S. Central Takes Third, Dieterich Wins Consy Title In NTC Softball Tourney

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Published on May 10 2022 6:51 am
Last Updated on May 10 2022 6:55 am
Written by Millie Lange

South Central broke a 0-0 tie with a two-run fourth and blanked Altamont 2-0 to win the National Trail Conference Tournament third place contest Monday at Evergreen Hollow Park.

The two teams went the first three innings without a score before the Cougars tallied two in the fourth.

Taegan Webster had control on the mound for the Cougars. She went all seven innings allowing one hit, one walk while striking out 13.

South Central had three hits, all singles by Laney Webster, Lily Malone and Halle Smith. Smith had two RBI.

Altamont's lone hit was a single by Peyton Osteen.

In the consolation championship, Dieterich's Kaitlyn Boerngen and Marli Michl kept Neoga from cutting loose offensively as the Movin' Maroons taliled a 19-4 win in five innings.

Boerngen started on the mound going three innings, allowing three runs on four hits, four walks and two strikeouts. Michal came on to finish the final two innings allowing one run, no hits, one walk and five strikeouts.

Dieterich, meanwhile, went on a tear offensively, pounding out 21 hits. Boerngen aided her own cause with two singles, two doubles and three RBI as did Michl with two singles, a triple and four RBI.

Other big hitters included Lucie Jansen with a single, triple and two RBI, Eva Meinhart with two doubles and two RBI, Brittney Niemerg with two doubles and two RBI, Megan Bierman with two singles and three RBI, Estella Meinhart two singles and an RBI, Courtney Brummer with two singles and Jadelyn Pruemer with  single and two RBI.

Neoga was led by Trista Moore with a solo homer and Avery Fearday with a single and two RBI.

At Evergreen Hollow Park

Third Place Game

Altamont                     000    000    0    --    0-1-0

South Central             000    200    x    --    2-3-0

WP -- T. Webster. LP -- Lemke.

Altamont -- Osteen, single

South Central -- L. Webster, single; Malone, single; Smith, single, 2 RBI

Consolation Championship

Dieterich               080    65    --    19-21-2

Neoga                   102    01    --       4- 4-8

WP -- Boerngen. LP -- Burcham.

Dieterich -- Boerngen, 2 singles, 2 doubles, 3 RBI; Michl, 2 singles, triple, 4 RBI; Jansen, single, triple, 2 RBI; Meinhart, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Westendorf, single; Niemerg, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; C. Brummer, 2 singles; Pruemer, single, 2 RBI; Meinhart, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Bierman, 2 singles, 3 RBI

Neoga -- Moore, home run, 1 RBI; Campbell, single; Fearday, single, 2 RBI; Conder, single