NIACC softball team splits pair with Northeast CC

By The Globe Gazette staff

COLUMBUS, Neb. — The NIACC softball team found itself in a pair of slugfests on Wednesday, beating Northeast (Nebraska) 12-10 and dropping the nightcap 13-12.

The Lady Trojans combined for 39 hits in the doubleheader, including a 7 for 7 day from Katie LaBuda, a pair of home runs from Tricia Notermann and at least five hits from Lexy Pederson, Becca Huberty and Sara Tefft.

"You'd like to think if you put up 39 hits you'd have two victories," NIACC coach Christi Weiser said. "We squared the ball up left and right. The problem was they were a great hitting team as well and they hit the ball out of the park. They kind of neutralized a great offensive day by us."

NIACC 12, Northeast 10

NIACC 100 031 7—12 19 1

Northeast 001 013 4 – 10 15 3

Lexy Pederson (8K, 4BB), Becca Huberty (6) (0K, 1BB) and Elise Powers. HR – Tricia Notermann (N). 2B – Huberty (N) 2. Pederson. Multiple hits – Katie LaBuda (N) 3, Allison Scott 2, Notermann 3, Huberty 3, Pederson 3, Sara Tefft (N) 2. Multiple RBIs – Kendall Cornick (N) 2, Notermann 4, Huberty 2, Tefft 2.

Northeast 13, NIACC 12

NIACC 202 332 0 – 12 20 3

Northeast 115 300 3 – 13 13 1

LaBuda (2K, 2BB), Sara Steinman (6) (0K, 1BB) and Powers. 2B – LaBuda, Pederson, Tefft. HR – Notermann, Pederson. Multiple hits – Kendall Cornick 2, LaBuda 4, Notermann 2, Huberty 2, Pederson 3, Steinman 3, Tefft 3. Multiple RBIs – Scott 2, Notermann 4, Steinman 2.