singles.
Also, Megan Burditt went 2-for-4 with a run scored, a RBI, and two singles; Townsend went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, four RBIs and two home runs; Kelly Pearson went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, a RBI and a double; Hickey went 2-for-5 with five runs scored, a RBI and a home run; Ganer went 2-for-5 with three runs scored, three RBIs and a double; and Simpson went 2-for-5 with three runs scored, 6t RBIs and two home runs.
WNCC, 40-16, will finish off the regular season Saturday when they travel to face the University of Wyoming in Laramie. The Cougars will then compete in the Region IX tournament may 1-3 with their first game scheduled for Friday against Otero Junior College at 4 p.m. Regionals will be played in Trinidad, Colo.
First game
WNCC 646 33 – 22 24
Southeast 000 00 – 0 0
WP – Garner; 2B – WNCC (Adena 2, Pearson, Garner); HR – WNCC (Simpson 2, Townsend 2, Hickey).
Second Game
WNCC (40-16) 805 03 – 16 20
Southeast 030 01 – 4 8
WP – Townsend; 2B – WNCC (Groves 3, Townsend, Garner, Smith); HR – WNCC (Groves, Garner, Chacon).
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