Lady Tigers romp in sectional opener
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Morgan Hungerford bangs out one of her 4 hits during the Lady Tigers sectional win over visiting Avoca this afternoon.
Pounding out 19 hits, No. 3 seed Lyndonville romped to a 18-0 victory over visiting No. 6 Avoca this afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class D1 playoffs.
Home runs by Rebekah Hoffee and Aubrey Lewis along with 3 doubles by winning pitcher Maddy Boyle, 2 doubles and a triple by Morgan Hungerford and 2 doubles by Kaitlyn Albone highlighted the Lyndonville attack.
Boyle and Hungerford both went 4 for 4 on the day as Albone had 3 hits and Hoffee, Lewis and Haley Wetherbee 2 each. Albone drove in a total of 5 runs and Lewis 4.
In the circle, Boyle scattered 5 hits and struck out 7.
Lyndonville’s Aubrey Lewis dives back into first base as Avoca’s Miranda Heard waits for the throw.
Leading 2-0, Lyndonville broke the contest open with a big 8 run second inning. Doubles by Boyle, Hungerford and Lewis highlighted that uprising.
The Lady Tigers tacked on 4 runs in both the third and fourth frames. Hoffee had a home run and Hungerford a triple in the third. Boyle, Albone and Hungerford then all had doubles in the fourth.
Improving to 14-4, Lyndonville will next face the winner of the No. 10 Hammondsport vs. No. 2 Romulus game in the semifinals on Tuesday.
