By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director
Northeast Texas Community College Softball traveled to Paris Junior College on Wednesday to open the 2021 Conference season. Paris would get the upper hand defeating NTCC 6-1 in game one and made a comeback effort to take down the Eagles 15-14 in game two.
Averie Ayers (Mount Pleasant HS) would get the start in the circle in game one. She would pitch five innings, allowing just 3 hits and striking out 6.
Paris took an early 3-0 lead after scoring three runs in the second inning. NTCC would try to answer back in the third inning plating a run when Abby Russ (Hooks HS) led off the inning with a single and then scored when the next batter, Trinity Needham (Melissa HS) doubled to drive in the lone run for the Eagles.
Paris picked up three more runs in the bottom of the third to put the game away 6-1.
In game two action, NTCC would get the bats going and scoring fourteen runs on twelve hits with four Homeruns in the game.
Kadi Downs (Foreman, AR HS) led off game two with a single to be followed up by Emma Farquhar (Hooks HS) for the first of four homeruns by the Eagles on the day to take a 2-0 lead.
Paris answered back with three runs in the first to take a 3-2 lead over NTCC. Both teams would go scoreless in the second inning. NTCC added two more runs to regain the lead 4-2 in the third inning when Tasha Pierce (Hudson HS) drew a two out walk and Pearl Perry (Hughes Springs HS) would launch a two run homerun in the next at bat.
In what would prove to be a back and forth contest, Paris scored two more runs in their half of the third to tie the game at 4-4. An eight run fourth inning looked to be the chance for the Eagles to put the game away but Paris would not be denied. Paris added two runs in the fourth and had a seven run 5th inning to get right back in the game.
Kailey Hancock (Central HS) hit a lead off homerun in the eight run fourth inning and Abby Russ (Hooks HS) would get her first homerun of her collegiate career when she homered in the sixth inning in the Eagles comeback attempt.
NTCC will be home on Saturday, March 13th at 1:00pm against Trinity Valley Community College. Keep up to date with schedules on the new and improved www.ntcceagles.com.
