YOUTH SOFTBALL: EYOTA’S CRAWFORD PERFECT; TEAM GOES 1-2 AT 16U TOURNEY (2024-07-21)

Tioga County Sports Report
APALACHIN — Carsten Crawford twirled a perfect game as Eyota Nation - Crawford defeated CNY Express, 12-0, in three innings at the Eyota Nation 16U Softball Tournament at Muth Park Saturday.

Crawford struck out seven of the nine batters she faced and CNY did not get a ball out of the infield.

Eyota cranked out eight runs in the bottom of the first and never looked back.

Hannah Carpenter and Ruby Kocsis smacked RBI doubles to highlight a six-hit inning.

Consecutive singles made it 9-0 in the second.

Eyota scored three runs without a hit in the third, taking advantage of three walks and three hit batters.

Crawford supported her effort in the circle with a 2-for-2 performance at the plate, scoring two runs and driving in another. Carpenter was also 2-for-2, with a run and two RBI.

Ally Jennings chipped in with a hit, two runs and two RBI; Lexsie Douglas, Aubrey Salati and Ellie Hamilton-Jones contributed a hit, run and RBI apiece; Kylie Grippen scored a pair of runs; Kocsis added hit and an RBI; Savannah Finan and Annie Davis added one hit apiece; and Lilia Pratt drove in a run.

RBI - Lightning 9, Eyota - Crawford 1
Eyota struggled to get its bats going, managing just two hits.

Crawford singled in the top of the fourth and would score two batters later on a double by Davis.

RBI scored two in the first, doubled its lead in the third, and put the game away with a five-run fourth.

NEPA Adrenaline 5, Eyota - Crawford 0
Due to a GameChanger malfunction, additional results from this game are not available.

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IN PHOTO 1: Carsten Crawford. ... PHOTO SUBMITTED. ... PHOTOS 2-24 BY TIM TAYLOR.

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