Softball Recap: Meigs wins going away against Nelsonville-York

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 1:14am

Softball Recap: Meigs Marauders vs. Nelsonville-York Buckeyes

Meigs put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes as the Meigs Marauders made off with a 23-4 win. Meigs' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Jaynna Wright made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Wright was even better at the plate, going 4-for-5 with eight RBI, four runs, and two doubles.

In other batting news, Ava Horn and Bella Roush did most of the damage at the plate: Horn got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Roush scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Delana Wright, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

On Nelsonville-York's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Nungester, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.

Meigs' victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Nelsonville-York, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-12.

Meigs will be playing in front of their home fans against Wahama at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wahama is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Nelsonville-York, they will head out on the road to face off against Alexander at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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