Ansonia senior Kinsey Hartzell stands at third after hitting a three-run triple to clear the bases and provides Ansonia the lead late.
Drew Terhall | The Each day Advocate
By Drew Terhall
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DARKE COUNTY — Listed below are the notable softball video games, scores and stats from April 27.
Ansonia 8 (13-6, 8-1) at Franklin Monroe 4 (5-15, 2-6)
The Woman Tigers get a street convention win to maintain tempo within the WOAC title race.
Ansonia scored two runs within the first inning. Franklin Monroe saved it shut till they gained a 4-2 lead within the backside of the fifth inning. However the Woman Tigers instantly responded with 4 runs within the sixth to regain the lead.
Ansonia head coach Floyd Jenkins stated the group didn’t lose focus after giving up the lead. As a substitute, they saved their heads within the recreation and got here away with the win.
“I used to be happy with the ladies, Abby pitched good on the market. Once we did get down, the ladies stayed focus and so they knew what needed to be carried out,” Jenkins stated. “We needed to get some runs in and also you attempt to create them one of the best you possibly can, the ladies did it.”
Juniors Abby Kramer and Kelsey Muhlenkamp every drove in a run within the first inning. Franklin Monroe scored a run within the third.
Then when the fifth got here round, sophomore Layni Ressler drove in her second run of the sport and junior Jocelyn Grey drove in a run. The Woman Jets then scored their fourth run on a wild pitch.
However within the sixth, Ansonia loaded up the bases. Junior Maddie Buckingham drove in a single run to make it 4-3. Then senior Kinsey Hartzell cleared the bases with a three-run triple. Jenkins stated the hole Hartzell hit was open all evening and hoped somebody would hit it there. He additionally stated the outfielder made an awesome effort on the ball, nevertheless it was simply out her attain.
The Woman Tigers then scored two extra runs within the seventh to finish the sport. Kramer pitched all seven innings and had 9 strikeouts. For Franklin Monroe, junior Keihl Johnson pitched seven innings and had three strikeouts.
Franklin Monroe head coach Jared Morris stated the group was taking part in good softball, however they’ve moments the place they let video games get away from them.
“We simply proceed to self-destruct in sure factors of video games. We had been in it, we had been hitting the ball and taking part in nice protection. Then abruptly, the change flipped,” Morris stated.
Event draw is on April 30. When requested about what enhancements he desires to see from his group earlier than postseason play, Morris stated we desires the group to come back collectively and play as a group for the house stretch. They will compete with anyone if they will play collectively.
For Ansonia, it’s going to be a number of robust convention video games forward. On Might 2, they host Tri-County North at 5 p.m. They’ll go to St. Henry on April 3 after which play the WOAC main Arcanum Woman Trojans on April 4 at 5 p.m.
Franklin Monroe will host Preble Shawnee on Might 1 at 5 p.m. after which go to Nationwide Path on Might 2.
Round Darke County:
Bradford (7-10, 7-2) gained 10-0 in opposition to Dixie. Senior Shay Swick had 4 hits within the recreation. Freshman Nevaeh Jones had two RBI within the recreation. Senior Izzy Hamilton had two hits and 10 strikeouts on the mound in 5 innings of labor. The group had zero errors within the recreation.
Greenville (14-4, 11-1) picked up a street 14-3 win at Xenia. The group scored 10 runs within the fifth to seize the run rule win. Sophomore Kylar Arnett had 5 RBI within the recreation. Freshman Kendall Cromwell and senior Skylar Fletcher had three RBI and junior Addie Burke had two RBI. Sophomore Zoey Burns additionally had a RBI. Burns pitched 4 innings and had 4 strikeouts.
Contact Each day Advocate sports activities editor Drew Terhall at [email protected]
Originally posted 2023-04-27 15:03:00.