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Nighthawk Softball Sweeps NJCAA Opener

Winding up for a pitch, Cameron Person.

Cameron Person winding up the pitch.The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ (Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ) Nighthawk softball team (6-10) swept its NJCAA Region 2 series against North Arkansas College over the weekend, taking a 6-1 victory in the opener and winning the finale, 4-2.

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ outhit the Lady Pioneers, 12-4, in game one en route to victory. The Nighthawks started the scoring in the top of the first inning with an RBI groundout from freshman center fielder Tayler Southern (Winnsboro, Louisiana). After North Arkansas College tied the game in the bottom of the second inning, the Nighthawks responded with two runs across in the third inning to take the lead. Sophomore shortstop Logan Nies (Rockwall, Texas) and freshman designated player Karlee Marrall (Perryville) smacked back-to-back RBI singles to give Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ a 3-1 advantage.

With an RBI single from Southern and an RBI double from Marrall, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ padded with two runs in the fifth inning. Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ added its final run of the game in the top of the seventh inning on an RBI single from Nies to secure victory.

Sophomore pitcher Cameron Person (Bonham, Texas) pitched a complete game to earn the win, allowing one run on four hits with seven strikeouts. Marrall and sophomore left fielder Reagan White (Carrollton, Texas) led Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ at the plate with three hits apiece.

A back-and-forth battle went the Nighthawks’ way late in game two. Trailing, 1-0, after three innings, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ evened the scoreKarlee Marrall high-fiving a coach as she rounds the base. in the fourth inning on an RBI single from sophomore right fielder Aubree Goodnight (Benton). After North Arkansas College regained the lead, 2-1, in the bottom of the fourth inning, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ tied the game with a fifth inning RBI triple from Nies. In the sixth inning, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ took the lead on a two-run double from freshman second baseman Taylor Ashbrook (Fort Worth, Texas), which proved to be enough for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to achieve the series sweep.

Freshman hurler Bailee Cowell (Clarksville) allowed two runs on four hits with five strikeouts over four innings in the start for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ. Freshman pitcher Gracie Fowler (Texarkana) earned the win in relief, firing three scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Nies led Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ at the plate, finishing two-for-four.

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ travels to Carl Albert State College in Poteau, Oklahoma for an NJCAA Region 2 double header Saturday, March 9, beginning at 1 p.m.

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