Lady Wave remain undefeated in GWOC play
Greenville uses fifth inning offensive barrage
By George Starks

GREENVILLE- With the temperatures falling faster than flies in a freezer, the Greenville Lady Wave offense was almost the equivalent.

Holding a 4-1 lead going into the home half of the fifth, Greenville was struggling at the plate.

The fifth inning was the deal breaker.

Allison Minnich got the inning started with a lead-off double and would later score the first run of the inning.

Not only did Minnich get the fifth inning party started, she ended in.

The Wave first baseman cracked the game winning hit, an RBI double scoring the runs that would prove to be the back breaker of the Avaitors.

When senior Brionna Greer crossed the plate, the Wave had notched an 11-1 GWOC North victory in a five inning run rule contest.

“She’s a good kid that hits the ball hard,” said Wave coach Jerrod Newland. “Her, Petry and Kester are all good players and it makes Lady Wave softball what it is.”

From top to bottom, Greenville got production from nearly everyone in the line-up, including two big hits from the nine hole hitter, Ashton Kester.

“It was great tonight,” said Newland. “Everyone that plays gets opportunities and does it. That’s all you can ask for as a coach.”

Greenville got on the board in the first when junior pitcher Ally Russell led the game of with a double to left center.

Russell would later score on an RBI ground out to shot by Minnich.

The Wave would notch three more in the second, highlighted by a two run double from Russell, scoring freshman Alli Hill and Kester.

Russell would then score on an RBI single from Minnich.

Butler would notch its lone run in the top of the third with one out.

The Aviators would eventually strand two, both in scoring position, as Russell would get a ground ot and a strikeout to end the frame.

Coming off a 2-1 tournament weekend in Ashland in the Wendy’s Classic, with the lone loss coming at the hands of the Mount St. Dominic Lions in a 5-2 loss.

“We came home winning two straight in Ashland and we got back to the business at hand,” said Newland. “It’s all about winning those 10 league games and today was number three.”

On the mound, it wasn’t a near perfect performance by Russell as the Wave junior struggled at times.

Even when it seem things were going south for Russell, the Wave defense stood tall behind her.

“She came out and threw her ‘B’ game today,” said Newland. “She was able to keep us in it though. She kept them off balance and we made the plays behind her and as a coach, that’s all you can ask for.”

Now 9-2 overall, the Wave was scheduled to play Tuesday at Butler, weather permitting, amidst the threat of snow.