HOLMES TOWNSHIP – Softball is an unforgiving sport.
An error is all it takes between title contenders to shift the momentum one way. And that’s exactly how Wynford dropped a Northern 10 clash 3-1 with co-leader Mohawk.
“One inning got away,” Royals coach Chelsea Rice said. “A couple of hits, that’s all it takes in games like this. We’re both at the top, we’re both doing our thing, it just takes one hit followed by another. It’s just little things here and there.
“You’re gonna make errors, there’s not a team that’s not going to make errors here and there. It’s unfortunate tonight, and it shows when there’s good pitching, good hitting, when it’s good everything … it just got away from us. There’s one error that led to something that gives them momentum, and they get to go away with it.”
Aubrey Gottfried pitched a gem for the Warriors striking out 15, allowing two hits and one earned run. Rylee Robinson was stellar for the Royals, too, with seven strikeouts and no walks.
All of the scoring happened in the third inning before a lengthy lightning delay as Averie Barth reached first on a dropped third strike, an error on the ensuing at-bat put runners on second and third, an error in centerfield scored two, and another error brought in the third. The Royals responded in the bottom drawing two walks and a single in the first four batters before a bases loaded walk scored Makaila Morrison; Lily Laipply had the only two hits of the game for Wynford.
“Tomorrow’s practice will strictly be discipline,” Rice said. “(Aubrey) is a good pitcher … but we can’t help. That’s what it comes down to with great pitchers, we can’t help a rise ball that she likes or we don’t need to swing if it’s outside.
“They’re aggressive, they’re coached well, and they knew what today meant. The only thing we can do now is come back Wednesday and split it.”
Sometimes, softball can be forgiving. Wynford still has a chance to split with the Warriors and make it a three-way tie atop the N10 with Buckeye Central with a series against rival Colonel Crawford to close out the regular season.
“We all know how the N-10 goes, anything can happen,” Mohawk coach Mindy Walton said. “And we have some veteran players, they know that too, and they’re well aware that if you beat one team it doesn’t automatically mean you walk out on the field and beat them the next time.
“You have a job to do … hopefully we can get it done.”
[email protected] | 419-617-6018 | Twitter/X: @Zachary_Holden
This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: OHSAA softball: Wynford drops title-altering clash with Mohawk
HOLMES TOWNSHIP – Softball is an unforgiving sport.
An error is all it takes between title contenders to shift the momentum one way. And that’s exactly how Wynford dropped a Northern 10 clash 3-1 with co-leader Mohawk.
“One inning got away,” Royals coach Chelsea Rice said. “A couple of hits, that’s all it takes in games like this. We’re both at the top, we’re both doing our thing, it just takes one hit followed by another. It’s just little things here and there.
“You’re gonna make errors, there’s not a team that’s not going to make errors here and there. It’s unfortunate tonight, and it shows when there’s good pitching, good hitting, when it’s good everything … it just got away from us. There’s one error that led to something that gives them momentum, and they get to go away with it.”
Aubrey Gottfried pitched a gem for the Warriors striking out 15, allowing two hits and one earned run. Rylee Robinson was stellar for the Royals, too, with seven strikeouts and no walks.
All of the scoring happened in the third inning before a lengthy lightning delay as Averie Barth reached first on a dropped third strike, an error on the ensuing at-bat put runners on second and third, an error in centerfield scored two, and another error brought in the third. The Royals responded in the bottom drawing two walks and a single in the first four batters before a bases loaded walk scored Makaila Morrison; Lily Laipply had the only two hits of the game for Wynford.
“Tomorrow’s practice will strictly be discipline,” Rice said. “(Aubrey) is a good pitcher … but we can’t help. That’s what it comes down to with great pitchers, we can’t help a rise ball that she likes or we don’t need to swing if it’s outside.
“They’re aggressive, they’re coached well, and they knew what today meant. The only thing we can do now is come back Wednesday and split it.”
Sometimes, softball can be forgiving. Wynford still has a chance to split with the Warriors and make it a three-way tie atop the N10 with Buckeye Central with a series against rival Colonel Crawford to close out the regular season.
“We all know how the N-10 goes, anything can happen,” Mohawk coach Mindy Walton said. “And we have some veteran players, they know that too, and they’re well aware that if you beat one team it doesn’t automatically mean you walk out on the field and beat them the next time.
“You have a job to do … hopefully we can get it done.”
[email protected] | 419-617-6018 | Twitter/X: @Zachary_Holden
This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: OHSAA softball: Wynford drops title-altering clash with Mohawk
