Versailles Lydia Hecht bolts out of the batters field in the course of the second inning. Hecht saved the inning alive for the Girl Tigers to get a run on the board early within the recreation.
Drew Terhall | The Each day Advocate
By Drew Terhall
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ANSONIA — It took till the ultimate inning to get a winner because the Versailles softball crew scored a run within the prime of the seventh inning to get a 5-4 win at Ansonia on April 10.
Versailles head coach Mark Voisard mentioned the crew is beginning to get their confidence collectively and discover their id.
“Final week, we gained a number of video games that we would have liked to win. Their confidence is beginning to come collectively. They’re lastly determining who they’re,” Voisard mentioned.
Ansonia head coach Floyd Jenkins mentioned Versailles is a superb program to compete towards. Jenkins needs to problem his crew with their non-conference schedule and enjoying Versailles does simply that.
“We bought schedule and because of this we put them on right here. We need to play more durable groups and we are able to play with them. We bought an extended methods to go. I’m very happy with the ladies,” Jenkins mentioned.
Versailles began the scoring within the prime of the second inning as Lydia Hecht and Sara Dirksen hit again to again singles to get a two-out rally going. Kailey Jenkinson drove in certainly one of them to go up 1-0.
Ansonia responded within the backside of the identical inning. Ava Thatcher hit a RBI double to tie the sport. Avalyn Locke helped drive in one other run to place Ansonia up 2-1.
Versailles had probabilities within the subsequent two innings to take the lead. Within the third, that they had runners on the corners however couldn’t convert. In addition they had two on within the fourth, however couldn’t get one to attain.
Then within the fifth, Versailles broke by means of as Reagan Brown scored in a run to tie the sport up, 2-2. With the bases loaded, Jenkinson drove in two extra runs to place Versailles up 4-2. Ansonia bought out of the inning with the restricted harm because of a sliding catch by Kelsey Muhlenkamp within the outfield to finish the inning.
Locke led off the underside of the fifth by getting on base and making her approach to third base on an error. Kylie Caldwell then bought Locke house with a RBI knock. Within the inning with two outs, Brenna Schmit attain first base on a handed third strike and the throw was not in time.
Kinsey Hartzell took benefit of the chance and drove in one other run to tie the sport up at 4-4.
Versailles didn’t waver as Hecht drove within the eventual game-winning run within the prime of the seventh. Voisard mentioned the underside of the lineup got here by means of with key runs in the course of the recreation.
He additionally mentioned he was pleased with the crew’s efficiency and loves seeing them compete your entire recreation.
“The ladies confirmed combat the entire recreation. They didn’t hand over. That’s what I’m liking,” Voisard mentioned. “They’re combating again, not giving up once they lose the lead, they get the lead, lose the lead and get the lead again. To complete the sport out, that was an enormous factor for them.”
Colleen Hiestand pitched the entire recreation for Versailles and completed with 4 strikeouts. Voisard mentioned Hiestand and the protection did a extremely good job in the course of the recreation.
For Ansonia, Jenkins mentioned the crew made good contact at present. They simply couldn’t discover open area at essential occasions.
Junior Abby Kramer pitched all seven innings for Ansonia and bought two strikeouts within the recreation. Out of the 5 runs scored by Versailles, just one was earned.
Jenkins mentioned the crew is getting stronger. They’re getting higher with every recreation they play.
“On a regular basis we play, the higher we get I really feel,” Jenkins mentioned.
Each coaches mentioned it was recreation for his or her respective crew. Versailles is 5-5 after the win and 4-1 of their final 5 video games. They journey to Fort Restoration on April 11 with first pitch at 5 p.m.
Ansonia is now 6-3 and can journey to Tri-Village for a convention recreation on April 11. That recreation can be set for a 5 p.m. first pitch.
Contact Each day Advocate sports activities editor Drew Terhall at [email protected]
Originally posted 2023-04-11 14:21:28.