RABURN FANS SEVEN FOR HAWKS IN THE CIRCLE AGAINST NO. 4 BEARS

NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College softball team hosted their final contests at home this year during the regular season Tuesday at Ta-Ha-Zouka Park in Norfolk against No. 4 Des Moines Area Community College. The Hawks fell in a tightly-contested Game 1 by a final score of 3-2 and dropped Game 2, 12-1.

Northeast (20-29, 8-16 ICCAC) took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning of the first showdown of the day after Allie Funderburk (Starke, Fla.) singled to score Rachel Hobbs (Hoskins, Neb.) and Malika Monroe (Valentine, Neb.) singled to plate Talia Bandt (Grand Island, Neb.). Isabel Raburn (Holdrege, Neb.) was dominant in the circle as she held the nationally-ranked Bears to just eight hits and struck out seven different batters.

Game 2 was a different story for the Hawks as the bats for DMACC got going, but Hobbs did drive in another run in the fourth inning to continue her hot streak of late at the plate. Northeast will have a quick turnaround as they will compete in their final non-conference series of the season in a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. tomorrow in Columbus, Nebraska against Central Community College.

STAT SHEET GAME 1:

Allie Funderburk (Starke, Fla.): 1-3, RBI

Malika Monroe (Valentine, Neb.): 1-3, RBI

Isabel Raburn (Holdrege, Neb.): 7 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 7 K

STAT SHEET GAME 2:

Rachel Hobbs (Hoskins, Neb.): 0-1, RBI

Lauren Marker (Kearney, Neb.): 1-2, R

Rachel Hobbs (Hoskins, Neb.): 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 4 K

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Softball Coach Erin Sharpe on the performance from Isabel Raburn in the circle today:

"She's a competitor," Sharpe said. "She is not afraid to go at batters that have proven themselves. She was hitting spots and worked the zone."

Sharpe on heading to Columbus tomorrow:

"If we compete like we competed in Game 1 today, we should walk away pretty happy tomorrow," Sharpe said. "Getting some non-conference games in to break up our conference schedule is something I am looking forward to."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will take on Central Community College at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. tomorrow in Columbus, Nebraska.

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