NHS Softball Opens Season With Wins Over Atmore; Plus Tate, Jay, NHS Scores

February 17, 2010

Northview 19 Escambia County 4

The Northview Lady Chiefs opened their softball season Tuesday night with a 19-4 win over the Escambia County High School Blue Devils.

Northview had eight hits, while Atmore had three. Amy Clarke was 2-3, Candice Greenwell had a double, and Emily Vickery had a triple for the Chiefs.

While softball season is often associated with spring, NHS Assistant Coach Sammy Day said the game was anything but spring-like, with the temperature at 33 by the end of the game.

Northview 18 Escambia County 1 (JV)

The JV Lady Chiefs opened their season with a strong 18-1 win over Escambia County High School of Atmore.

Key offensive leaders were Ashton Gibbs with two hits, Morgan Payne with a double, Tori Reid with a double, and Taylor Byrd with a triple.  Shaquanna Jones  pitched a no-hitter for two innings and struck out six Atmore batters.  The next game for the JV team is at Jay this Friday.

Jay 9 Pace 8

The Jay Royals opened their season with a 9-8 softball win over Pace in an extra-inning game.

basesoftball.jpgNine inning pitcher Alicia Ashworth; she drove in the winning run with a two out single for the win. Ashworth allowed eight hits and had six errors during her complete game on the mound.

Amber Steadham was 5-5, with one run and a couple of RBI’s. Olivia Wright has three RBIs and two runs for the Royals.

Niceville 4 Tate 3

Niceville handed Tate a 4-3 loss Tuesday.  Shelby Myers had two runs and two RBIs. Heather Schaff was 2-4 with one RBI for the Aggies.

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Pensacola High 11 Northview 7

Northview opened their season with a loss to Pensacola High on Tuesday, 11-7. The Chiefs opened with one in the first inning, but Pensacola High answered with two runs in the second and eight in the third.

Tate 4 Escambia 0 (JV)

The  Tate JV team beat the Escambia Gators 4-0. The Aggies will play Niceville Wednesday night.

Comments

4 Responses to “NHS Softball Opens Season With Wins Over Atmore; Plus Tate, Jay, NHS Scores”

  1. Angi on February 18th, 2010 10:02 am

    Excellent Job Lady Royals, WTG! Keep It Up…

  2. Toni White on February 17th, 2010 8:53 pm

    Great job Shaquanna, that’s my Koosie!!!

  3. J.V. Mom on February 17th, 2010 6:52 pm

    Way to go Lady Chiefs!!!!!!

  4. Alice on February 17th, 2010 9:14 am

    Great job LADY ROYALS thats how to start the season.
    We are proud of you from walnut hill.

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