The 20th ranked Cougars dropped the first game 8-0, but then came back and scored 10 times in the sixth and seventh innings of game two to earn a split against the Hornets in winning 10-1.
The Cougars had just two hits in game one as Allie Alverson had a single in the third and Megan Bourdon had a hit in the fourth.
Game two was a different story for the Cougars as they pounded out 12 hits, including three extra base hits. Black Hills State scored first, notching a run in the first inning to hold a 1-0 lead through five innings.
It was the sixth inning when the Cougar’s bats started to come alive and it all started with Ashton Hughes 3-run home run that jump started the Cougar’s offense in the sixth inning. WNCC led 4-1 after six innings.
WNCC built upon its lead in the seventh with six runs crossing the plate. The big hit was a 2-run scoring triple by Alverson.
WNCC was paced by Taylor Anderson, who went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Alverson finished the game going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs, while Jordan Schoepflin went 2-for-5 with two runs scored.
Hughes finished the contest with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs, while Stephanie Townsend went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a RBI.
Townsend also picked up the win, going six innings, while scattering four hits and striking out four. Schoepflin finished off the game by tossing the seventh inning.
WNCC, 34-18, will be back in action with doubleheaders against Luna Community College in Las Vegas, N.M.
Game One
WNCC 000 000 – 0 2 4
BHSC 211 022 – 8 12 0
LP –Taylor Anderson.
Game Two
WNCC (34-18) 000 004 6 – 10 12 0
BHSC 100 000 0 – 1 4 2
WP – Stephanie Townsend; 2B – Taylor Anderson; 3B – Allie Alverson; HR – Ashton Hughes.
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