By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director
Northeast Texas Community College Softball traveled to Wilburton, Oklahoma to take on Eastern Oklahoma State College in a two-game series. NTCC would take game one 8-2 and game two 14-9. The series sweep brings the NTCC win streak to five straight games as they head into conference play next week.
NTCC got things going in the first inning in game one when Haylee Wilson (Hughes Springs HS) singled, followed by a walk by Tasha Pierce (Hudson HS) to set up Pearl Perry (Hughes Springs HS) to hit a three-run homerun to put NTCC up 3-0. The Eagles added a run in the third inning when Kadi Downs (Foreman, AR HS) singled and then scored when Emma Farquhar (Hooks HS) singled to drive in the run to put NTCC up 4-0.
Eastern would cut the lead to 4-1 with a solo home run to lead off the fourth inning, but NTCC pitcher Averie Ayers (Mount Pleasant HS) would settle down to limit the damage the Mountaineers would do.
NTCC would add four more runs in the fifth inning on four hits and two walks to bring the score to 8-1. Eastern would add one last run in the sixth inning to get to the final score of 8-2.
Ayers would go the distance in the circle striking out six on the day to pick up the win for the Eagles. Wilson led the way offensively for NTCC going three for four with two runs scored.
In game two, Halea Wells (Lufkin HS) would pick up her first collegiate win when she came in relief in the first inning for starter Emily Cole (Paul Pewitt HS).
The Eagles started things off in the first with a single to left center by Farquhar and then she scored when Wilson doubled to center field to put NTCC up 1-0. Eastern would score 4 runs in the first to take the lead in game two. Wells would keep the Mountaineers off the board until the fifth inning when they would score five runs to try to cut into the NTCC lead.
NTCC would get big innings offensively in both the third and fourth inning, batting through the order in both innings and scoring six runs in the third and six runs in the fourth to lead 13-4. NTCC would pound out thirteen hits in the third and fourth innings combine with Lauren Isbell (Burleson HS) homering in the third to help lead the way.
The Eagles were seeing the ball well, with nineteen official hits on the day. Wilson would lead the way going four for four with three runs scored. The game was halted due to darkness, Eastern does not have lights, so the sixth inning stats do not count as the game reverted back to the fifth inning score.
