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POLAND CLINCHES NE8 CHAMPIONSHIP

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POLAND OH-

POLAND, Ohio –

Prior to their sectional final matchups, the Hubbard Lady Eagles (13-9) and Poland Bulldogssquared off for their first matchup in NE8 play.Playing host for this conference matchup, the Poland Bulldogs (17-5) wasted no time getting runs on the board.

With their leadoff batter retired, Jackie Grisdale would reach first thanks to an error by the Hubbard shortstop, then Camryn Lattanzio would crush one to deep centerfield, a 2-run shot to give the Bulldogs the lead.

Once Poland got their first taste out in front, they never looked back. Leading off the bottom of the second inning, it was Katie McDonald’s turn to go yard. McDonald would take a 2-2 pitch over the center field wall and put the Dogs in front by 3.

Already a commanding lead for Poland, the best of their offensive was still yet to come. The Bulldogs were able to score 9 runs in a huge 3rd inning. A walk, an error, and a base hit saw the bases juiced for Poland with just one away. 6 of the next 7 batters for Poland would record at least 1 RBI.

Scoring just 1 additional run in the 4th to bring their total to 13 for the game, Poland added stellar defense and superb pitching to shut out the Lady Eagles. Katie McDonald went all 5 innings for Poland, striking out 5 and allowing just 3 hits with no runs to report.

With their 13-0 victory, the Poland Bulldogs have clinched at least a share of the NE8 conference title. They’ll have a chance at the outright title when they face off again against Hubbard on the road Friday.

TOP PERFORMERS:

POLAND

Katie McDonald – 2-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored

Emily Denney – 1-for-3, 1 triple, 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored

Camryn Lattanzio – 1-for-2, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored

HUBBARD

Isabella O’Brien – 2-for-2

WHAT’S NEXT:

POLAND

Seeded at #4 in the Division 2 Jefferson district, the Poland Bulldogs will host the #18 seed Jefferson Falcons. Both members of the NE8 conference, these two teams have met twice before on the year, both which ended in favor of the Bulldogs, 12-1 and 16-2.

HUBBARD

Performing well enough to receive the #7 seed in the Hubbard district, the Lady Eagles will play host to the #19 seed Southeast Pirates. The Pirates upset the 12th seeded Harvey Red Raiders 16-5.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

EAGLES WIN A WILD ONE OVER POLAND

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HUBBARD, Ohio –

Andrew Frank had a huge game Tuesday night in the Hubbard Eagles (11-12) victory over the Poland Bulldogs (9-10).

The senior four sport athlete plays an integral part whenever he steps on the playing surface, whether it’s the gridiron, hardwood, track, or in tonight’s case, the diamond.

Frank would finish the day 2-for-3 at the plate with 2 separate highlight moments, both coming in the bottom of the 4th inning.

Trying to build on Hubbard’s 2 run lead at the time, Frank headed to the plate 1-1 on the day with a walk and two runs scored. The first batter of the inning, Frank hit one to the wall out in right field, allowing him to get all the way to third for a leadoff triple.

After the bases were loaded thanks to a hit by pitch and an intentional walk, the Eagles would pop out and strikeout, putting themselves in danger of stranding the bases loaded.

Sensing the danger, Frank took matters into his own hands. “Coach John John told me I was going to steal home” Frank said in his post-game interview. “I was just kind of waiting for it and Coach just yelled ‘now’ at me and I took off.” The gutsy move turned out to be required to get in therun, as the batter at the plate would eventually strike out.

Frank accounted for exactly half of the Eagles’runs on the day, scoring 3 times himself while also bringing across one, proving to be the deciding factor in their win, 8-7.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Andrew Frank – 2-for-3, 1 triple, 2 stolen bases, 3 runs scored, 1 RBI

Evan Jarvis – 2-for-4, 1 triple, 1 run scored, 1 RBI

Albert Gerlick – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored

POLAND

Anthony Koulianos – 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 run scored

Evan Hegarty – 1-for-3, 1 RBI

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

 

HUBBARD HAILS SUPREME IN DOUBLE HEADER

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HUBBARD, Ohio –

The Hubbard Lady Eagles (13-8) played host to the Struthers Wildcats (9-11) for a pair of 5-inning games today.

GAME 1

In the first game of the day, the Lady Eagles got off to a hot start. Lexi Najdusak singled to left to leadoff the bottom of the 1st. Najdusak would reach second thanks to a passed ball then third via a wild pitch. A ground out by Gillian Ryser would then plate Najdusak to give the Lady Eagles the lead.

