NTL SOFTBALL: NEB BLANKS SULLIVAN COUNTY (2024-04-20)

Northern Tier Sports Report
ROME — NEB softball downed Sullivan County, 10-0 in five innings during non-league action Saturday.

Ava Lambert (2-for-3), Toni Herb (2-for-3), and Hannah Berger (2-for-3) combined for 6-for-9 on the day. Lambert had a triple, 2-RBI with two runs scored, Berger had a double with an RBI and a run scored, and Herb scored twice.

Orissa Gardner (1-for-3) scored with an RBI as Makenna Callear (1-for-3) drove in a run and crossed home herself. Melanie Shumway (1-for-3) and Alexis Corter (1-for-3) both scored.

Callear got the win, striking out eight with five hits, no walks, and no runs.

After a scoreless first NEB pushed four across in the second behind with a Berger hit. Herb also had a hit, with Gardner driving in a run. Lambert followed that up with a hit, while all four girls scored.

In the fourth Corter led off with a hit followed by Gardner reaching on an error. Both scored on a Lambert triple, who later scored on a passed ball.

Callear would walk followed by Shumway reaching on a hit - both would score to make it 9-0.

In the fifth Herb led off with a hit, then scored the winning run on a 2-out Callear single.

On Friday NEB lost 13-1 to CV as the Indians scored 10 runs in the second inning.

Berger (2-for-2) was perfect from the plate while DeLancey (1-3) and Shumway (1-for-3) both had hits. Shumway also had an RBI.

Herb (1-for-2) had a hit while Lambert scored the run.

NEB scored their run in the third as Lambert led off with a walk, and later scored on a Shumway hit.

NEB (5-3) will get another shot at CV on Monday at their place wit ha 4:30 p.m. start.

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PHOTO CAPTION: NEB’s Melanie Shumway watches her hit…PHOTOS BY CHRIS MANNING