Pratt Community College softball hit the mid-point of their six game home stand with a double header against Northwest Tech at Angood Field. The Beavers trailed, but kept things close in Game 1. In the sixth inning, Pratt mounted a three run rally and held on in the seventh for a 7-6 win. Game 2 saw the Blue and White take an early lead. Northwest Tech fought back and used a big inning in the fifth to take the lead. Pratt tried to rally with runners on base, but could not bring them home. PCC falls in Game 2 12-16.
Northwest Tech got the bats going early in the first inning with two runs. Michelle Castillo got the Beavers on the board by coming all the way around from first to score on a single to right field by Marisa Jonas. Northwest Tech added four runs in the second to extend the lead. In the bottom of the second, Makenzie Anderson hit a three run blast over the left field fence to bring the Blue and White back. PCC trailed Northwest Tech 4-6.
The scoring stalled between Pratt and Northwest Tech after the second inning. In the sixth inning with runners on first and third Katie Otto stepped to the plate for the Beavers. She hit a shot down the left field line that stayed fair as it traveled over the fence to give PCC a 7-6 lead. The Blue and White held on in the top of the seventh to take the win in Game 1.
Kelie Byers, Jonas, and Otto commanded the offense for the Blue and White in the first game. Byers ended the game going two for three with two runs. Jonas was also two for three with an RBI. Otto finished going two for three with a run and a tied team high three RBIs thanks to her home run. Anderson also led the team in RBIs with three.
In the second game, Northwest Tech came out again and took an early 5-0 lead. With runners at the corners in the second inning, the Beavers struck with a double steal for their first run of the game. This sparked a scoring frenzy by Pratt that saw them score 12 runs over the next two innings. After three innings PCC held a 12-5 lead.
Northwest Tech battled getting runs where they could. After a big fifth inning run, Northwest Tech retook the lead and added runs in the sixth. PCC fell behind 12-16. The Blue and White managed to get runners on, but could not bring them home down the stretch. Northwest Tech's defense holds as PCC falls in Game 2.
Monica Courville, Tymarra Bryant, Castillo, and Jonas battled for the Beavers at the plate in the second game. Bryant and Courville went three for four at bat with two runs each. Castillo ended the game going three for five with two runs and two RBIs. Jonas finished the game three for five with two RBIs and a run.
PCC softball closes out their six game home stretch with a double header against Butler Community College on March 15. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. with the second game starting around 4 p.m.
(Photo from earlier this season)