GRAHAMSVILLE--Outstanding pitching by S.S. Seward's Paige Yee and numerous errors by a young Tri-Valley squad led to a 11-4 Seward win last week at Grahamsville.
The Lady Bears entered the game with a 2-0 overall record and 1-0 in league play while the Spartans were 4-1 overall.
Seward's Alexa Roach starting the scoring off for the Spartans in the second inning with a long home run blast over the left center field fence.
Seward continued racking up runs with 3 in the third inning as Brianna Milz, Sarah Wierzbicki and Paige Yee scored.
Sophia Augustyn crossed the plate for a lone Spartan run in the fourth pushing Seward's lead to 5-0.
Seward's hitting combined with Tri-Valley fielding errors added two runs in the fifth inning, three in the sixth and an additional run in the seventh.
The Bears got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth on a double by Ashton Krummack a walk to Briana Mandes and a dropped fly ball error charged to short stop Brianna Milz that loaded the bases.
Bears Nicole Beach delivered a single to left scoring Krummack.
The score remained at 11-1 as Tri-Valley entered the bottom of the seventh with Morgan McHugh drawing a walk but was forced out at second on a ground ball. Ashton Krummack drew a walk setting up the scoring highlight of this game for Tri-Valley.
With two on Bears pitcher Kacie Allison smashed a three-run home run over the left field fence making the final score 11-4.
For Seward Paige Yee struck out 11, doubled twice and drove in two runs. Alexa Roach added four hits including a home run and two RBI's. Seward's record is now 5-1.
Kacie Allison also did well on the mound for the Bears striking out seven while her home run drove in three runs. Nicole Beach added an RBI for Tri-Valley who finished this game at 2-1.
Tri-Valley coach Claire Moore in post-game remarks noted, "we have a very young team that want's to learn and work together and we bounced back from the errors."
"The errors is what hurt us but our team supports each other and I can't wait to see Seward again," Moore said.
The young team that coach Moore referred to is minus last years standouts like catcher Mikayla Clearwater, outfielder Angie DiToro and second baseman Katie Jester who all made decisions not to play this year.
As a result of veteran players not coming back this year Tri-Valley was forced to bring up players from their junior varsity and modified team which forced the cancellation of the junior varsity team program.
Seward coach Don Lewis had high praise for pitcher Paige Yee who he said, "struck out 11 batters and was hitting her spots and only gave up that one ball in the seventh but overall only gave up three hits."
"We had timely hitting, played well as a team and they made the plays they had to make," Lewis added
Tri-Valley's Kacie Allison struck out seven in a losing effort to S.S. Seward, 11-4, last week at Grahamsville.
The offensive scoring highlight for the Tri-Valley Bears girls varsity softball team in their 11-4 loss to S.S. Seward came in the seventh inning with Kacie Allison at bat. She is shown here with the ball just approving her bat which resulted in a three-run home run over the left field fence.
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