BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Softball
Central Noble 7, Tippecanoe Valley 3 (May 13)
Tippecanoe Valley 8, Jimtown 3 (May 13)
Madi Smith had two singles and an RBI, and Mackaylie Costello had a single and an RBI for the Valley softball team in a 7-3 loss to host Central Noble in the first game in a three-way doubleheader on May 13.
Brittany Benn, Molly Moriarty, Dalynne Bussard and Abby Bowers had one hit each.
Costello took the loss in the circle after allowing 12 hits and seven runs in six innings. She walked none and fanned four.
Valley committed four errors which led to two unearned runs for Central Noble.
Valley led 3-2 going into the bottom of the fourth before the Lady Cougars scored three times to take the lead for good.
Valley then rebounded to beat Jimtown 8-3. Molly Moriarty led Valley with two singles and two RBIs, and Hailey Swope, Costello and Bussard also had two hits each as part of a 12-hit attack.
Madi Smith and Brittany Benn each had a hit and an RBI, and Abby Bowers also had an RBI.
Costello, Bussard and Corinna Stiles each had a double.
Abby Bowers pitched a four-hitter in the circle for the win. She walked one and struck out two.
Valley scored six runs in the bottom of the third to take a 6-2 lead. They added single runs in the fourth and sixth.
Central Noble 7, Valley 3
Valley 001 200 0 – 3 7 4
Central Noble 011 311 X – 7 12 1
WP – Kimmell (7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 7 BB, 4 K)
LP – Mackaylie Costello (6 IP, 12 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 4 K)
2B – Swank (CN), Hile (CN), Pease (CN)
Valley 8, Jimtown 3
Jimtown 200 000 1 – 3 4 4
Valley 006 101 X – 8 12 1
WP – Abby Bowers (7 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K)
LP – Gletty (2 ⅔ IP, 4 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K)
2B – Pello (JIM), Mackaylie Costello (TV), Corinna Stiles (TV), Dalynne Bussard (TV)
Smith, Costello homer, Stiles allows 1 hit in Valley rout of Northfield
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Softball
Tippecanoe Valley 12, Northfield 1 (6 innings, May 15): Madi Smith homered, singled twice and drove in two runs, and Mackaylie Costello singled and homered and drove in two runs for the host Lady Vikings in a rout of Northfield May 15.
Dalynne Bussard contributed a double and four RBIs. Abby Bowers doubled and drove in two runs, and Corinna Stiles singled and doubled.
Anna Shock, Addalyn Dunnuck and Molly Moriarty each had a single.
Stiles also earned the win in the circle, allowing just one hit and one earned run in 5 ⅔ innings. She walked one and struck out six.
Costello pitched one-third of an inning and allowed two hits.
Valley scored twice in the first inning and never trailed. Leading 5-1 after four innings, they scored three in the fifth and four in the sixth to end the game.
Valley improved to 5-1 in the TRC with the win.
Valley 12, Northfield 1 (6 innings)
Northfield 000 100 – 1 3 2
Valley 203 034 – 12 12 0
WP – Corinna Stiles (5 ⅔ IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K)
LP – Warnock (5 ⅓ IP, 10 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 2 BB, 1 K)
2B – Powell (NF), Corinna Stiles (TV), Dalynne Bussard (TV), Abby Bowers (TV)
HR – Madi Smith (TV), Mackaylie Costello (TV)
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