The #8 (2A) West Fork softball team saw a late inning lead slip away as they fell 6-5 at #14 (2A) Newman Catholic on Thursday. The West Fork baseball team in their first game of the week not impacted by weather won 11-1 in six innings at Nashua-Plainfield on Thursday.
In the softball game, West Fork led 1-0 through the first two innings after scoring on a Knights error. Newman took its first lead at 2-1 in the third inning. The Warhawks soared back in front at 5-2 with a four run two out rally in the fifth. The runs scored on an RBI infield single by Preslee Dickman, a throwing error by the Knights, and a two RBI single by Brooke Rother. Newman cut their deficit to 5-3 in the sixth. The Knights completed the comeback with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, scoring the tying run on a fielding error and winning run on a throwing error by the Warhawks. The Warhawks committed six errors in the game.
Head Coach Sadie Winfrey on cleaning up errors.
“Until the end there, this was the team that I like to see and the team that we are. Being able to handle high pressure situations. It’s those mental errors right now, silly fielding things that we don’t do when we practice and we don’t do when we warm up and stuff. It’s just those situations we have to mentally be ready for,” says Winfrey. “Hopefully we can come out strong tomorrow and finish our week out strong.”
Preslee Dickman went 4-4 to lead the bats. Libby Trewin in the circle for the Warhawks had two strikeouts and allowed two earned runs in 6.2 innings in the loss.
West Fork (10-4) will be at Northwood-Kensett on Friday. First pitch is at 6:00 p.m. in Northwood.
In the baseball game, after trailing 1-0, West Fork plated a run in the second and two in the third to take the lead for good at 3-1. The Warhawks pulled away with a run in the fifth and seven in the sixth to end the game early by run margin rule. Braylon Shreckengost drove in three runs, Zander Hansen and Trevor Despenas each had two RBI and Brett Behr drove in a run for the Warhawks. Hansen on the mound had 10 strikeouts and allowed one earned run in five innings in the win.
West Fork (7-6) will be at Northwood-Kensett on Friday. First pitch is at 7:30 p.m. in Northwood.
