Auburndale teams host Pittsville on Tuesday

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

ATHENS — The Auburndale softball and baseball teams were swept in nonconference games at Athens on Monday.

The Auburndale softball team lost 13-1, and the baseball team was defeated 8-2.

Athens scored three times in the first and second innings and put the game away with a seven-run third to win the softball contest.

Auburndale (5-10) was held to four hits, and Hannah Bolder scored the lone run.

In the baseball game, Athens scored three times in the first and fifth innings to pull away.

Auburndale (3-8) had only four hits. Mason Kollross drove in one run, and Collin Hawkins had a double for the Apaches.

Both Auburndale teams will host Pittsville on Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. in Marawood Conference South Division games.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Softball

Bluejays 13, Apaches 1

Auburndale 010 00 – 1 4

Athens 337 0x – 13 7

Athens statistics not provided.

LP: Rachael Bolder.

SO: R. Bolder (2 1/3 inn.) 0, Robyn Brokish (1 2/3 inn.) 0. BB: R. Bolder 6, Brokish 4.

Records: Auburndale 5-10; Athens 12-5.

—

Baseball

Bluejays 8, Apaches 2

Auburndale 110 000 0 – 2 4

Athens 310 031 x – 8 11

Athens statistics not provided.

LP: Aaron Willfahrt.

SO: A. Willfahrt (5 inn.) 5, Caleb Weinfurter (1 inn.) 0. BB: A. Willfahrt 3, Weinfurter 0.

Top hitters: A, Collin Hawkins 2B; Mason Kollross 1×3, RBI.

Records: Auburndale 3-8; Athens 9-2.