Mohawk edges out Shelby in nonconference softball matchup
The Shelby Lady Whippets lost a tough 10-9 decision to Mohawk on Saturday afternoon at Mohawk in a nonconference softball game.
Two unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh inning proved costly for the Lady Whippets.
With Shelby ahead 9-8 heading into the bottom of the seventh, a Shelby error put a runner on first. After a pop out, a walk and sacrifice put runners on second and third with two outs.
Shelby chose to intentionally walk the next batter to have a force out at any base. But a passed ball and single-plated two winning runs for Mohawk.
Kelsey Snyder took the runs in the fourth with loss, pitching a complete two outs. Maggie Bogner game, allowing 10 runs (7 walked, after a couple earned), nine hits, eight outs, Snyder scored walks and striking out Bogner on a line drive one. single. After Parsons
“Kelsey did a good job walked, Karlie Walp on the mound, keeping drilled a single to score us in the game”, Shelby a run. Mallary Gundrum coach Sami Martin said. then had a base hit to
Shelby scored a run in load the bases. Kennedy the top of the first after Studer then reached first Kennedy Studer knocked base on an error that let in Kendal Parsons. But all three runners to score, Mohawk scored three putting Shelby ahead 8-6. times in the bottom of the Mohawk scored a first to make the 3-1 after run in the bottom of the an inning. fourth to make it 8-7.
Shelby scored two in Both teams added a run the top of the second. in the sixth, making it 9-8 Snyder smacked a single. heading into the seventh. Parsons then drilled Parsons, Studer and a two-out, two run home Snyder each had two run over the left field wall hits, Parsons drilled a to tie the game at three. homer and two RBIS.
But again, Mohawk Katie Taylor smacked a scored three more runs in double and a RBI. Walp, the bottom of the second Gundrum and Natalie to take a 6-3 lead heading Kennard each had base into the third inning. hits. Walp, Studer and
After a scoreless third Snyder each knocked in inning, Shelby scored five * a run.
Shelby is now 10-5 on the season with two big league games coming up this week versus Clear Fork.
Shelby hosts Clyde on Monday. The Whippets then host Clear Fork on Tuesday and travel to Clear Fork on
Wednesday. The Lady Whippets end the week traveling to Danville on Friday night.
“The girls battled back from a deficit and had some clutch hits when we needed them,” Coach Martin said. “Just had
some mental and physical errors that changed the tide of the game. It was good to play a nonconference game against a really good team to get us ready for three huge games for seeding and the league this week.”