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Softball Falls To Fifth-Ranked Aggies

Winding up for the pitch, Gracie Fowler.

Gracie Fowler winding up for the pitch.The National Park College (NPC) Nighthawk softball team (7-13) dropped its NJCAA Region 2 series against No. 5 Murray State College Sunday, dropping a 9-1 decision in game one and falling, 8-3, in game two.

A back-and-forth ballgame got away from the Nighthawks in game one. After the Aggies took a 1-0 lead in the second inning, NPC tied the game in the top of the third inning with freshman second baseman Taylor Ashbrook (Fort Worth, Texas) scoring on a passed ball. Murray State College’s bats erupted afterward, regaining the lead and scoring eight runs over the next four innings to achieve victory.

Sophomore lefthander Cameron Person (Bonham, Texas) got the start for NPC, allowing four runs on seven hits with one strikeout over three and one-third innings. Ashbrook, sophomore third baseman Katie Branch (Waco, Texas), sophomore right fielder Aubree Goodnight (Benton) and freshman center fielder Tayler Southern (Winnsboro, Louisiana) finished with one hit apiece at the plate in the loss.

The Aggies’ hot hitting continued in game two, taking a 7-0 lead through five innings. In the top of the sixth inning, freshman pinch hitter Karlee Marrall (Perryville) lit up the scoreboard for NPC with a solo home run. Later in the inning, freshman pitcher Gracie Fowler (Texarkana) added a two-run home run, but it was not enough to turn the tide in defeat.

Fowler allowed four runs on five hits over two and two-thirds innings in the start for NPC. Ashbrook set theTaylor Ashbrook at bat. tone at the top of the lineup, leading the Nighthawks with three hits in four at bats.

NPC plays host to Arkansas State University-Mountain Home in an NJCAA Region 2 double header Thursday, March 14, beginning at 12 p.m. The games will be streamed live on the Nighthawk Network.

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