VELOCITY SOFTBALL

On a beautiful September Saturday, Velocity 18U Showcase visited the 2024 Region III NJCAA Champions and 2023 NJCAA National Runners-Up Corning Red Barons. The Velocity emerged victorious in Game 1 of the double header by a score of 9-8 after falling behind 5-0 after two innings.

Game Highlights:

• Rowan Hennessy (3-3, 1 RBI) and AJ McIntyre (2-2, 3 RBIs) powered the Velocity offense in the comeback victory.
• After surrendering five runs in the first two innings, Abigail Lakie settled down for the complete game win. Her 112th pitch, a 2-2 changeup with the tying run on third, was watched by the Red Baron batter for strike three.

Inning Breakdown:

• Bottom of the 1st: Corning opens the scoring with two runs on three hits. A leadoff double, followed by a single would drive in the first run of the game. The Red Barons would add one more run on a passed ball dropped third strike following a triple by the cleanup hitter.
• Bottom of the 2nd: Corning would add two more runs to its lead with a solo home run and a passed ball allowing the runner to score from third.
• Top of the 3rd: The Velocity would answer with three runs of their own in the inning. A double by AJ McIntyre would score two runs. She would later score on a ground out by Addison Van Lare.
• Top of the 4th: Velocity takes the lead for good following a five run outburst. Singles by Abigail Lakie and Kalli Meyer, followed by a Corning error would load the bases. Singles by Rowan Hennessy and AJ McIntyre would tie the game at five. The Velocity would then add on three more runs via an error, RBI groundout by Analia Baker and a single by Davida Jackson.
• Bottom of the 4th: Corning would pull with in one run by plating two runs in the bottom of the 4th. Two Velocity errors, two walks and a single contributed to the inning.
• The teams would exchange solo runs in the top of the 5th and the bottom of the sixth innings.

Pitching Notes:

• Abigail Lakie earned the win, pitching a complete game six innings. The right hander surrender eight runs (three earned) on eight hits. She walkewd five batters and struck out four.
• Corning Red Barons as a team used two pitchers. Their starter gave up eight runs (four earned) on nine hits in four innings of work.