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Middle Creek Apex

Mustangs

Cougars

The Apex (NC) varsity softball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Middle Creek (Apex, NC) by a score of 5-4.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Middle Creek	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	12	0
Apex	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	5	9	2

Final score provided by A. Renzi.

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Game Stats

Apex (22-23)

Middle Creek

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.364	38	33	4	12	3	2
2	Julie Chandler (Sr)		4	2
4	Madelyn Herndon (So)	.750	4	4	1	3	1
5	Addison Huml (So)	.250	4	4	2	1
8	Kristen Norton (Fr)	.250	5	4		1
10	K. Tankelewicz (Jr)		4	4
11	K. Breslin (Sr)	.500	4	4		2
12	Leah Gore (Jr)	.667	4	3		2	1	1
23	Marly Hoefler (Sr)	.333	4	3	1	1
25	J. Strickland (Sr)	.400	5	5		2	1	1

Apex

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	HR
	Team Totals	.333	34	27	5	9	5	1	1
0	Leah Kendall (So)	.250	4	4	1	1	0	0	0
1	Bailey Sigmon (Sr)	.333	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
2	Madeline Degnan (Sr)	.500	2	2	0	1	1	0	0
3	Kaleigh Ayscue (Sr)	.333	4	3	2	1	2	0	1
4	A. Whittlesey (Jr)	.000	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	Lauren McMahon (So)		0	0	1	0	0	0	0
6	Amanda Essig (Sr)	.000	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	Avery Dearman (Jr)	.750	4	4	1	3	1	1	0
10	Kathryn Curry (Sr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
11	K. Bradshaw (Sr)	.333	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
14	Kaylee Kaufman (Sr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
16	Hannah Tuttle (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	Alyssa Kaufman (Jr)	1.000	2	1	0	1	1	0	0

Middle Creek

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	4	7	1	1	13	.432	.424	.856
2	Julie Chandler (Sr)		2				2	.500	.000	.500
4	Madelyn Herndon (So)						1	.750	.750	1.500
5	Addison Huml (So)				1			.250	.250	.500
8	Kristen Norton (Fr)	1		1			1	.250	.250	.500
10	K. Tankelewicz (Jr)			2				.000	.000	.000
11	K. Breslin (Sr)			2			2	.500	.500	1.000
12	Leah Gore (Jr)		1				3	.750	1.000	1.750
23	Marly Hoefler (Sr)		1	2			1	.500	.333	.833
25	J. Strickland (Sr)					1	3	.400	.600	1.000

Apex

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	HBP	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	4	1	1	2	15	.438	.481	.919
0	Leah Kendall (So)	0	0	0	0	0	4	.250	.250	.500
1	Bailey Sigmon (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.666
2	Madeline Degnan (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
3	Kaleigh Ayscue (Sr)	0	1	0	0	1	1	.500	1.333	1.833
4	A. Whittlesey (Jr)	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.000	.500
6	Amanda Essig (Sr)	0	2	0	0	0	1	.500	.000	.500
9	Avery Dearman (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	2	.750	1.000	1.750
10	Kathryn Curry (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
11	K. Bradshaw (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.666
14	Kaylee Kaufman (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
16	Hannah Tuttle (Jr)	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.000	.000
17	Alyssa Kaufman (Jr)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000

Middle Creek

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	27	18	9
4	Madelyn Herndon (So)	1.000	1	1
5	Addison Huml (So)	1.000	9	9
8	Kristen Norton (Fr)	1.000	5	1	4
10	K. Tankelewicz (Jr)	1.000	1	1
11	K. Breslin (Sr)	1.000	4	1	3
12	Leah Gore (Jr)	1.000	1	1
23	Marly Hoefler (Sr)	1.000	2	1	1
25	J. Strickland (Sr)	1.000	4	3	1

Apex

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.933	30	21	7	2
0	Leah Kendall (So)	1.000	2	1	1	0
1	Bailey Sigmon (Sr)	.750	4	2	1	1
2	Madeline Degnan (Sr)	1.000	2	1	1	0
6	Amanda Essig (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
9	Avery Dearman (Jr)	1.000	6	5	1	0
11	K. Bradshaw (Sr)	.800	5	3	1	1
14	Kaylee Kaufman (Sr)	1.000	9	8	1	0
17	Alyssa Kaufman (Jr)	1.000	1	0	1	0

Middle Creek

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	5.53		1	.000	1	1	1
23	Marly Hoefler (Sr)	5.53		1	.000	1	1	1

Apex

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	SV
	Team Totals	2.00	1	0	1.000	2	1	0
2	Madeline Degnan (Sr)	1.31				1	1
17	Alyssa Kaufman (Jr)	4.20	1	0	1.000	1		0

Middle Creek

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6.1	9	5	5	4	1	1		1	34	28
23	Marly Hoefler (Sr)	6.1	9	5	5	4	1	1		1	34	28

Apex

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	12	4	2	4	7	38	34
2	Madeline Degnan (Sr)	5.1	8	2	1	3	6	28	25
17	Alyssa Kaufman (Jr)	1.2	4	2	1	1	1	10	9

Middle Creek

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.321	.424		1		1	91
23	Marly Hoefler (Sr)	.321	.424		1		1	91

Apex

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P
	Team Totals	.353	.421	119
2	Madeline Degnan (Sr)	.320	.393	93
17	Alyssa Kaufman (Jr)	.444	.500	26

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Game Story

North Carolina High School Softball - Middle Creek can't hold off Apex

March 28, 2023: Apex, NC 27502

The Apex Cougars softball team scored 5 runs and limited the visiting Middle Creek Mustangs to 4 in the Cougars league triumph on Tuesday.

With the triumph, Apex moves its record to 6-3 on the year. The Cougars travel to Holly Springs (Holly Springs, NC) to clash with the Golden Hawks in a Southwest Wake 4A game on Friday, March 31. The Golden Hawks come into the game with a record of 7-4. Holly Springs won 11-0 in their recent league game against Green Hope (Cary, NC)

In their next game, the Mustangs clash with the Cary Imps (Cary, NC) in a Southwest Wake 4A game, on Tuesday, April 11. Middle Creek will attempt to move on its 2-5 season record. The Imps come into the game with a 3-8 record after their 20-0 league loss to Panther Creek (Cary, NC).

Players of the Game

Middle Creek (22-23)

Middle Creek has not selected any Players of the Game.

Apex (22-23)

Congratulations to #9 Avery Dearman for being selected the Apex Softball Player of the Game.

Middle Creek @ Apex Softball Game Info

Tue., Mar. 28, 2023 @ 6p

The Apex (NC) varsity softball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Middle Creek (Apex, NC) by a score of 5-4.

Rankings & Records

Middle Creek (22-23)

NC	Class
182	25

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
8-11	8-6	5-4	3-7	.421	.571	129	109

Apex (22-23)

NC	Class
24	3

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
22-8	13-1	12-1	7-6	3-1	.733	.929	226	118

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Middle Creek	.7	1.1	1.2	1.4	1.7	.8	.4	-	6.8	9.4	2.0
Apex	1.1	1.1	.8	1.4	.9	1.1	1.6	1.5	7.5	10.5	1.2

Head-to-Head

Apex won on 3/28/2023

3/28 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Middle Creek 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 12 0
Apex 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 5 9 2

The Middle Creek (Apex, NC) varsity softball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Apex (NC) by a score of 5-4.
Box score
Middle Creek won on 4/28/2023

4/28 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Apex 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 - -
Middle Creek 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 - -

The Apex (NC) varsity softball team lost Friday's away conference game against Middle Creek (Apex, NC) by a score of 3-2.
Box score

4/28 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Apex	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	-	-
Middle Creek	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	-	-

Team Stat Comparison

Middle Creek		Apex
.323	Batting Average	.343
.387	On Base Percentage	.400
.450	Slugging Percentage	.466
.920	Fielding Percentage	.946
.421	Win Loss Percentage	.778

Team Leaders

Middle Creek		Apex	National Avg.
#12 Leah Gore.556	Batting Average	#8 Abigail O’Connor.500	.286
#12 Leah Gore.600	On Base Percentage	#8 Abigail O’Connor.571	.394
#12 Leah Gore.968	Slugging Percentage	#3 Kaleigh Ayscue.723	.388
#44 Olivia Ressler1.000	Fielding Percentage	#10 Kathryn Curry1.000	.833
#23 Marly Hoefler .438	Win Loss Percentage	#17 Alyssa Kaufman1.000	.575

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Middle Creek	7-6		Apex	12-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/13/23	Holly Springs	Middle Creek	(L) 13-8	3/31/23	Apex	Holly Springs	(W) 7-1
4/13/23	Middle Creek	Holly Springs	(L) 12-3	5/2/23	Holly Springs	Apex	(W) 7-6
3/16/23	Green Level	Middle Creek	(W) 16-6	3/20/23	Apex	Green Level	(W) 12-4
4/18/23	Middle Creek	Green Level	(W) 5-0	4/21/23	Green Level	Apex	(W) 10-0
3/21/23	Middle Creek	Green Hope	(W) 15-3	4/11/23	Green Hope	Apex	(W) 16-2
4/21/23	Green Hope	Middle Creek	(W) 11-0	5/4/23	Apex	Green Hope	(W) 16-2
3/23/23	Middle Creek	Panther Creek	(L) 8-7	3/15/23	Panther Creek	Apex	(W) 11-6
4/25/23	Panther Creek	Middle Creek	(W) 3-1	4/19/23	Apex	Panther Creek	(W) 11-6
4/11/23	Middle Creek	Cary	(W) 16-3	3/16/23	Cary	Apex	(W) 17-2
5/4/23	Cary	Middle Creek	(W) 11-1	4/18/23	Apex	Cary	(W) 17-0
4/12/23	Middle Creek	Willow Spring	(L) 11-0	2/28/23	Apex	Willow Spring	(L) 6-3
4/26/23	Apex Friendship	Middle Creek	(L) 9-6	3/23/23	Apex	Apex Friendship	(W) 7-4
5/2/23	Middle Creek	Apex Friendship	(L) 10-8	4/25/23	Apex Friendship	Apex	(W) 5-1

Record Breakdown

Middle Creek (22-23)		Apex (22-23)
8-11	Overall	22-8
8-6	League	13-1
0-4	Non-League	1-5
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
7-6	Common Opponent	12-1
5-4	Home	12-1
3-7	Away	7-6
0-0	Neutral	3-1
0-1	Playoff	8-2
8-11	In-State	22-8
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0