{"id":36655,"date":"2026-05-13T20:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T00:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=36655"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:28:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:28:52","slug":"ellenberger-jets-break-through-for-first-victory-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/ellenberger-jets-break-through-for-first-victory-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellenberger, Jets break through for first victory of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DANE FUELLING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW HAVEN – There was no way Myla Ellenberger was going to let the opportunity pass by. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Myla Ellenberger watches a high pitch go by as she sets herself up for a game-winning double in the seventh inning Tuesday. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With two runners on and one out in a scoreless game in the 7th inning Tuesday, Ellenberger walked up to the plate, exhausted from six innings of pitching and a winless season for the Adams Central Flying Jets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Londin Nussbaum rounds third base on the way home to score the winning run Tuesday night at New Haven. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Her double to left on a 2-1 count broke the deadlock and Ellenberger gave herself a lead, which she used to hand the team their first win of the season, beating the New Haven Bulldogs on the road, 3-0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jocelyn Rodeffer stands on second after a base hit by Baylee Smith with two outs. The Jets kept stranding runners throughout the night until the fateful seventh inning. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ellenberger and Jencee Foster both scored later in that seventh inning on a hit by Andrea Isch to create a three-run cushion, but one run would have been plenty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jencee Foster gets a high five at third base after the Jets broke the scoreless deadlock in the seventh inning. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Bulldogs put the first two batters on base in the bottom of the seventh, but Ellenberger got a huge strikeout, one of just two on her night. She then retired the next two batters to complete the shutout and the victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Myla Ellenberger fires a strike for the Jets. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The hit by New Haven in the seventh was just their third in the game off Ellenberger, who also walked three in her shutout and complete game victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jocelyn Rodeffer legs out an infield single for the Jets in the sixth inning. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Jets, on the other hand, had all kinds of chances. They pounded out ten hits in the game but simply could not come up with the key hit until Ellenberger came to bat in the seventh. Adams Central had a hit in six of the seven innings Tuesday night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emma Jauregui waits for a pitch at New Haven Tuesday night. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

New Haven starter Kaley Evans made up for those ten hits with nine strikeouts, stranding runners over and over at second base. Evans did not walk a batter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Isch had a pair of singles, as did Foster in the game for the Jets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jets, who have faced some pretty lopsided losses this year, are now 1-9. They’ll play three games on the road between Thursday and Saturday, with Thursday’s game being against rival South Adams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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