YOUTH SOFTBALL: PITCHING, DEFENSE CARRIES OWEGO - CARD PAST M-E (2024-06-27)

Tioga County Sports Report
ENDWELL — The Owego - Card all-stars rode superior pitching and defense to a 5-1 victory over Maine-Endwell in District 7 10U softball action Tuesday.

Lydia Chase recorded 16 strikeouts and was backed up by a defense which played errorless ball.

Owego scored its initial run in the top of the first inning following a Harper Kretzmer walk and back-to-back singles by Megan Card and Chase.

Kretzmer scored again in the third after drawing another base on balls and an error on Card’s ground ball. Chase followed with a triple, scoring Card to make it 3-0.

Owego tacked on two more runs in the fourth. Laila Merchant led off with a single, Alex Brainard walked and Merchant stole home. Following an out, walks to Harper Middaugh, Amelia Fairfield and Lucy Cerretani plated Brainard to make it 5-0.

M-E avoided a shutout in the sixth on two walks and a base hit.

Chase scattered four hits and seven walks to earn the win. She was also 2-for-3 with two RBI at the plate.

Card and Merchant contributed one hit and one run apiece; and Kretzmer scored twice. Brainard and Cerretani added a hit and an RBI, respectively.

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