The Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) softball team made the amazing 10 home runs, smashing the North Platte Community College on Wednesday in North Platte.
The best player of the games was Jasmine Wessel, who hit a pair of homers and drove in six runs in a 20-4 first-game win. Key for the success were also Whitney Fields and Kenzie Sawyer, who also had homers in the match.
The Cougars added four more homers in the 8-0 victory in the second match. Fields made her third consecutive one-hitter in the circle.
The Western Nebraska Community College team recorded the impressive stats of 14 victories against 4 defeats of the season so far. The Cougars are going to host in a two-games battle The Western Texas College, the first of which is going to be on Friday. The second match will be played on Saturday. The games are scheduled to be held at The Volunteer Field in Scottsbluff. But, The Cougars won’t have so much resting time, because they will host another two teams just after the matches against the Western Texas College.
The Cougars amazed with 17 hits, including 13 for extra bases in the first match against the North Platte Community College on Wednesday. Wessel scored three runs for the victory. Sawyer finished with two hits, three RBIs and two runs.
Courtney Medina and Celyn Whitt also managed to collect two hits each. Whitt was among the best on the pitch, recording two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored. Courtney Medina had also two runs scored. Andy Hancock was also on top level. She allowed just one run on three hits and struck out three in three innings.
Whitney Fields allowed just the one hit in the second game between these two teams and struck out nine. The WNCC made 11 hits, including four homers and two doubles, which helped Fields a lot.
Four of the Cougars’ players finished with two hits each. Sawyer scored a double, a home run, an RBI and a run scored. Weber made a home run with two runs scored, while Celyn Whitt finished with two singles. Payten Davies had also a double – a home run, an RBI, but she made two runs scored.
After the games against the Western Texas College on Friday and Saturday, the Western Nebraska Community College are to host the Dawson Community College on Sunday and then the Luna Community College on Monday. Considering the good form Western Nebraska Community College are in, they will maybe have no problems in their next home matches.