The Pershing County softball team came up short against a strong Yerington squad last week, dropping one game earlier in the week before falling in Saturday’s doubleheader despite solid defensive play in the outfield. The Mustangs fell by scores of 14–9, 13–8 and 11–4.
Pershing County fell to 13–9 overall and 10–8 in the 2A Northern League, where the Mustangs currently stand fifth behind Battle Mountain (18–0), Yerington (13–2), Oasis (16–5) and Sierra Lutheran (11–7).
Head coach Jordan McKinney said the Mustangs showed encouraging signs at the plate.
“We were making contact with the ball but just couldn’t string all of our hits together,” McKinney said. “We are such a talented team, but we have to make all of our talents click at the same time.”
McKinney also praised the team’s outfield defense, highlighting strong performances from Cami Watson, Desaray Vidrio, Avani Rosas and Avana Harvey, who did not allow any dropped balls during Saturday’s games.
“Going into the last two weeks of our season, if we can limit our defensive mistakes and hit the ball, we should be ready to go for the regional tournament,” McKinney said.
The Mustangs hosted Sierra Lutheran earlier in the week, though results were unavailable at press time. Pershing will travel to Carson City on Saturday to complete the final two games of the series as the team continues its push toward a postseason berth.
Pershing will wrap up the regular season against Silver Stage, opening the tripleheader on the road before returning home May 2 for the final two games, with the last game of the regular season serving as senior night.
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