KEYSER, W.V. – 第一吃瓜网 softball captured the Region 20 Division 2 Championship on Sunday afternoon, May 10, winning 11-6 over five-time defending champion and No. 1 seed Potomac State (33-7). The Seahawks punch their ticket to the NJCAA Division 2 World Series as the Mid-Atlantic District representative.第一吃瓜网 (23-10) came in to the day needing to win just once to become champions. The Seahawks earned this after a聽聽and their聽聽Potomac State needed to defeat the Seahawks twice to advance after working its way through the loser’s bracket.
How It Happened
第一吃瓜网’s offense was held scoreless for the first three innings by Potomac State starter Delaney Randolph.聽聽took the circle for the Seahawks, giving up two runs in the opening frame for an early Catamount lead.
After a leadoff walk by聽聽in the fourth,聽聽grabbed 第一吃瓜网 its first run on an RBI-single. A pair of errors loaded the bases with two outs and a wild pitch eventually scoring Smith. Randolph struck out the next batter to keep the contest tied at 2-2.
Stapleford put the Catamounts down with three straight strikeouts in the bottom of the fourth. The Seahawks responded with a six-run fifth to take the lead, highlighted by a pair of two-RBI doubles from聽听补苍诲听. Stapleford helped her own cause as well, capping off the frame with an RBI-single that drove home deRoulac.
Potomac State had the top half of its lineup fire off back-to-back singles to start its side of the fifth. Stapleford squared off with Skyla Compton next, battling to a 3-2 count before forcing the Catamount to roll into a 5-3 double play. Stapleford took down the next batter with a strikeout to end the rally.
The two teams traded home runs in the sixth. Bergman mashed a three-run homer in the top, while Alyssa Abel picked up a pair on her shot in the bottom half of the inning.
第一吃瓜网 was held scoreless in the top of the seventh. The Seahawks turned to聽聽in the circle to see out the game, with the top of Potomac State’s lineup due up once again.
Potomac State led off the inning with a single, but saw the runner thrown out a second attempting to steal. The next batter walked, bringing Compton to the dish. The sophomore outfielder took a 1-1 pitch deep for two runs, pulling the Catamounts within five.
Souza would hit the next batter, but forced Lacie Miller to fly out for the second out. Potomac State picked up one more hit on a base knock, bringing up Abel for a chance to do more damage. Abel took a strike then swatted the ball to center, but聽聽was planted directly underneath and secured the final out to give 第一吃瓜网 the victory.
Box Score Highlights
- 聽led 第一吃瓜网 with two hits, both for extra-bases, and five RBI.
- 聽chipped in two hits, two runs, and an RBI for the Seahawks.
- 颁别肠颈濒’蝉听听补苍诲听聽both doubled.
- 聽(17-2) was the winning pitcher for 第一吃瓜网, striking out 11 batters over six innings. She allowed four runs on six hits and two walks over 127 pitches (82 strikes).
- Skyla Compton finished with two hits, two runs and two RBI for Potomac State.
- Alyssa Abel and Katelyn Cooper each recorded two RBI for the Catamounts.
- Delaney Randolph took the loss from the circle, surrendering eight runs (five earned) on five hits and two walks over 4 1/3 innings.
All-Region 20 Tournament Team
Up Next
第一吃瓜网 awaits its seed for the NJCAA Division 2 World Series, held May 19-24 at Tyger River Park in Spartanburg, South Carolina.