By Whitney Metz —
The Lady Yellow Jackets hosted the West Point Pointers on Monday, April 11. Prior to the game, Northampton honored five seniors, who each dedicated years of hard work to the Yellow Jackets’ softball program: Mallory Hook, Charlotte Henderson, Katelyn Leatherbury, Kaylei Brady, and Heather Demarino.
Northampton was eager to take the field to give the seniors an afternoon to remember. West Point started out strong in the top of the first but the Lady Yellow Jackets quickly responded. Northampton’s offense was hot in the third inning, scoring a total of nine runs. Brady led off the inning for the Yellow Jackets, getting on base with a walk. Peyton Sayers followed with a single to shortstop, moving Brady to third. Henderson also drew a walk, loading up the bases for Hook.
On the first pitch of the at bat, Hook drove the ball to center field, scoring both Brady and Sayers. Marlena Dzurko followed up with a double, scoring two more for the Yellow Jackets. Jillian Spence added an RBI in the inning before the Pointers were finally able to record two outs. With runners on second and third and two outs, Brady came to the plate for her second at bat of the inning. Brady hit a deep shot to the outfield, scoring two more for the Yellow Jackets and recording a stand-up triple for the senior.
The Lady Yellow Jackets still weren’t finished with its dominate third inning showing. Henderson added another triple to the scorebook during her at bat scoring two and bringing the score to 10-2. Northampton was able to scratch across a few more runs in the fourth to end the game in five innings with a final score of 13-2.
Jillian Spence earned the victory in the circle for Northampton, allowing only two hits and two runs over five innings, striking out four and walking one. Peyton Sayers led the Yellow Jackets on offense going 2-for-3 on the day with 4 stolen bases. Henderson, Brady, Hook, Dzurko, and Spence each had one hit in the win. Northampton varsity softball extended its record to 7-2 with the victory over West Point.
