10 homers for the WNCC against North Plate

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wnccThe Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) softball team made the amazing 10 home runs, smashing the North Platte Community College on Wednesday in North Platte.

The best player of the games was Jasmine Wessel, who hit a pair of homers and drove in six runs in a 20-4 first-game win. Key for the success were also Whitney Fields and Kenzie Sawyer, who also had homers in the match.

The Cougars added four more homers in the 8-0 victory in the second match. Fields made her third consecutive one-hitter in the circle.

The Western Nebraska Community College team recorded the impressive stats of 14 victories against 4 defeats of the season so far. The Cougars are going to host in a two-games battle The Western Texas College, the first of which is going to be on Friday. The second match will be played on Saturday. The games are scheduled to be held at The Volunteer Field in Scottsbluff. But, The Cougars won’t have so much resting time, because they will host another two teams just after the matches against the Western Texas College.

The Cougars amazed with 17 hits, including 13 for extra bases in the first match against the North Platte Community College on Wednesday. Wessel scored three runs for the victory. Sawyer finished with two hits, three RBIs and two runs.

Courtney Medina and Celyn Whitt also managed to collect two hits each. Whitt was among the best on the pitch, recording two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored. Courtney Medina had also two runs scored. Andy Hancock was also on top level. She allowed just one run on three hits and struck out three in three innings.

Whitney Fields allowed just the one hit in the second game between these two teams and struck out nine. The WNCC made 11 hits, including four homers and two doubles, which helped Fields a lot.

Four of the Cougars’ players finished with two hits each. Sawyer scored a double, a home run, an RBI and a run scored. Weber made a home run with two runs scored, while Celyn Whitt finished with two singles. Payten Davies had also a double – a home run, an RBI, but she made two runs scored.

After the games against the Western Texas College on Friday and Saturday, the Western Nebraska Community College are to host the Dawson Community College on Sunday and then the Luna Community College on Monday. Considering the good form Western Nebraska Community College are in, they will maybe have no problems in their next home matches.

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Softball star Makenna Smith chose SVSU

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Tmakenna smithhe new softball star Makenna Smith has already chosen her home for the next few years. Smith preferred to continue her softball career at the Saginaw Valley State University, where she will try to develop her skills on the pitch. Petoskey senior made easily her choice. Smith just fell in love with the program and the team camp and she didn’t waste her time wondering.

Shortly after visiting the University, Makenna Smith took the decision to continue her softball career at Saginaw Valley State.

‘He’s (Coach Todd) just an awesome person, and my future teammates, they’re all amazing people. Everyone’s character, and the integrity of the program, that’s what really stood out to me when I was at their camp, and I just fell in love with everything the program was about,’ Makenna Smith said after her visit to the college.

Smith had many offers, because she was the best in the previous three seasons. She posted a .456 batting average as a junior! In addition, Smith earned Division 2 all honours as a catcher from the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association. So, Makenna Smith has proved she can perform at top level on every single position on the pitch.

“We needed a catcher, and as the most athletic girl, we figured Makenna would be able to hold her own as a sophomore. She played at top level and earned her all-state honours, which meant she was among the eight best catchers out of the 170 teams that make up Division 2 in the state of Michigan,” Petoskey coach Dave Serafini said for the softball star.

Makenna Smith is very obsessed with the game and that’s why she is very successful. She can play equally well in each position on the pitch and that’s why is one of the best young softball stars.

‘When people think of softball, it’s about basic things like hitting and fielding the ball, but it’s such a mental game. A lot of it is just having the drive, and almost being obsessed with it, because that’s really what I am with softball at the end of the day,’ Smith said in an interview.

Makenna Smith is also the ‘heart’ of each team, she is playing for. She is passionate and don’t give up until the very end of every single game. Her leadership and motivation led her to such a big level and made her show great performance in every single match. Only time will show whether she will become the new big star in softball. At both ends, we can say that the Saginaw Valley State University has attracted one of the most talented softball players.

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