NTL SOFTBALL: HOT HITTING TOWANDA TOPS NEB (April 9, 2026)

Northern Tier Sports Report
ROME — Towanda softball won their fifth straight game as they rolled past NEB, 14-0 in five innings, during NTL action Thursday.

“We’re kind of hitting our stride,” said Towanda coach Dean Johnson. “We’re hitting the ball pretty well. At the start of the season we faced really, really good pitching.”

He noted the tough pitching in Large School games to start the year may have helped them these past two games where they combined for 34 runs.

“The pitching is so good the stats don’t look good,” said Johnson. “These couple games here were get right games.”

Brooklyn Evans (2-for-4) had a triple, a home run, three runs scored, and an RBI to lead Towanda, as Brynsen Vargason (3-for-3) had a double, 4-RBI, and two runs scored.

Caedence Wells (3-for-4) drove in two runs, with Lela Cobb (2-for-4) driving in three runs with a run scored.

Molly Roberts (1-for-3) had a double with 2-RBI, as Hannah Crawford (1-for-3) had a triple with a run scored.

Payton Perry (1-for-4) scored four times, as Maris Cobb (1-for-4) scored twice and had an RBI. Taylor Aquilio chipped in with an RBI.

Leila Cobb struck out 10 of the 19 batters she faced, allowing one hit, and one walk.

Kristina Larnard (1-for-2) had the lone NEB hit. 

Madilyn Callear had one strikeout in the loss for the Panthers, with no walks, 14 hits, and 14 runs scored.

In the first Perry and Maris Cobb led off with back to back singles. After an out Vargason singled them both in for a 2-0 lead.

A Wells hit kept things going, then a Leila Cobb hit brought in Vargason, and Sadie Overpeck, Wells’ courtesy runner.

In the second three straight errors off the bats of Perry, Maris Cobb, and Evans loaded the bases. 

A Vargason sacrifice fly brought in Perry, then a Wells hit scored Maris Cobb for a 6-0 lead.

Leila Cobb singled in Evans, then a Roberts double brought in Overpeck and Leila Cobb to make it 9-0.

Evans led off the fourth with a home run for the 10-0 advantage.

Crawford would triple to start the fifth, then scored on an Aquilio bunt. 

Perry got the rally going again by reaching on an error, then scored on a Maris Cobb ground out.

Evans would triple then score on a Vargason hit, followed by Vargason scoring on a Wells hit.

Towanda (5-1) is off until next Wednesday when they host Troy, while NEB (3-5) travels to Athens on Saturday with an 11 a.m. start.

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