LAMAR, Colo. -- The Western Nebraska Community College softball team split a conference doubleheader with Lamar Community College Saturday in Lamar, Colo. The Cougars spotted Lamar a 4-0 lead in game one before falling 4-2. In the second contest, the No. 11 ranked Cougars scored the winning run in the seventh inning to prevail 9-8 in a wild contest. The Cougars are now 8-1 on the season and 1-1 in conference play.
The second game was an offensive slugfest as the Cougars jumped out to a 6-0 lead before Lamar scored twice in the third inning. WNCC held an 8-2 lead but couldn't hold the lead as the Runnin' Lopes tied the contest at 8-8 after six innings.
WNCC fought back in the seventh inning with a single run to earn the split. Stephanie Townsend started the comeback with a one-out double. Then Megan Bourdon lashed a 2-out double to score the go-ahead run.
Townsend then pitched a flawless seventh inning to pick up the win in the circle in relief of Brittany Enterline in the sixth inning.
The Cougars pounded out just eight hits in the contest in scoring their nine runs. Allie Alverson, Adena Hagen and Jordan Schoepflin each had two hits in the win. Hagen had a double, a run scored and a RBI, while Alverson scored two runs. Schoepflin had a run scored and and RBI.
Ashton Hughes also blasted a double, whole Townsend had a double and three runs scored. Katie Groves also scored two runs, while Tonya Atencio had two RBIs.
WNCC committed four errors in game two. They also committed two errors in game one, which proved costly.
Lamar scored a single run in the first first and three more in the third inning to take a 4-0 lead in the opening game. WNCC came back to slice the lead in half with two runs in the sixth. Adena Hagen started things with a double followed by Katie Groves belting a 2-run home run.
Both teams managed just eight hits in the opener. Hagen went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored. No other Cougar had more than one hit in the opener.
Taylor Anderson suffered the loss going six inning and scattering eight runs. Anderson struck out three and had just one earned run.
The Cougars will next be in action when they travel to McCook Community College for a conference doubleheader on Wednesday, followed by road trips to Otero Junior College and Garden City March 6 and 7.
Game One
WNCC 000 002 0 -- 2 8 2
Lamar 103 000 x -- 4 8 0
LP -- Taylor Anderson; 2B -- Adena Hagen
Game Two
WNCC (8-1) 213 200 1 -- 9 8 4
Lamar 000 132 0 -- 8 11 3
WP -- Stephanie Townsend; 2B -- Townsend, Megan Bourdon, Ashton Hughes, Adena Hagen.
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