NIACC softball team drops pair to Iowa Central
MASON CITY - The NIACC softball team dropped an ICCAC doubleheader to Iowa Central Monday at the NIACC softball field.
Iowa Central won the first game 1-0 in nine innings and the Tritons took the second game 17-3 in five innings.
In the first game, NIACC's Lexy Pederson was the tough-luck loser. The right-hander from Mason City took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before allowing two hits and one run to take the loss.
Pederson struck out seven, walked three and hit one in her nine innings of work.
IOWA CENTRAL 1, NIACC 0 (9)
Iowa Central 000 000 001 – 1 2 1
NIACC 000 000 000 – 0 3 2
Lexi Korte (8K, 2BB) and Molly Matthes. Lexy Pederson (7K, 3BB, 1HBP) and Elise Powers. W – Korte. L – Pederson. 2B – Makayla Burt (IC).
IOWA CENTRAL 17, NIACC 3 (5)
Iowa Central 157 13 – 17 20 1
NIACC 200 10 – 3 7 3
Paige Siewert (2K, 0BB, Amanda Lansman (4) (2K, 0BB), Cassie Tjebben (5) (0K, 0BB) and Jamie Haden. Becca Huberty (1K, 2BB), Sara Steinman (3 (1K, 0BB) and Powers. W – Siewert. L – Huberty. HR – Burt, Ashley Hahnbaum (IC). 2B – Burt, Heden, Sami Koontz (IC), Tricia Notermann (N). Multiple hits – Haden 4, Madeline Wagner (IC) 3, Koontz 3, Burt 3, Cassidy Schaar (IC) 3, Huberty 2, Kendall Cornick (N) 2. Multiple RBIs – Burt 5, Koontz 2, Abbigail Dobernecker (IC) 2, Kenzie Fountain (IC) 2, Brittany Florea (N) 2.