Concord Tops Tigers
WARSAW – The Warsaw softball team could not overcome the cold or Concord either one Friday night.
The host Tigers dropped an 11-5 final to the Minutemen in Northern Lakes Conference action.
Warsaw took a 1-0 lead with a tally in the third inning. Concord took control by scoring five runs in the fourth, including a three-run double off the bat of McKenzie Loge with two outs.
The Minutemen scored five runs in the top of the seventh to make it 11-1.
The highlight of the night for the Tigers came in their final at bat. Senior Kaleigh Speicher blasted a grand slam homer in the bottom of the seventh for the 11-5 final.
Loge went 3-4 with two doubles and six RBI for Concord, now 9-6.
Lauren Shaffner had a double for Warsaw. Speicher took the pitching loss for the Tigers, who committed six errors.
Warsaw has lost five in a row, including three straight this week in NLC play.
The Tigers, who are now 3-9 overall and 3-3 in the NLC, play at Elkhart Central Saturday.