Hamilton
flexed its muscles, hitting four home runs, and got a solid pitching effort
from freshman Loganne Stepp in a 12-1 victory at Petznick Field.
Hamilton,
which also defeated the Gators 11-0 on Feb. 27, climbed to 27-1, while the
Gators dropped to 3-14-2.
Hamilton
scored its first run in the opening inning, but Xavier prevented more with what
was the top defensive play of the game.
With no outs
and runners at first and second, here is how the play unfolded . . .
Left-handed
hitter Abigail Andersen hit a line drive to Gators first baseman Melissa
Fedorka. She caught the ball, stepped on first for the second out and threw to
shortstop Katie Donahey at second to try to catch the runner there. The throw
and tag were just a fraction of a second late in the base umpire’s view –
otherwise, Xavier would have had a triple play.
In the
bottom of the fourth inning, Xavier cut the Huskies’ lead to 3-1 when catcher
Jordan Bassett slugged a home run to center field on the first pitch she saw.
The Huskies
made it 6-1 with three in the fifth and put the game out of reach with six more
in the seventh.
Stepp showed
she will be a force for Hamilton for quite some time, limiting the Gators to
four hits in six innings while striking out 11. Katelyn Woodard worked the
seventh inning.
Catcher Macy
Simmons led the home run parade for Hamilton, sending two balls over the fence.
Taylor Gindlesperger and Adhya Tandon also connected.
Xavier will
play back-to-back games against Chandler High on Thursday (April 19) and Friday
(April 20), the first at Chandler and the second at Xavier. The Gators will
finish their season on Monday (April 23) with a home game against Gilbert
Perry.
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