Brianna Meyer with her pitching arm and Bristol Hicks and Rylee Scadden with their bats have fueled a resurgent Northeast Nodaway softball squad this year. After a forgettable 11-0 loss to Albany to start the season, it looked like more of the same when they went down for the count against OSHS. But they came back and won that game 18-7. Against Maryville, the pitching arm of Brianna Meyer and the bat and muscles of Rylee Scadden powered the Bluejays past Maryville 17-2.
Two errors fueled the Wildcards in the first inning, and they began teeing off, with singles from Michelle Meek and Anna Ramey putting them up 3-0. Zoe Stawkowski popped out to catcher Paizlee Norman, and Autumn Manley grounded to second baseman Rylee Scadden, who tagged out Anna Ramey going to second to get the Bluejays out of the inning.
Rylee Scadden singled to center to start the Bluejay first. Maddy Faustlin reached on a bunt single, and the ball got away to score Scadden to cut the Bluejay deficit to 3-1 and put Faustlin on third. Brianna Meyer popped out, but Paizlee Norman was plunked to keep the inning alive. Hayley Yost doubled to center to score Kiley Yost (running for Norman) and Maddy Faustlin to tie it at 3-3. Bristol Hicks singled. Khloe Burns flied out to center. OSHS tried to double Hicks off first, but threw it away as Yost scored to make it 4-3.
With one out in the second, Scarlett Pirak walked. Laine Downs doubled her home to tie it at 4-4. Jaelin Hahn doubled to center; Downs, who held up to make sure the ball wasn’t caught, made it to third. That preserved the tie as pitcher Addi Thummel struck out Ady Prado and caught Michelle Meek’s pop fly.
Rylee Scadden singled to lead off the Bluejay second, but Maddy Faustlin forced her at second, Brianna Meyer flied out, and Paizlee Norman grounded out.
Anna Ramey reached on an error to start the Wildcard third, but Bluejay catcher Paizlee Norman gunned her down stealing to end the threat.
With one out in the Bluejay third, Bristol Hicks reached on an error. Khloe Burns struck out, but Hicks stole second. Addi Thummel singled to score Hicks to put the Bluejays in front 5-4.
But the Wildcards started teeing off again in the fourth. Amiya Martens singled to center, and Scarlett Pirak reached on a bunt single. Laine Downs reached third on a dropped fly ball as two runs scored to put OSHS back in front 6-5. Jaelin Hahn laid down a bunt down the first base line. First baseman Hayley Yost recorded the out, but Laine Downs scored to make it 7-5.
Maddy Faustlin reached first on an error with one out in the Bluejay fourth. Brianna Meyer singled and Paizlee Norman was plunked for the second time that evening to load the bases. Hayley Yost flied out to left as Faustlin tagged up and scored, Brianna Meyer advanced to third, and Paizlee Norman advanced to second. Bristol Hicks singled to center to score Norman and Meyer as the Bluejays regained the lead at 8-7.
Northeast cleaned up their play, getting three outs and working around Amiya Martens’ two-out single. Third baseman Brianna Meyer threw out Zoe Stawkowski, Thummel struck out Autumn Marley, and second baseman Rylee Scadden threw out Scarlett Pirak.
Kiley Yost sparked the Bluejays off the bench by beating out an infield hit to start the fifth. Rylee Scadden singled to left to put Yost on second. Maddy Faustlin grounded into a fielder’s choice, but Scadden beat the force try and everyone was safe. Brianna Meyer doubled to center as Kiley Yost scored, Rylee Scadden scored, and Faustlin was out trying to go from first to third.
But the Bluejays proceeded to score eight runs with two outs to put the game away. Paizlee Norman reached on an error as Meyer took third. A dropped pop fly turned into a run as Hayley Yost reached first, Norman took third, and Meyer scored to make it 11-7. Bristol Hicks singled to right as Norman scored to make it 12-7, Yost took third and Hicks second on the unsuccessful throw home. Aubrey Fetters beat out an infield hit as Bristol Hicks and Hayley Yost scored to make it 14-7. Addi Thummel walked, and Kiley Yost was plunked to load the bases. Rylee Scadden walked to force in Fetters to make it 15-7. Maddy Faustlin beat out an infield hit to score Thummel to make it 16-7. Brianna Meyer reached on a dropped fly ball as Kiley Yost and Rylee Scadden scored to allow the Bluejays to go home early.
Against Maryville, Jorden Engle reached first on an error to start the game. Mercedes Hall popped out, but Addisyn Jenson-Pleasance popped out to shortstop Maddy Faustlin, who doubled Engle off first to end the inning.
Seemingly demoralized by the previous play, Maryville committed two errors in NEN’s half of the first. Rylee Scadden reached first on an error, and Maddy Faustlin reached second on another as Scadden scored to make it 1-0. Paizlee Norman doubled to left to score Faustlin to make it 2-0. Norman stole third. Audrey Fetters reached on Maryville’s third error of the inning as Norman scored to make it 3-0.
Brianna Meyer walked the first Maryville batter to start the second but recovered to strike out the next two and throw out Jayden Joe to get out of the inning.
Ashlynn Kennard singled to center to start Northeast Nodaway’s second. The ball got away, and she took second. Kennard took third on a passed ball and scored on Rylee Scadden’s single to make it 4-0. Maddy Faustlin was plunked. Brianna Meyer reached first on a dropped fly ball as Scadden scored to make it 5-0 and Faustlin advanced to second. Paizlee Norman flied out to center as Faustlin tagged up and advanced to third. Hayley Yost singled to left as Meyer scored all the way from first and Faustlin scored as well to make it 7-0. Yost took second on the throw home. Aubrey Fetters reached first on an error as Yost took third. Bristol Hicks got an infield hit as Yost scored to make it 8-0 and Fetters advanced to second. With two outs, Ashlynn Kennard reached first on an error to load the bases. Rylee Scadden singled to left as Fetters scored to make it 9-0. Maddy Faustlin reached second on an error as Ashlynn Kennard and Bristol Hicks scored and Scadden advanced to third to make it 11-0. Brianna Meyer hit a squib in front of the plate and was safe to load the bases. Paizlee Norman walked to force in a run to make it 12-0. Hayley Yost singled to left as Faustlin scored to make it 13-0.
Maryville could not answer in the third as Mallory Culp singled, only to be forced out at second by center fielder Rylee Scadden after an apparent single to center by Haleigh Jackson.
Khloe Burns and Piper Gray walked to start Northeast Nodaway’s third. Ashlynn Kennard popped out, but Addi Thummel singled to load the bases. Maddy Faustlin grounded into a force at third, but Khloe Burns scored to make it 14-0.
Maryville finally answered to start the fourth as Addisyn Jenson-Pleasance doubled. Harper Poston reached first on an error, and Faye Hornickel walked to load the bases. Kamryn Spire was plunked to force in a run to make it 14-1. With the bases loaded and nobody out, anything could happen, but Brianna Meyer struck out Jayden Joe for the first out, battling back from a 3-0 count. Mallory Culp grounded into a force at home as Maddy Faustlin cut her down from short. Haleigh Jackson walked to force in a run to make it 14-2, but Jorden Engle grounded out to Faustlin to end the threat.
Paizlee Norman reached on a dropped pop fly to start Northeast Nodaway’s fourth. Kiley Yost singled to left and Emma Vicker walked to load the bases. Khloe Burns walked to force in a run to make it 15-2. Piper Gray singled in Kiley Yost to make it 16-2. Ashlynn Kennard grounded into a force at third. Khloe Burns was out, but Emma Vicker scored to end the game and send Northeast Nodaway home early.
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