Athens Plates Nine Runs In Fifth Inning To Blow Open Pitcher's Duel In 10-0 Win Over Tioga
By: Tim Birney / May 13, 2024 / Photo: Tim Birney
ATHENS - A pitcher's duel for 4 1/2 innings, Athens poured nine runs across the plate in the home half of the fifth inning to close out a 10-0 five-inning win over Tioga here Monday afternoon in non-league softball action.
"It was a very solid night and just a great team effort," said Athens coach Brian Wendela. "We hit the ball real hard for the first few innings, but Tioga made some really nice plays.
"The fifth inning was big … Maddie Hiley came up huge to clear the bases with a gap-double to pick us up yet again," noted Wendela. "I think that got the momentum going."
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Tim Birney
Tim Birney is the founder / owner of River Road Media Group. He was born and raised in the Valley, graduating from Waverly High School in 1984.
Birney earned an Associate's Degree in Journalism from SUNY Morrisville in 1986 and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Public Relations from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1988. He began his newspaper career at The Daily Review in Towanda in 1989, before moving on to The Evening Times in 1995. He spent more than 10 years at the Times, the last four as Managing Editor.
River Road Media Group includes five sites in "The Sports Reports" family that cover 24 school districts in five counties: Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020); Northern Tier West Sports Report (March 15, 2021) Southern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 16, 2021).
