NHS softball: Tigers put up solid numbers in '11

Friday, October 21, 2011

By Jason Peake

Daily Mail Sports Editor

The Nevada High School softball team went 21-6 this season for Head Coach Tammy Holcomb and Assistant Coach Ryan Talley.

And one look at the season statistics shows that the Tigers got nice contributions from its entire lineup.

Junior pitcher Christian Novak went 21-6 on the season and pitched 168 innings. She allowed just 23 earned runs in 27 games. Novak finished the season with an 0.89 ERA. She struck out 233, walked 43, and allowed 101 hits. Novak and the Tigers had 12 shutouts on the season.

Offensively, several Tigers had stellar seasons.

Senior catcher Nikki O'Bryan led the Tigers with a .528 batting average. O'Bryan had a team-high 47 hits in 89 at-bats. She scored a team-high 36 runs. Other team leaders in hits were Tiffani Long with 34, Mackenzie Pritchett with 32, and Olivia Culbertson and Tori Dahmer had 27 hits apiece. A senior, Long led the team with 35 RBIs. Long also led the Tigers with six home runs and also led the team in slugging percentage (.744). Olivia Culbertson, also a senior, had 25 RBIs and Ashley Shumaker drove in 20 runs. Culbertson also hit four homers and had seven doubles. Pritchett led the team with 11 sac bunts.

Nevada outscored its opponents 185-57 this season.

Quite a run

In the last two seasons combined, the Tigers have gone 44-11.

Of course, the 2010 team went 23-5, and won a state title. The softball program has now earned back-to-back district titles, two-straight sectional titles, a final eight appearance and a state championship.

2011 Team leaders

Batting average -- O'Bryan .528; Pritchett .427; Long .415; Dahmer .325; O. Culbertson .321.

Hits -- O'Bryan 47; Long 34; Pritchett 32; O. Culbertson 27; Dahmer 27, Shumaker 22; Barker 20, Victoria Culbertson 12, JaLynn Heckadon 11.

Runs scored -- O'Bryan 36; Pritchett 28; Long 24; O. Culbertson 23; Shumaker 21.

Doubles -- Dahmer 8; O'Bryan 7; O. Culbertson 7.

Triples -- O'Bryan 6, Long 3.

Home runs -- Long 6, O. Culbertson 4, Barker 2, Shumaker 2.

RBIs -- Long 35, O. Culbertson 25, Shumaker 20, Dahmer 17, Pritchett 15.

Walks -- Pritchett 12, O'Bryan 11, O. Culbertson 10.

OBP -- O'Bryan .588, Pritchett .511, Long .478, Dahmer .356.

Slugging percentage -- Long .744, O'Bryan .742, O. Culbertson .548.

Pitching-- Novak -- 27 games, 21 wins, 6 losses, 168 innings pitched, 57R, 23ER, 0.89 ERA, 233K, 101H, 43BB.

2011 season results

Beat Clinton 11-0

Beat Camdenton 5-0

Beat Skyline 8-6

Beat Waynesville 8-0

Beat Branson 1-0

Beat Archie 4-0

Beat Seneca 7-4

Beat Lamar 11-0

Lost to Mac County 5-0

Beat El Dorado Springs 2-1

Beat East Newton 17-0

Beat Monett 8-1

Beat Butler 10-0

Lost to Mac County 5-4

Beat Carthage 7-0

Beat Bolivar 8-0

Beat Pleasant Hill 8-4

Lost to Webb City 3-2

Lost Kearney 4-0

Beat Aurora 8-0

Lost to Mac County 8-7

Beat Carl Junction 9-1

Beat Fort Osage 11-7

Beat Strafford 5-0

Beat Bolivar 4-1

Beat Monett 18-1

Lost to Sullivan 6-2.

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