Plainswomen Drop 5th Straight Game
NJC's softball season has hit a rough patch recently and been a bit of a roller coaster the past three weeks. After having a nice long winning streak and sitting a-top of Region IX, they have slipped into a 5-game losing streak and are now sitting in 2nd place in Region IX. NJC took 1 of 4 against Western Nebraska CC and lost both games in a regional triangle with WNCC and McCook CC this past week. With 8 games remaining in the regular season for the Plainswomen, they will need some big wins against conference rivals to set themselves up for the post season. Northeastern travels to La Junta this coming weekend to play Otero College in a 4-game series. Games will start at 1pm & 3pm on Saturday, April 23rd and 11am & 1pm on Sunday, April 24th. NJC will finish the season against Trinidad State College in Trinidad.
Scottsbluff, Neb...
(Game Recap 4/15) Plainswomen vs. Western Nebraska CC = Won 10-6
Breakdown: Only win of the series for NJC. A monster 9-run 5th inning pushed the Plainswomen past the Cougars on their home field. Sara Lynch took her 13th win as she pitched 6 innings, struck out 1 and gave up 3 earned runs. A total of 6 players from NJC knocked in at least 1 RBI. Cora Aguirres went 2-4 from the plate with 2 RBI's and a double. Desiree Perales and Mia Glover both had 2 RBI's each as well in the win. Northeastern out-hit the Cougars 9-7.
(Game Recap 4/15) Plainswomen vs. Western Nebraska CC = Loss 7-5
Breakdown: Tight game until the end. Game was tied at 5 going into the 7th, but 2 late runs gave the Cougars the win. Rylyn Nelson had only 1 hit in the game, which was a homerun that scored 2 runs. Eden McNally had a 2 RBI single in the loss. Katey Kelly went 2-3 with 2 doubles at the plate. Avery Fox got the start, but pitcher Delaney Barrett ended up taking the loss as she faced 20 batters to Fox's 15. Even in the loss, NJC out-hit WNCC 10-9.
(Game Recap 4/16) Plainswomen vs. Western Nebraska CC = Loss 11-3
Breakdown: Game called in 5 innings. The Plainswomen found themselves down 8-0 before they scored a run. Addy Deal and Rylyn Nelson each went 2-3 from the plate with an RBI. Eden McNally had back to back games with a RBI. Sara Lynch took her 6th loss of the year as she gave up 8 earned runs on 7 hits. Timely hits and a couple homeruns were enough to shutdown the Plainswomen for their 2nd straight series loss.
(Game Recap 4/16) Plainswomen vs. Western Nebraska CC = Loss 10-9
Breakdown: Another tough loss at the end of the game. NJC goes up 8-7 into the 7th inning, but give up 2 runs to take the 3rd loss in the series. Michaela Moorehouse pitched a great game going 6 innings, facing 30 batters and had 4 earned runs. Delaney Barrett came in to close it up and couldn't save the game. Rylyn Nelson went 2-4 from the plate with a double, homerun and 3 RBI's. First baseman Katey Kelly went 2-3 with 2 RBI's. Big hits again from the Cougars buried the Plainswomen.
Sterling, Colo...
(Game Recap 4/19) Plainswomen vs. Western Nebraska CC = Loss 5-2
Breakdown: NJC struggled to get the bats going as they weren't able to get their 1st run until the 5th inning. They manged to get 11 hits, but only a couple netted any runs. Desiree Perales and Katey Kelly each went 2-4 from the plate and both knocked in a run. Sara Lynch took her 7th loss, but Delaney Barrett took the bulk of the pitching load as she faced 17 batters. Northeastern struck out 5 times to WNCC's 4.
(Game Recap 4/19) Plainswomen vs. McCook CC = Loss 10-1
Breakdown: Game called in 6 innings. The Plainswomen again struggled to get the bats going and got out-hit 6 to 14. Jacquelynn Siefken went perfect from the plate on her 3 at-bats. First baseman Katey Kelly went 1-3 and knocked in NJC's only run. Sara Lynch got another start on the mound, faced 24 batters, gave up 2 homeruns, 5 earned runs and struck out 2. It was Lynch's 8th loss on the season bringing her record to 13-8.
