Quattrocchi deals a no-hitter; Norwich softball earns first win of season
Norwich’s Madalyn Quattrocchi celebrates with her team after throwing a no-hitter in the 16-0 victory against Harpursville. (Submitted Photo)
HARPURSVILLE – The Norwich Purple Tornado softball team traveled to Harpursville for a non-league match-up on Monday afternoon. The game couldn’t have gone any better for the Purple Tornado as they looked good all around from on the mound to up to bat. Norwich breathed a big sigh of relief as they picked up their first win of the season with a 16-0 shutout victory. Norwich scored 16 runs on eight hits and also took advantage of Harpursville’s defensive errors.
While Norwich looked good offensively, Madalyn Quattrocchi, who was honored before the game as the lone senior during Harpursville’s senior recognition, pitched a gem with a no-hitter, just allowing four base runners by a walk, hit by pitch, and two errors. She also struck out eight batters in the win.
Norwich got on the board in the first inning with two runs and added on with seven runs in both the third and fourth innings. Loralee Brown drew a lead-off walk before stealing second and third during the next at-bat. She came in to score on Emma Palmer’s groundout RBI. The second run scored on an error.
Norwich scored seven runs on two hits in the third inning. Emma Palmer grounded out to drive in a run and Caitin Wetterhahn followed up with an RBI single and came in to score on a passed ball. Zayley Thomas also scored on a passed ball as Siennah Bresee drove in a run on a fielder’s choice. Erin McCarthy grounded out to bring in another run and Bresee came in to score on a wild pitch before the end of the inning.
Seven more runs were scored in the top of the fourth inning as Ava-Rose Cirigliano reached base to start on a dropped third strike and Emma Palmer followed with an infield single. Both came in to score on Caitlin Wetterhahn’s RBI single to left field. Wetterhahn scored on a passed ball as Erin McCarthy drove in a run on a groundout. Loralee Brown kept things rolling with two outs on a RBI single to left field and Cirigliano drove in a run on a single to center. Brown finished 1-for-2 and had two RBIs, along with Emma Palmer and Erin McCarthy. Caitlin Wetterhahn went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs in the win.
Norwich (1-10) felt good about that one and looks to keep its momentum going forward as they host Chenango Valley this evening at 5 p.m.
Box Score: R H E
NO:
2-0-7-7-0 16 8 2
HA:
0-0-0-0-0 0 0 2
While Norwich looked good offensively, Madalyn Quattrocchi, who was honored before the game as the lone senior during Harpursville’s senior recognition, pitched a gem with a no-hitter, just allowing four base runners by a walk, hit by pitch, and two errors. She also struck out eight batters in the win.
Norwich got on the board in the first inning with two runs and added on with seven runs in both the third and fourth innings. Loralee Brown drew a lead-off walk before stealing second and third during the next at-bat. She came in to score on Emma Palmer’s groundout RBI. The second run scored on an error.
Norwich scored seven runs on two hits in the third inning. Emma Palmer grounded out to drive in a run and Caitin Wetterhahn followed up with an RBI single and came in to score on a passed ball. Zayley Thomas also scored on a passed ball as Siennah Bresee drove in a run on a fielder’s choice. Erin McCarthy grounded out to bring in another run and Bresee came in to score on a wild pitch before the end of the inning.
Seven more runs were scored in the top of the fourth inning as Ava-Rose Cirigliano reached base to start on a dropped third strike and Emma Palmer followed with an infield single. Both came in to score on Caitlin Wetterhahn’s RBI single to left field. Wetterhahn scored on a passed ball as Erin McCarthy drove in a run on a groundout. Loralee Brown kept things rolling with two outs on a RBI single to left field and Cirigliano drove in a run on a single to center. Brown finished 1-for-2 and had two RBIs, along with Emma Palmer and Erin McCarthy. Caitlin Wetterhahn went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs in the win.
Norwich (1-10) felt good about that one and looks to keep its momentum going forward as they host Chenango Valley this evening at 5 p.m.
Box Score: R H E
NO:
2-0-7-7-0 16 8 2
HA:
0-0-0-0-0 0 0 2
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