NORTHEAST PICKS UP FIVE VICTORIES DURING BIG WEEK IN FLORIDA

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The Northeast Community College softball team traveled to Winter Haven, Florida this week to compete in seven contests as part of The Spring Games. The Hawks took five victories throughout the course of their week.

Northeast (8-15) took down Mott Community College on the first day of their trip by a final score of 4-2 as Isabel Raburn (Holdrege, Neb.) picked up the victory, tossing seven innings and striking out eight batters. Raburn, Maddy Mitchell (Bellevue, Neb.), Michelle Masteller (Westminster, Colo.) and Audrey Smith (New Brighton, Minn.) all picked up RBIs in the victory.

On Day 2, the Hawks swept the day as they topped Erie Community College 7-1 and blanked Schoolcraft College 8-0. Amy Lauby (Fairmont, Neb.) allowed just two hits against Erie in the circle while Raburn and Bailee Ahlemeyer (Cambridge, Neb.) tripled. Against Schoolcraft, Raburn also allowed just two hits while Hayley Grad (Medicine Hat, Alberta) tallied three RBIs.

Northeast fell to Waubonsee Community College by a final score of 8-4 on Day 3 of their trip, but rallied later in the day to down SUNY Adirondack by a final score of 19-1. Alli Brown (Wakefield, Neb.) had her most productive start of the season in the circle, picking up the win and tossing five innings, allowing just four hits and striking out five.

On the fourth and final day of the trip, the Hawks dropped a matchup to John Wood Community College by a final score of 5-4 despite three RBIs from Ahlemeyer. There was plenty to celebrate to conclude the trip, however, as Northeast topped Triton College by a final score of 5-0 as Raburn finished her excellent week by allowing just four hits over seven innings.

STAT SHEET AGAINST MOTT:

Isabel Raburn (W) (Holdrege, Neb.): 7 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 8 K

Maddy Mitchell (Bellevue, Neb.): 1-3, 3B, RBI, R

Michelle Masteller (Westminster, Colo.): 1-2, RBI, BB

STAT SHEET AGAINST ERIE:

Amy Lauby (W) (Fairmont, Neb.): 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 K

Ava Wolters (Omaha, Neb.): 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R

Bailee Ahlemeyer (Cambridge, Neb.): 4-4, 3B, 2B, RBI, 3 R

STAT SHEET AGAINST SCHOOLCRAFT:

Isabel Raburn (W) (Holdrege, Neb.): 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 9 K

Hayley Grad (Medicine Hat, Alberta): 3-3, 3 RBI

Ava Wolters (Omaha, Neb.): 3-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R

STAT SHEET AGAINST SUNY ADIRONDACK:

Alli Brown (Wakefield, Neb.): 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 5 K

Airalynn Barnes (Colorado Springs, Colo.): 3-3, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

Kylee Weitzel (West Haven, Utah): 1-2, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB

STAT SHEET AGAINST WAUBONSEE:

Maddy Mitchell (Bellevue, Neb.): 1-2, RBI, BB

Emilee Sirdoreus (Laramie, Wyo.): 1-3, RBI

Ava Wolters (Omaha, Neb.): 1-4, RBI, R

STAT SHEET AGAINST JOHN WOOD:

Bailee Ahlemeyer (Cambridge, Neb.): 2-5, 3 RBI

Hayley Grad (Medicine Hat, Alberta): 3-4, 3B, R

STAT SHEET AGAINST TRITON:

Isabel Raburn (W) (Holdrege, Neb.): 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 7 K

Kylee Weitzel (West Haven, Utah): 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB

Isabel Raburn (Holdrege, Neb.): 2-3, HR, RBI, R

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Softball Coach Erin Sharpe on what she saw during the five victories for the Hawks:

"The fight and willingness to do what they need to do to get a team win," Sharpe said. "We are in a good place. We need to clean it up a little on the defensive side, but we are right there."

Sharpe on the trip as a whole:

"I think overall it was a successful trip," Sharpe said. "I think we learned a lot about ourselves and where we can clean things up as conference play starts on Thursday."

Sharpe on what she wants to see with ICCAC play next:

"Our bats show that we can produce runs, and we need to keep building off of that," Sharpe said. "I want to see us going out there every game and competing like it's the conference championship every game. I think if we do that, we will surprise ourselves and others in what we can do in conference play."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will begin conference play on the road against No. 8 Des Moines Area Community College in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. Thursday in Boone, Iowa.

HAWKS HAPPENINGS:

For all the latest information on Northeast Hawks Athletics, please visit northeasthawks.com. For updates and other exciting content, follow:

@northeastcchawks on Facebook

@northeasthawks on Instagram

@northeasthawks on TikTok

@NortheastHawks on Twitter/X

@NortheastCCSB on Twitter/X