The battle raged for nine innings, but the Lady Eagles couldn\u2019t manage the runs they needed to fend off the Lady Rockets on Friday, resulting in a 3-2 Southern Huntingdon victory. The score remained tied for most of the game with a total of only five runs for either side.
\nSenior Hilary McNelis led off the day with a double in the first inning, moved to third on a single by senior Megan McAllister and scored on a base hit by Megan Turiano to end the inning at 1-0.
\nMcNelis doubled again in the top of the third, went to third on a single by McAllister and scored on another single by Kim Cherry, the final point of the game for Tyrone. The Lady Eagles kept the entire crowd on their toes through the end of the third, but the strong fielding game by the Lady Rockets kept the Eagles at bay.
\nFinally, Pam Foor of Huntingdon was safe on an infield single, stole second base and came home on a double from Emily Wible of Southern Huntingdon that set the game at 2-2 going into the fourth inning.
\nThe mood inside the Lady Eagle dugout was intense as coaches tried to rally the girls into action.
\nThe outs from either side just kept coming, stretching the game into nine innings.
\nFinally, at the bottom of the ninth, despite a definite change of direction in Lady Eagle strategy, Katie Hockenberry of SH doubled and pinch runner Tiffany Zinoble scored when Foor dropped a base hit down the first base line Foor, ending the game abruptly at 3-2.
\nHilary McNelis struck out seven and didn\u2019t walk a batter, in addition to slamming two doubles. Megan McAllister led the Tyrone attack with four hits in five trips to the plate and Kim Cherry, Megan Turiano and Ashley Pennebaker each added two hits.
\nErica Hockenberry fanned three and walked one fo the Lady Rockets.
\nThe loss dropped the girls record to 2-5, the Lady Eagles third extra-inning loss of the year.
\nWhen asked for a comment on the day\u2019s events, Coach Lois Loncher stated simply, \u201cIt was ugly, a four letter word.\u201d
\nThe Lady Eagles hit the field again Tuesday, April 19 at home against Huntingdon with the first pitch set for 4:30 PM.
\nSouthern Huntingdon 3 Tyrone 2
\nTYRONE – Whitby, CF, 5-0-0; McNelis, P, 5-2-3; McAllister, DP, 5-0-4; Cherry, C, 5-0-2; Bryan, SS, 4-0-0; Turiano, 3B, 4-0-2; Stanton, 1B, 4-00;Ripka LF, 4-0-1; Pennebaker, RF, 4-0-2.TOTALS 40-2-14
\nSOUTHERN HUNTINGDON – Schmidt, CF, 4-0-1; Price, 3B, 4-0-1; Wible, LF, 4-0-1; Woodward, DH, 4-1-2; Snyder, 2B, 4-0-0; Goshorn, RF, 4-0-0; Sunderland, SS, 4-0-2; H. Hockenberry, C, 4-1-2; Foor, 1B, 4-1-2. TOTALS: 36-3-11.
\nTYRONE 101 000 000 2-14-1.
\nS. HUNTINGDON 011 000 001 3-11-1.
\nMultiple Hits: TY: McNelis (3), McAllister (4), Cherry (2), Turiano (2)), Pennebaker (2), S.H.: Woodward (2), Sunderland (2), H. Hockenberry (2), Foor (2).
\n2B: TY: McNelis (2), S.H.: Wible (1), Foor (1).
\nRBI: TY: Turiano (1), McAllister (1), S.H.
\nSO: TY: McNelis (7), SH E. Hockenberry (3).
\nBB: TY: McNelis (0), SH E. Hockenberry (1)
\nWP: E. Hockenberry LP: H. McNelis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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