Lady Indians power past Washington
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By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
HILLSBORO — A three-run third, mixed with two runs in the fifth, was a good combination for the Hillsboro Lady Indians in their home opener Wednesday, as they defeated South Central Ohio League foe Washington, 5-4 at Alice Cassner Field.
The SCOL win moved the Lady Indians to 1-1 overall, but HHS showed their potential on the diamond, as they pieced together two solid innings at the plate and were able to fend off a Lady Blue Lion rally in the sixth inning, where Washington (0-1) scored three of their four runs. Their first run came in the top of the first.
"I told the girls to enjoy it, but we can't be too happy, but we have to build on it," HHS head coach Katie Moberly said. "Last year, we were in same situation when we won our first league game, but it didn't go so well after that.
"We kept our one bad inning to a minimum (Wednesday)."
As for the Lady Indians, their big inning came in the bottom half of the third with Taylor Moberly reaching base on a six-pitch walk. Then a rare occurrence happened as the Lady Indians had three straight doubles off the bats of Kerstin Thornburgh, Hanna Breeden and Madison Snyder, followed by a single by Haylee Wehrung.
Thornburgh's double went to right field, while Breeden and Snyder hit their doubles toward left field. Breeden's double brought home two runners, and Snyder's two-base hit batted in one run.
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HHS finished with 11 hits while drawing three walks. Gaining two hits each were Moberly, Breeden and Wehrung.
With a 3-2 advantage, the Lady Indians added to their lead with Breeden and Katie Baker scoring runs in the bottom of the fifth. Breeden (2-for-3, two runs) was hit by a pitch to start the fifth, followed by a two-out single by Baker. Kaylynn Bell drew a walk and runners scored on a infield error, as Amber Everhart reached first base on a single.
Also in the game, Alex Stratton and Kaylynn Bell each drew a walk.
Scoring runs for Washington was Hayes in the first, and in the sixth runs were plated by Hawk, Vernon and Callendar.
Also for HHS, earning one hit each were Thornburgh, Snyder and Amber Everhart.
The win went to Thornburgh as she pitched six innings, striking out three, while allowing four earned runs. The save went to Breeden as she pitched the seventh inning, retiring three straight batters. The loss went to Washington's Sara Lentz.
"Our pitchers did a great job," Moberly said. "They had nice placement and speed on their pitches."
HHS will play again on Thursday as they travel to play Batavia. On Friday, HHS travels to Clinton-Massie, then on Saturday, the Lady Indians travel for a doubleheader at Bethel.
The SCOL win moved the Lady Indians to 1-1 overall, but HHS showed their potential on the diamond, as they pieced together two solid innings at the plate and were able to fend off a Lady Blue Lion rally in the sixth inning, where Washington (0-1) scored three of their four runs. Their first run came in the top of the first.
"I told the girls to enjoy it, but we can't be too happy, but we have to build on it," HHS head coach Katie Moberly said. "Last year, we were in same situation when we won our first league game, but it didn't go so well after that.
"We kept our one bad inning to a minimum (Wednesday)."
As for the Lady Indians, their big inning came in the bottom half of the third with Taylor Moberly reaching base on a six-pitch walk. Then a rare occurrence happened as the Lady Indians had three straight doubles off the bats of Kerstin Thornburgh, Hanna Breeden and Madison Snyder, followed by a single by Haylee Wehrung.
Thornburgh's double went to right field, while Breeden and Snyder hit their doubles toward left field. Breeden's double brought home two runners, and Snyder's two-base hit batted in one run.
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HHS finished with 11 hits while drawing three walks. Gaining two hits each were Moberly, Breeden and Wehrung.
With a 3-2 advantage, the Lady Indians added to their lead with Breeden and Katie Baker scoring runs in the bottom of the fifth. Breeden (2-for-3, two runs) was hit by a pitch to start the fifth, followed by a two-out single by Baker. Kaylynn Bell drew a walk and runners scored on a infield error, as Amber Everhart reached first base on a single.
Also in the game, Alex Stratton and Kaylynn Bell each drew a walk.
Scoring runs for Washington was Hayes in the first, and in the sixth runs were plated by Hawk, Vernon and Callendar.
Also for HHS, earning one hit each were Thornburgh, Snyder and Amber Everhart.
The win went to Thornburgh as she pitched six innings, striking out three, while allowing four earned runs. The save went to Breeden as she pitched the seventh inning, retiring three straight batters. The loss went to Washington's Sara Lentz.
"Our pitchers did a great job," Moberly said. "They had nice placement and speed on their pitches."
HHS will play again on Thursday as they travel to play Batavia. On Friday, HHS travels to Clinton-Massie, then on Saturday, the Lady Indians travel for a doubleheader at Bethel.