Softball: CCC Splits Sunday Twin Bill

The Central Community College softball split a doubleheader with Southeast Community College on Sunday in Beatrice. A recap of both games is below. CCC is 18-13 on the season and will return to action on Tuesday with a pair of road games against the Concordia JV. Game times are at 5 and 7 p.m. in Seward. On Sunday, the Raiders will host a twin bill with the Mount Marty University JV. Game times are 1 and 3 p.m. at Raider Field.

Game 1: CCC 6  SCC 4

The Raiders held the Bobcats scoreless through five innings and built a 5-0 lead before Southeast mounted a comeback. The Bobcats scored a pair of runs in the sixth inning to trail 5-2. CCC scored its last run in the top of the seventh inning to extend its lead to 6-2. Southeast scored two more runs in the bottom of the seventh, but the rally came to a halt and CCC survived, 6-4.

Addison Kudron pitched all seven innings for CCC to secure the win. Brianne Lawver (pictured) scored a pair of runs and batted in two. On the other side, SCC hurler Kendyl Schmitz struck out nine CCC batters.

Game 2: SCC 7  CCC 6

The Bobcats staged a successful rally in the nightcap as they scored a pair runs in the bottom of the eighth to post a 7-6 victory. The Raiders scored four runs in the third inning and added another in the fifth inning. Southeast scored two runs in the fourth inning and belted three in the bottom of the seventh to tie the contest, 5-5. CCC went up 6-5 in the top of the eighth before Southeast scored the winning runs.

CCC pitcher Andrea Palmer struck out five Bobcat batters over six innings before taking the loss. Haley Johnson, McKinna Moats and Jaidyn Walford each logged a homerun.

"This past week we started to see more consistency in our lineup," said CCC head coach Caitlin Simon. "There are still things to clean up, but I am proud of the focus the team has put on hitting. Defensively, when our pitchers are doing their job, we need to have a better approach and keep things simple."