On Tuesday, Stroudsburg softball lost against Emmaus 3-2, but not all was lost.
The Mountaineers played hard, kept up with the Hornets throughout the game, and lost by a walk-off in the end.
Jordan Cook, ’27, says, ” It’s impressive knowing that Emmaus has always been a strong team. We should be proud that our game was only 2-3 instead of 1-11 like last year.”
She added how the team has grown: “Our team has improved so much since last year, taking wins away from Lehigh Valley teams that beat and/or mercied us. We’ve broken years of winning streaks for teams like Easton and Northampton, who’s been beating us since 2016.”
These are the stats for the game:
Stroudsburg Pitcher: Jordan Cook, ‘27, 2 strikeouts.
Emmaus Pitcher: Mari Eiswerth, ‘27, 12 strikeouts.
Strousburg-Maddie “Maddog” Perez, ‘26, went 2 for 3.
Emmaus-Abigail Derr went 2 for 3.
This is the scoring summary from the game:
Top 1st inning: Izzy Molinero,‘25, scored: 1-0 Stroudsburg.
Bottom 4th: A Ground ball to Elena Trotter, ‘25, allows a player on Emmaus to tie the score 1-1.
Top 7th: Morgan Callender, ‘27, scores on a passed ball: 2-1 Stroudsburg.
7th: Abigail Derr doubles on a fly ball to Elena Trotter, ‘25. 1 run scores: 3-2 Emmaus.
Cook,’27, is on Pocono record for the athlete of the week for her amazing performance against East Stroudsburg North. She threw a no-hitter with five strikeouts and two walks in a 9-0 win over North. Go vote for her.
This now brings the Mountaineers 5-3 for the regular season.
Their next game is today at Stroudsburg against William Allen High School at 4 p.m.
