Souhegan High School Softball Starts Off Strong!

A great start to what is sure to be a great season.

The Souhegan High School Varsity softball team won their home opener against Bedford High School on Monday (final score 12-8).

Here is a rundown of the game:

1st inning: Bedford goes ahead by 2 runs off a home run; Souhegan answers with 3 runs scored (Ali Sumski hits a 2 RBI double that scored Ali Mensh and Ashely TIghe; Angela Mukai hits a 1 RBI double)

2nd inning: Souhegan holds Bedford to no runs and then scores another 3 runs (Kate Stover gets 2 RBI single)

3rd inning: Bedford comes back with 4 runs scored on an error, two singles, and  home run; souhegan does not answer (score 6-6)

4th inning: Souhegan holds Bedford to no runs thanks to a double play by left fielder Liz Beecy who caught a fly ball and threw a runner out who didn't tag up at first...this is the only time the top of the order didn't score; SHS offense starts with singles by Alli Mensh and Ali Sumski, Sam Jones walks, and Kate Stover hits a Grand Slam to put Souhegan up 10-6.

6th inning: 2 runs scored by Bedford, ansered by 2 runs for Souhegan.

Offensive highlights: Ali Mensh went 3-5 with 2 singles, scoring 3 times; Ashely Tighe was 3-5 with 2 RBIs; Ali Sumski went 3-4 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored, Kate Stover went 4-4 with 6 RBIs including her grand slam.

Angela Mukai is the winning pitcher with 10 hits, only 3 walks, 2 strike outs.

Coach's thoughts: What a great way to kick off the season! I'm very happy with the way we answered every run they scored, and we put up a 4 innings  where we held them to no runs. This was a team win as everyone contributed in the role they were given. We had some timely hits and only 2 errors on defense. Looking forward to a great season!

- Andrea Crocker, Head Coach