Tigers keep rolling with win over Lone Tree

NEW LONDON ? The New London softball team upped its record to 5-1 with a 7-4 win over Lone Tree last night.

The Tigers had only one fielding error in the contest, but they took advantage of three Lone Tree errors to score their seven runs on six hits.

Lone Tree had six hits of its own, however, and the teams took turns scoring. The Tigers got on the board first with a run in the bottom of the opening inning, but the Lions answered with two runs in the top of the second. New London tied the score with another run in the third, but again Lone Tree took a lead with two runs in the fourth.

The Tigers took the lead back for good with two runs in the fifth and added some insurance with a three-run sixth.

?We showed a lot of character coming back and winning that game tonight,? Coach Troy Mears said. ?I?m proud of my team for their efforts.?

Pitcher Bria Mears got the win and is also 5-1 on the season. She went seven innings, allowing six hits for four runs (three earned). She struck out three and walked five.

At the plate, Sami Koontz was 2-for-4 with two runs scored; Mears went 1-for-2 with a triple and three RBIs; Victoria Noel had two stolen bases and scored two runs; Caitlin Chiri had a double, an RBI and a run scored; and Charley Lorber, Jorgi Krieger and Sarah Holtkamp each had added one RBI.

The New London game scheduled for tonight at Van Buren was postponed; the Tigers will play Saturday at the Cedar Rapids Jefferson Tournament at 10 a.m.