The North Platte Community College Knights Softball team was swept by the Williston State College Lady Tetons 8-0 and 12-4 Friday.
Lady Teton pitcher Jalen Creech held the Knights at bay allowing only two hits in the first game and eight hits in the second game.
The Knights opened up the bottom of the first with a single by Jessica Jarvis. Jarvis was thown out trying to stretch the single into a double. Creech retired the next seven batters.
The Lady Tetons scored two runs in the top of the second, one run in the third and five in the fourth.
The five runs in the fourth were the result of three hits and five walks.
Jarvis and Tara Crouch were the only Knights to get a hit off of Creech.
Creech also helped her cause at the plate, going three for four, including a double. She also scored two runs and had one run batted in. Hannah Atlee also contributed two hits for the Lady Tetons.
Sara Runia picked up the loss for the Knights in game one. Runia pitched four innings, allowed seven hits, six earned runs and seven walks. Runia struck out two Lady Tetons.
In game two, Creech continued her mastery over the Knights, allowing only two hits in the first four innings.
The Lady Tetons scored two runs in the top of the first. Three Lady Tetons reached base on three errors by the Knights, which scored one run by Madison McGonigal. The other run came in on Atlee’s single, scoring Haley Pardy. The Lady Tetons added five more runs in the fifth inning. Miranda Schultz and Myria Riffell opened up the fifth with singles. Schultz scored on sacrifice bunt by McGonigal. Pardy walked, Creech reached on an error. Riffel scored when Atlee reached on an error. Pardy, Creech and Riffel all came around to score in the inning making the score 7 – 0.
The Knights finally got on the board in the fifth inning. After Caroline Motis grounded out, the Knights hit for consecutive singles by Runia, Brittney Odum, Jarvis, and Sara Villalobos. Runia, Odum and Jarvis all came around to score as did Christina Rodie who pinch ran for Villalobos. The score at the end of five was 7 – 4 in favor of the Lady Tetons.
The Lady Tetons cushioned their lead by scoring five more runs in the top of the seventh to clinch the win.
The Knights were led in hitting by Odum and Villalobos, each having two hits in game two.
Baileigh Oleson pitched 6.1 innings, allowing 12 runs, six of them earned on thirteen hits and one walk. Oleson struck out three batters.
The Lady Tetons were led in hitting by Natalie Bernard who had three hits. Atlee, Schultz, Riffel, along with Emily Cairns each had two hits for the Lady Tetons in game two.
Creech pitched seven innings and allowed four runs on eight hits to pick up her second win of the day. She also struck out four Knights in the game.
The Knights fall to 10 – 18 on the season. The Lady Tetons improve to 7 – 7.
The Knights return to action on Wednesday, March 25 when they host Western Nebraska Community College in a double header. Game times are at 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. CDT.
The games may be heard on ESPN 1410 radio or on the Internet at www.northplattepost.com. It will also be live streamed on www.coachesaid.com.
