Pictured above: Averie Ayers, Haylee Wilson and Tasha Pierce all homered for the Eagles in game one.
By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director
Northeast Texas Community College Softball returned to the field on Tuesday to face Hill College after a two-week layoff due to the winter storm that hit Texas. NTCC and Hill would each win a game to split the two-game series. Hill won game one 16-13 and the Eagles would take game two 5-1.
In game one action, the warm, windy day would prove beneficial for both teams hitting the ball out of the park, with Hill College benefiting just a little more for the game one win.
Emily Cole (Paul Pewitt HS) would pitch the majority of the game with Halea Wells (Lufkin HS) and Avery Ayers (Mount Pleasant HS) seeing time in relief as well. Cole would have five strikeouts on the day.
Offensively, three Eagles would hit homeruns to help pace the thirteen runs on twelve hits NTCC would put up in game one. Ayers would go deep in the third inning, followed by Tasha Pierce (Hudson HS) in the fourth and Haylee Wilson (Hughes Springs HS) hit her first of the season in the fifth inning. Emma Farquhar (Hooks HS) went three for five with three singles, two RBI’s and two runs scored to help the effort in game one.
In game two action, Ayers took the circle and kept Hill off balance limiting them to one run on six hits and three strikeouts.
Farquhar and Wilson would remain hot in game two, with back to back home runs in fifth inning. NTCC would go up 1-0 in the first inning and maintained that lead until Hill College tied the game in the fourth. The tie would be short lived thanks to Farquhar’s three run homerun followed by Wilson’s solo homerun in the next at bat. The homerun by Farquhar was her first of her collegiate career and Wilson’s homerun was her second of the day.
NTCC will travel to Cisco College Saturday, February 27 to take on Pratt JC and Cisco College at 1:00pm and 3:00pm.
