2024-25 WNCC Lady Cougar Softball News
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WNCC softball picks up two wins against Lamar on Tuesday
April 08, 2025The Western Nebraska Community College softball team captured their fifth-straight win as the Cougars topped Lamar Community College in a pair of conference games Tuesday at Volunteer Field. Game one saw Sierra Hilgner finish with two hits with three RBIs in the 8-3 win. Game two saw Randi Mitchell get a double and triple and the Cougars pounded out 13 hits in registering the 12-2, five-inning win. The win moves WNCC to 15-21 overall and 6-6 in conference play. It was the Cougars fifth straight win as they get ready to entertain Northeastern Junior College on Friday in a key conference slate. Mitchell, who went 4-for-5 on the day with two doubles and a triple, said Tuesday’s wins along with the five-game win streak is key as the Cougars continue building for the regional tournament. -
WNCC breaks scoring record with 40 runs in a game
April 07, 2025It was a record-setting day for the Western Nebraska Community College softball team as they picked up a pair of non-conference wins over Ft. Hays Tech Northwest on Monday. The first game saw Kayli Cooper toss a 2-hitter and the Cougars earned the 8-0 win in just five innings on a walk-off 2-run single my Mykah Klumpp. The second game saw the Cougars break the school record for runs in a game when they Cougars won 40-4 in a five-inning contest. The previous record was 32 runs that was scored against McCook a few years ago. WNCC pounded out 41 hits in the contest with doubles from Randi Mitchell, Jenika Fuentes, and Sierra Hilgner. Mitchell also had a triple, while Klumpp had a first-inning 3-run home run.
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WNCC softball splits one-run games on Friday with Otero
March 28, 2025Friday’s Western Nebraska Community College and Otero College conference softball games were one-run games with each team claiming a victory in thrilling fashion. Game one saw Otero jump to a 7-1 lead and then held on after a Cougar seventh-inning comeback attempt to capture the first game 7-6. The second contest saw WNCC score five runs in the fifth and sixth innings and then played some tough seventh-inning defense in posting the 8-7 win. The Cougars will be back in action on April 7 and 8 when they host a pair of doubleheaders. WNCC will host Ft. Hays Technical Northwest on Monday, April 7 and then face Lamar Community College on Tuesday, April 8. Both games were contests that were postponed from earlier in the season. Kallie Stocking, who got the pitching win in the second game, said they need to utilize the way they played on Friday for the remainder of the season.
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WNCC softball team drops two conference games to Otero
March 27, 2025The Western Nebraska Community College and Otero College softball teams soaked up the warm weather Thursday at Volunteer Field and it was the Otero bats that were hot as the Rattlers claimed the conference doubleheader. The first game saw Otero score nine runs in the third and fourth innings and that was the difference as the Rattlers won 13-10. The second game was a good pitcher’s dual as the two teams played strong in the circle and on the defense. In the end, Otero snuck out with the 4-1 win.
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WNCC softball goes 1-3 against Trinidad over the weekend
March 23, 2025TRINIDAD, Colo. – The Western Nebraska Community College softball team opened conference play at Trinidad State College over the weekend and played some competitive games, including two extra-inning contests. WNCC managed one win over the weekend when they topped Trinidad State 8-5 on Sunday in game one, while falling in the other three games 11-3 and 6-5 in nine innings on Saturday, and then dropping a thrilling 12-11, nine-inning contest on Sunday. WNCC will be back in action this weekend at home against Otero College. Sunday’s two games were dramatic, to say the least. WNCC captured game one by scoring at least a run in five of the seven innings.
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WNCC softball falls twice to Yavapai on Tuesday
March 11, 2025PRESCOTT, Ariz. – The Western Nebraska Community College softball team wrapped up their Arizona trip dropping a pair of games to Yavapai College on Tuesday. The first game saw WNCC manage just two hits as Yavapai earned the 9-1 win. The second game saw WNCC limited to just two hits as Yavapai scored in all four innings for the 11-0 win.
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WNCC softball falls to Arizona Western
March 10, 2025YUMA, Arizona – The Western Nebraska Community College softball team battled Arizona Western before falling in a doubleheader 7-1 and 8-7. The first game saw the Cougars score first before Arizona Western plated seven runs to get the 7-1 win. The second game was a lot closer as WNCC was up early before allowing five late runs in the 8-7 game. The second game was one where the Cougars should have won in a game that was a battle with both teams battling back and forth.
