Lady Vikings get key SOC win over Northwest despite walkfest
- Staff
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McDERMOTT — Remember the song by Aerosmith when Steven Tyler sang, “Walk this way. Walk this way.”
In a game that featured a small strike zone that led to 19 walks, the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings outlasted the Northwest Lady Mohawks 16-12 on Monday in a key Southern Ohio Conference 2 game.
The Lady Vikings gave up 10 walks and Northwest allowed 9 free passes.
With the win, Symmes Valley moved to 5-0 in the SOC with Northwest falling to 5-2.
“It wasn’t pretty on either side, but it was a conference win and a big conference win. We’ll take it,” said Lady Vikings coach Jeff “Odie” Estep.
The Lady Vikings took a 6-0 lead in the first inning.
Brenna Tibbs and Lindsey Freeman walked, Marley Ferguson had an RBI double, Emma Ridenour walked, a wild pitch scored a run and Kaycee Thompson hit a 2-run sacrifice fly. Natalie Simpson walked and Autumn Justice reached on an error for a run and Addi Ridenour had an RBI single.
Northwest scored 4 runs in the bottom of the inning only to have Symmes Valley get a run in the second inning on a hit by Ferguson, Emma Ridenour walked and Simpson reached on an error.
After Northwest made it 7-6 in the bottom of the second, the Lady Vikings got 3 runs in the third to lead 10-6.
Ferguson and Emma Ridenour singled, moved up on a wild pitch and Alyssa Waugh was safe on an error for 2 runs and another error scored Waugh.
The lead went 14-7 in the fourth inning.
Addie Ridenour singled and Tibbs tripled for a run, Freeman reached on an error and Ferguson doubled for a run. Emma Ridenour was safe on an error for a run and Waugh hit a sacrifice fly.
A run scored in the fifth when Justice, Tibbs and Freeman all singled.
Northwest (12-3) got 2 runs in the bottom of the fifth and the Lady Vikings got an insurance run in the top of the seventh when Tibbs reached on an error and scored when Ferguson reached on an error.
The Lady Vikings had 12 hits as Ferguson went 4-6 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI, Tibbs 3-5 with a triple and an RBI, Addi Ridenour 2-5, Hawk 1-2, Thompson 1-4, and Emma Ridenour and Freeman 1-5.
Sym. Valley 613 410 1 = 16 12 3
Northwest 420 120 3 = 12 8 8
Brenna Tibbs, Addy Hawk (1), Tibbs (6) and Kaycee Thompson. Annika Carpenter and Lauren Copp. W-Hawk (IP-4.1, H-4, R-5, ER-5, K-7, BB-6). Tibbs (IP-0.2, H-4, R-7, ER-3, K-4, BB-4). Carpenter (IP-7.0, H-12, R-16, ER-9, K-5, BB-7). Hitting-Symmes Valley: Marley Ferguson 4-6 3-RBI 2-2B, Brenna Tibbs 3-5 RBI 3B, Addi Ridenour 2-5, Addy Hawk 1-2, Kaycee Thompson 1-4, Emma Ridenour 1-5, Lindsey Freeman 1-5; Northwest: Kendra Bostwick 2-4, Mollyann Runyon 2-2 HR, Kamryn Journey 1-4, Annika Carpenter 1-3, Karleigh South 1-4 2B.
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