![]() ![]() “It’s a numbers problem,” said long-time coach Kevin English, whose team won a sectional title last year. New Egypt is 3-4 and barely has enough players to field a varsity team in large part due to the drastic decrease in the school’s enrollment (now 227 students). Hamilton/Nottingham is now 7-4 following the merger of the two school’s programs. Given new life, Blackburn got the tying rally going with her single to center. ![]() The other was when Blackburn was thrown out on a ground ball to start the seventh, only to have the play waved off because an umpire had called time out after a baseball had landed in the outfield. One came when Scozzari was called out for leaving second base early in the third inning. There were some nice defensive plays as well, including New Egypt third baseman Olivia Stillwell spearing a hard line drive off the bat of Fonollosa and then throwing to first for a double play in the sixth.Ī couple of umpires’ decisions also came into play. ![]() An infield error then allowed Scozari to race home with the Warriors’ lone run. The New Egypt run came in the first after Scozzari, who has committed to the University of Albany for softball, led off with an infield single and advanced on a sac by Potts. Although she doesn’t throw real hard, New Egypt sophomore Jackie Brown was also solid with a six-hitter.īrown also nearly threw a shutout before Hamilton/Nottingham finally broke through in the seventh when Naomi Blackburn led off with a single and moved to third on a rocket double to left by Ava Umansky. The result was an entertaining game between the two as Hamilton/Nottingham beat New Egypt, 2-1, in nine innings after tying the score in the bottom of the seventh.Īs the score would indicate, this was a game dominated by the pitchers.įor her part, Hamilton/Nottingham junior Allyson Fonollosa finished with a five-hitter and 16 strikeouts. As expected, there wasn’t a lot to choose between the Hamilton/Nottingham and the once-formidable New Egypt softball teams on Monday afternoon.Īlthough both are vulnerable to being overwhelmed when they are up against superior talent, they each are capable of playing a competitive brand of softball when taking on teams around their own level. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |