Softball Recap: Olivia Emert leads Alcoa to victory over Morristown-Hamblen West

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 7:58pm

Softball Recap: Alcoa Tornadoes vs. Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans

Alcoa stacked an 18th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans a 9-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Alcoa.

Not much got past Lily Marsh, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Morristown-Hamblen West off the board. Those nine strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Olivia Emert, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Dylan Jablonski was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.

Alcoa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-3-1 record this season. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.

Alcoa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sevier County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.

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