Valley Sports ReportWAVERLY — Bella Root tossed a three-hitter, and Waverly took advantage of 18 base on balls from Chenango Valley pitchers to post a 20-8 win here Monday afternoon in STAC junior varsity softball action.
Root struck out 12 and walked six in a complete-game effort to earn the win.
Root also walked three times and scored three runs, while Layla Oechslin was 1-for-1 with three walks and four runs scored, Anna Fassett added a single with two base on balls and three runs scored, and Abi Reedy was 1-for-1 with two walks and three runs scored.
Malia Phillips walked twice and scored three runs, while Phoebe Minaker walked three times and scored three runs, Maddy Harvey and Addison Temple each singled and scored a run, and Charlotte Garrison crossed the plate once.
Waverly, now 2-1, plays at Tioga Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
TIOGA 10, WAVERLY 3
At Tioga, Waverly outhit Tioga 8-3, but the Tigers took advantage of nine base on balls and a few wild pitches to post a 10-3 win on Friday.
Peyton Ross and Pipher each singled and scored two runs for Tioga, and Adrienne Delmage singled and scored one run to account for Tioga's three hits.
Chey Moyers scored two runs in the win, while Maddie Rogers, Cora Szymanski, and Olivia Shugars each scored one run
Shugars earned the win for the Tigers. She allowed three runs on eight hits, while striking out 13.
Layla Oechslin, who threw a runner out at the plate, Phoebe Minaker, who threw out a would-be base stealer at third base, and Sophia Storelli each had two singles to pace Waverly at the plate.
Bella Root tripled and scored one run, Addison Temple singled, scored one run, and had one RBI, Chloe Kemmer added a single, and Alaina Nichols knocked in a run.
Root pitched for Waverly and struck out eight.
Anna Fassett added a running catch off a line drive into center field that robbed Tioga of at least two more runs.
WAVERLY 16, NORWICH 2
At Waverly, the junior Wolverines opened the season with a 16-2 five-inning win over Norwich on April 3.
Lea Wolcott led Waverly's 12-hit attack with a 3-for-3 effort at the plate with two triples and four runs scored, and Malia Phillips added an inside-the-park home run.
Addison Temple had two hits and scored three runs in the win, while Anna Fassett was 2-for-2 with a run scored, Phoebe Minaker, who threw out a would-be base stealer, doubled and singled, and scored two runs.
Abi Reedy singled and scored a run for Waverly, while Sophia Storelli added a single, and Layla Oechslin scored two runs.
Bella Root earned the win in the pitcher's circle for the Wolverines. She allowed four hits, while striking out 11 in five innings of work.
