Softball 03/31/2015 North Harford @ C. Milton Wright
North Harford 3, C. Milton Wright 1
N 200 000 1 - 3 6 0
C 000 000 1 - 1 5 0
Lyttle, Hiser (4) and Harkins; Fulton and Luzetsky. 2b: N- Styles; C- Weimer, Ursprung. HR: N- Lyttle.
It’s hard to know what to say about a game like this. North Harford, who has had a difficult start to the season, traveled to C. Milton Wright and played like seasoned pros. Both teams played a defensively flawless game, but the Hawks were able to jump to an early lead in the top of the first inning with two outs when Ada Heinze reached on a single followed by a power-shot off the bat of pitcher Alexis Lyttle over the center-field fence. They would turn out to be the only runs North Harford needed to win, but nonetheless the Hawks added an insurance run in the top of the seventh when then-pitcher Krista Hiser reached on a single later to be driven home by Kristen Stiles.
C. Milton had a chance to climb back in the bottom of the 7th when Quinn Urpsrung laced a double along the right field line. Katelyn Hamlin, in to run for Ursprung, would score when sent to the plate from 3rd compliments of an illegal pitch.
Hawks pitcher Alexis Lyttle picks up the win, pitching 4 innings, giving up 4 hits while striking out 2 batters. Krista Hiser came in for the 5th, 6th, and 7th innings, giving up only 1 hit and 1 earned run while striking out 1 but hitting two batters plus walking another.
C. Milton pitcher Morghan Fulton gets the loss, giving up 3 runs (all earned), striking out one batter, and walking one.
The Mustangs next host cross-town rivals Bel Air tomorrow for a 3rd of 4 straight UCBAC Chesapeake games.