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WNCC softball takes 3 of 4 from Dawson over the weekend
March 02, 2025The Western Nebraska Community College softball team played strong defense, got timely hits, and had strong pitching as the Cougars took three of four games from Dawson Community College over the weekend. On Saturday, the Cougars earned a split, as they scored five sixth-inning runs in game one and captured the 5-3 win. The second game Dawson out-hit the Cougars 10-3 to claim the 8-1 win. Sunday’s contests saw the Cougars score early and then held on as Kayli Cooper went the distance in the circle allowing just three hits in the 5-2 win. The second game saw Cooper get the win in the circle in relief and it was a Mykah Klumpp sixth-inning solo home run that proved to be the winner in the 5-4 win. Cooper, the sophomore pitcher from Saskatchewan, had all three wins from the circle over the weekend. The defense was a key factor in the way the Cougars played over the weekend.
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WNCC comes back to take game two in thrilling fashion
February 26, 2025The Western Nebraska Community College softball team battled back from an 8-2 deficit in the second game of a doubleheader with Miles Community College on Wednesday at Volunteer Field to claim the 10-8 victory to earn a split on the day. WNCC dropped game one 12-6 after Miles scored eight times in the fifth inning. WNCC will be back in action this weekend at home when they host Dawson Community College Saturday and Sunday in doubleheaders both days. Faythe Lafirenza, who went 7-for-8 on the day with three doubles and a triple. The freshman from Kingman, Arizona, said the comeback win was a team win as the team did what they needed to get the win.
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WNCC softball splits with Miles in home opener
February 25, 2025The Western Nebraska Community College softball team had their home openers on a windy Tuesday afternoon at Volunteer Field when Miles Community College traveled from Montana to play the Cougars. The Cougars and Pioneers earned a split on the day. In the opener, WNCC scored 12 runs in the third and fourth inning to earn the 17-9 win in six innings. The nightcap saw Miles score seven times in the fifth and then held on for the 10-7 win. The two squads will be back in action Wednesday for another doubleheader at Volunteer Field with first pitch slated for 11 a.m. Game one was an offensive battle as the two squads combined for 26 runs and 29 hits.
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WNCC softball team wraps up Texas trip with six games against ranked teams
February 16, 2025The Western Nebraska Community College softball team went to Texas to play six games against some top competition. While they went 0-6 on the road trip, they had some competitive contests. WNCC opened the trip against the 13th-ranked Trinity Valley Community College. On Friday, the Cougars fell to the Cardinals 9-1 and 8-0. On Saturday, WNCC faced TVCC once again and lost 8-0 and 6-3. Then, on Sunday, the Cougars faced 16th-ranked Paris Junior College and dropped a couple competitive games, falling in game one 9-2 and then losing a heartbreaker where starting pitcher Kayli Cooper went the distance, striking out seven, before Paris won 3-0.
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WNCC softball splits contests with Cisco on Saturday
February 08, 2025CISCO, Texas – The Western Nebraska Community College softball team moved to 2-2 on the season after splitting a doubleheader with Cisco College on Saturday in Texas. The Cougars dropped the first game 12-1 but came back with a big seventh inning as Alyssa Albaugh a go-ahead 2-run double to help the Cougars to the 7-6 win. The second game was a barn-burner as the two teams stayed with each other from the get-go. After a scoreless first inning, Cisco went up 1-0 with a run in the second.
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WNCC softball opens season with a split with Ranger
February 07, 2025RANGER, Texas – The Western Nebraska Community College softball team earned a split with Ranger College on Friday to open the season in Ranger, Texas. WNCC started slow in the first game and then had their comeback come up one run short in falling 6-5. The second game was a different story as Jenika Fuentes tossed a complete game in giving the Cougars the 7-3 win. WNCC will wrap up the Texas trip with a pair of games against Cisco Community College on Saturday.
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WNCC softball team opens competition this weekend in Texas
February 03, 2025The goal for the Western Nebraska Community College softball team is to win a Region IX title and it is a goal that has realistic potential with the talent level of this year’s team. The Cougars will begin that goal of a regional title when they open this weekend at Ranger College and Cisco Community Colleges in Texas. WNCC head coach Courtney Medina, who is in her third year at the college, believes this team has the potential to do good things. “The goal is simple; get better every day and have a lot of grit and compete. We don't want to get too wrapped up into anything else,” Medina said. “Everyone wants to win a Region IX title; our goal is to focus on the path to get there. It’s about the journey, not the destination.”
