HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — The Allen Community College softball team grabbed one victory out of the four games they played over the weekend in the Nighthawk Round Robin Tournament.
The Lady Devils (4-8) prevailed in the first of the four-game slate with a win over National Park College, 5-2. Allen then lost to Navarro College, 17-5 and 12-4 in a couple of games before getting defeated by Northwest Mississippi Community College, 13-4.
Game one
Dominant pitching led Allen in the win over National Park.
Skyler Jackson started in the pitchers circle for Allen in the game one victory, allowing only one run on five hits through 4.1 innings of work, while striking out three. Brooklyn Ellis came on to pitch in relief and allowed only one run through 2.2 innings.
Allen was led offensively at the plate by Brooklyn Goehring, Robin Todd, Madisyn Havenstein and Lacey Stamper each driving in one run. Todd, Stamper and Jackson each had multi-hit games.
Game two
The Lady Devils weren’t as fortunate in their second game on Saturday when they were taken down by Navarro College.
Morgan Collins pitched first for Allen and lasted 1.2 innings, serving up 10 runs on five hits. She was followed by MaKayla McGinnis, who allowed seven runs through 2.1 innings of work.
Navarro College scored seven runs in the second before plating another five runs in the bottom of the third.
Todd led Allen’s offensive attack with two hits and three RBIs while Stamper also drove in two runs.
Game three
Carissa threw 2.2 innings as pitcher and allowed 12 runs on nine hits while striking out two Bulldog batters. Collins pitched in relief and tossed a hitless final 2.1 innings of the game.
Lady Red Devil Lizzy Hipp drove in three of Allen’s four runs in the game on one hit. Todd collected three hits as well.
Game four
