NEttes clash with Lady wolves for bi-district

The Sudan Nettes’ varsity softball team clashed with the Colorado City Lady Wolves on Thursday in the program’s first ever play-off appearance, falling to the Lady Wolves in the 2A Bi-district round, 10-5.

With the loss, the Nettes finish the season with an overall record of 11-11.

Alexis Martinez took the circle to start the game for Colorado City, as Haylee Toscano led things off for Sudan with a double over Lyla Ramon in left field. Blessy Montes followed it up with an RBIdouble to left-center field, as the Nettes jumped out in front early, 1-0. Angie Thorn struck out swinging for out number one and Laynee Jennings hit a short line out to KK Epperson at third for out number two.

However, Daniella Ramirez blasted a two-run homerun to leftcenter field, stretching their lead to, 3- 0, before Trinity Love popped up to Aj Goodney at shortstop to retire the side.

Blessy Montes took the circle for Sudan in the bottom half of the first inning.

Bryanna Munoz had a pop up fall behind Ramirez at second base, bringing on Caitlyn Correa as the courtesy runner for the catcher. Correa was canned at second base by Kalissa Harris on a steal attempt; Toscano was there for the tag for out number one. Martinez would rope a double to the leftfield fence to put a runner on for the Lady Wolves and Goodney singled to Lexi Jennings at third, as Martinez advanced to third on the throw, putting runners on the corners with one out.

Goodney broke for second on a pitch and the throw down to second by Harris was cut off by Toscano and thrown back to the plate, but the throw was off the mark allowing two runs to score, trimming the lead to, 3-2. Montes got Mia Obenhaus to strike out swinging for out number two, but Taelynn Oden had a double fall in right-center field to give Colorado City another base runner. Montes would recover, as she got Ramon to pop up to Harris on the plate to end the inning.

In the top of the second inning, Lilly Sanchez grounded out to Goodney at shortstop for out number one and Lexi Jennings struck out looking for out number two, but Harris singled off of the glove of Martinez in the circle on a line drive and Toscano hit a grounder to Epperson at third, who went to second on the fielder’s choice, but the throw was bobbled, leaving runners at first and second with two outs for the Nettes.

Montes hit an RBI-single under the glove of Epperson at third to stretch the lead to, 4-2, but a few plays later, Toscano was thrown out at third by Munoz trying to steal to retire the side.

The Sudan defense came out strong in the bottom half of the second, as Alyssa Woodell laid down a bunt on the first-base side that was fielded by Montes and thrown to first for the out. Epperson singled to right field, but Montes got Avery English to strike out swinging for out number two and she got Munoz to pop up to Laynee Jennings in foul territory at first to end the inning.

The score remained, 4-2, until the bottom of the fourth inning when Ramon led things off for the Lady Wolves with a triple to leftcenter field. Montes got Woodell to pop up to Ramirez at second base for out number one, but Epperson followed it up with an RBI-double to left-center field, cutting the lead to, 4-3.

English singled to center field to put runners on the corners, but Munoz popped up on the firstbase line, as Harris made a diving catch for out number two. English took second on a pitch, before Martinez roped a two-RBI double to the center-field fence to give Colorado City the lead, 5-4.

Goodney followed it up with a two-run homerun to left-center field, pushing their lead to, 7-4, before Montes got Obenhaus to strike out looking to end the inning.

KK Loyd relieved Martinez in the circle, as Martinez slid over to first base in place of Obenhaus.

Loyd got the Nettes to go down in order in the top of the fifth inning, and in the bottom half of the fifth, Oden popped up to Ramirez at second base for out number one, but Ramon singled past Toscano at shortstop and Woodell hit a sacrifice grounder to Toscano at shortstop, who got the out at first, as Ramon advanced to third on the play with two outs.

Epperson hit an RBI-single to shortstop that was bobbled by Toscano, making the score, 8-4. Montes would get English to pop up to Toscano at shortstop to end the inning.

Sudan was kept quiet in the top of the sixth and when Colorado City returned to the plate in the home-half of the inning, Munoz led off with a solo homerun to left field, pushing their lead to, 9-4. Martinez lined out to Ramirez at second base for out number one, but Goodney followed it up with a solo homerun to left field to make the score, 10-4.

Lloyd had a short pop up fall between the circle and first base, but Oden flew out to Sanchez in left field for out number two. Ramon singled to center field and the runners advanced to second and third on a throwing error by Love into the infield. However, they would be stranded on base, as Montes got Woodell to pop up to Laynee Jennings in foul territory at first base to end the inning.

The Nettes came to the plate in the top of the seventh needing five runs to play on. Sanchez drew a lead-off walk, but Lexi Jennings struck out swinging for out number one. Sanchez took second on a bad throw back to the pitcher that rolled into center field, but Harris grounded out to Goodney at shortstop for out number two.

Toscano knocked an RBI-single into right field and took second on the throw home, but Montes popped up to Martinez in foul territory at first base to end the game, as Sudan fell to the Lady Wolves, 10-5.

Montes pitched a complete game for the Nettes, giving up 11 hits and 10 runs, two earned, while earning four strikeouts.