Chiefs, Corning post first win

Chiefs, Corning post first win

(Clermont, Florida) -  Waubonsee Community College downed Marshalltown (IA) Community College 4-3 in walkoff fashion to get their first win of the season. The Chiefs triumph also marked the first career coaching victory for new head coach Kristen Corning. Claire Avery's bases-loaded single in the bottom of the seventh drove home the winning run for Waubonsee (1-10) after Marshalltown had tied the game by pushing across a run in the top half of the frame. Ally Miller led off the bottom of the seventh with a single to center. Three batters later Avery knocked her in with a sharp single past Marshalltown's shortstop. Brittany Thomas finished the game with a pair of hits, including a triple. Megan Arcivar and Tori Isom also had two hits apiece, while Miller drove in Waubonsee's first two runs of the game. Nicole Krupp got the victory in the circle going all seven innings, allowing just three hits while striking out five and walking three. The Chiefs recorded 10 hits, but stranded 14 runners in the contest.