Valley Sports ReportWAVERLY — Waverly overcame an early deficit, behind 16 hits, including six extra-base hits, and cruised to an 18-6 win over Addison here Saturday afternoon in non-league softball action.
The Panthers scored twice in the top of the first innings without the benefit of a hit, but the Wolverines answered with six runs in the home half of the inning, and four more in the second inning to take a 10-2 lead.
Junior Lecksie Douglas' three-run home run gave Waverly a 5-2 lead in the first, and freshman Anna Fassett's RBI single capped the scoring.
Freshman Taylin Gonzalez tagged a two-run home run in the second inning to make it 8-2, then freshman Ayla Wheeler's RBI double, and sophomore Melanie Skovira's RBI single extended the lead to 10-2.
Addison scored four runs in the top of the fourth to close the gap to 10-6, but Waverly answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning.
Gonzalez and junior Hannah Carpenter started the rally with back-to-back doubles to make it 11-6, and Ayla Wheeler and sophomore Emma Williams added RBI singles later in the inning to extend the lead to 13-6.
In the bottom of the fifth, Waverly scored five runs — all with two outs — to invoke the 12-run "mercy rule."
Gonzalez and Carpenter kick-started the rally with consecutive two-out singles. After Carpenter stole second to put runners on second and third, Douglas lined a two-RBI single into right field to make it 15-6.
Senior Delaney Wheeler followed with an RBI single to extend the lead to 16-6.
After consecutive Addison errors resulted in a run to make it 17-6, Williams delivered a walk-off RBI single.
Carpenter was 3-for-3 with a double, three runs scored, two stolen bases, and one RBI, while Gonzalez had three hits, including a double and a home run, four runs scored, and two RBI, and Douglas homered and singled, scored two runs and had five RBI to pace Waverly's offensive onslaught.
Ayla Wheeler doubled and singled, scored two runs and drove in one run, and Williams singled twice and had two RBI in the win, while senior Maddie Cron doubled, stole two bases, and scored two runs, and Delaney Wheeler singled, scored four runs, and knocked in one run.
Skovira and Fassett each singled and drove in one run for the Wolverines.
Ayla Wheeler earned the win, allowing six runs — five earned — on five hits in five innings. She fanned five and walked four.
Waverly, now 7-4, travels to Owego Monday.
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IN PHOTO: Waverly's Lecksie Douglas. ... VSR STOCK PHOTO.
