Softball Has a Strong Weekend; Improves to 14-3 on the Season

The Corning Softball team went 4-0 in Region III play over the weekend with sweeps of Niagara CCC and Jefferson CC.

Niagara CCC:  In game one, the Red Barons jumped out of the gate quickly and never looked back.  A four-run first-inning proved to be enough as Corning beat the Thunderwolves by a score of 15-2.  Corning tacked on another 9-runs in the 3rd frame.  Erika David, Makenna Dunbar and Raven Gonzales were 2 for 3 at the plate as David hit a towering blast over the left field fence to end the 3rd-inning scoring frenzy.  Dominika Diaz and Marlee Stanton went 3 for 4 with Stanton adding two doubles and three RBI's.  Pitcher Chloe Perritt was very effective from the circle as she limited the NCCC offense to 4 hits.  In game two, it was Niagara that took the lead and held on until a huge top of the 7th-inning where the Barons came from behind and scored 6 runs to seal the sweep.  With Corning down 4-2, Stanton doubled, Stella White singled and David got a hit, that resulted in 2 RBI's, to tie the game.  Maddie Gulich, Gonzales and Ava Sherman each came up with big back-to-back-to-back hits to push across the last four runs and extend the Corning lead to 8-4.  Niagara would score one in the bottom of the seventh to close the gap and end with a finla score of 8-5.  Kailey Gardner allowed 2 earned runs on seven hits to get the win.  

Jefferson CC:  Corning traveled to Watertown Sunday and earned two conference and Region III wins with scores of 8-2 and 8-5 over the Cannoneers.  In game one, Eliza Lane and Ava Sherman came up big at the plate.  Lane was 3 for 4 and Sherman 2 for 3.  Perrit earned her second win in as many days and went the distance allowing 6 hits with 6 strikeouts and allwoing one earned run.  Game two saw White, Ashlyn Courson and Sherman go 2 for 3 and Dunbar was 2 for 4.  Gardner also picked up her second win in two days with an 8-strikeout performance.

Corning moves to 6-0 in Region III play and 14-3 overall.  The Red Barons travel to Monore CC on Tuesday for a key Region III match-up.