After holding the Cats scoreless in the 2nd, the Lady Eagles were back at the dish and ready to strike again. A single and a walk to leadoff the inning left the Eagles with high hopes, but a strikeout and infield fly would quickly move the Eagles into danger of leaving runners stranded.Mistakes by the Wildcats defense allowed both runners to come across to score without the Eagles even needing to record a hit.

Struthers would strike back in the top of the 3rd, singling to start the inning and eventually bringing the batter across to score. A walk by BellaSlaina would put another runner on before Nicolina Pezzone would double to center field and bring across their second run of the inning.

Seeing their lead close to just 1, the Lady Eagles took to the plate in the bottom half of the inning feeling pressure from the Cats. Gillian Ryser would reach on an error to start the inning, then Haley Croyle would smack one over the left field fence, moving the Eagles back out in front by 3.

Scoring would stop there in the first leg of the double header, but it wouldn’t come without a scare for the Lady Eagles. In the top half of the 5th, the Wildcats would load the bases thanks to a walk and two singles. With two away, Croylewould strike out the Wlidcats hitter, bringing game 1 to a close and giving the Eagles the win, 5-2.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Haley Croyle – 5 inings pitched, 10 Ks, 2-for-2, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored

STRUTHERS

Nicolina Pezzone – 4 innings pitched, 4 Ks, 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI

GAME 2

The second leg of the double header proved to be much less exciting then the first, partly due to the starter for the Eagles on the mound.

Freshman star Isabella O’Brien took the bump for the Lady Eagles in game 2. O’Brien would strike out 10 in the outing while only giving up 4 hits and walking just 1.

O’Brien’s shutout was accompanied by an onslaught of Hubbard offense lead by Gillian Ryser. Ryser went 4-for-4 in the Lady Eagles winning effort, adding 3 RBIs to her resume. A multi hit game for Emily Filicky as well as a deep shot by Grace Narkum also highlighted the box score for Hubbard. At least 9 different hitters would record at least 1 hit in the Eagles 9-0 victory.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Isabella O’Brien – 5 innings pitched, 10 Ks, 0 earned runs

Gillian Ryser – 4-for-4, 3 RBIs

Emily Filicky – 2-for-4, 2 runs scored

Grace Narkum – 1-for-3, 1 HR

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

EAGLES EMERGE ON TOP OF STRUTHERS

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HUBBARD, Ohio –

Dormant through the first 3 innings, the HubbardEagle (10-12) bats finally came alive in the bottom of the 4th of their matchup against the Struthers Wildcats (4-9). Trailing by a run, Jake Hettrick reached first via an error to leadoff the inning. After back-to-back outs and then a throwing error by the catcher, Hettrick was in scoring position with senior Tristan Adamson heading to the dish.

Looking for their first hit of the evening, Adamson would line one deep enough to bring around Hettrick and knot things up at 1 apiece.A one two three trip to the dish by the Wildcats in the top half of the 5th brought the Eagles back to the plate before their bats got to cool off.

After a fly out to start the inning, senior Andrew Frank would sky one high in the air towards the first baseman. Turning his back to the ball, the first baseman lost sight of and allowed the ball to drop. Frank, being the heads-up ball player he is, rounded first and headed straight for second for a standup double on a ball that never left the infield.

Following the mistake that allowed Frank to reach second, Albert Gerlick would crush the first pitch he saw deep into the right-center gap. Frank would easily come across to score and Gerlick would reach third safely for a standup triple. With their first lead of the game in hand, senior Evan Jarvis would then step up to the plate for the Dirty Birds and hit one well to deep center field for a sacrifice fly, giving the Eagles a 2-run lead.

Kobe Krisuk, a senior leader for the Dirty Birds, got the start today for Hubbard. Krisuk struck out seven batters through his 6.2 innings of work. The towering righty allowed three walks and just five hits on the day. The only run that came across to score was unearned.

One out away from a complete game, Krisuk would give Struthers’ leadoff batter the free pass to put a runner on with two away. The Wildcat’s Alex Grzyb would then single to right field and put runners on the corners. Head Coach John Schiraldi would then make a move to the bullpen, leaving Krisuk one out shy of a complete game.

Needing to retire just one batter before the man on first could come around to score, Mikey Zapka took the mound for a rare relief appearance. The junior needed just one pitch in his outing, forcing Drew Day to fly out to secure the save as well as the victory for the Eagles, 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Kobe Krisuk – 6.2 innings pitched, 7 Ks, 0 earned runs

Albert Gerlick – 1-for-2, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

Andrew Frank – 1-for-2, 1 double, 1 run scored

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

HOT CORNER WITH SPECIAL GUEST ASHLEY BURKHARDT

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Another week in softball that was unfortunately shortened due to the weather. That being said, there is always plenty to talk about every week. It’s going to be a great edition of the Hot Corner.

High School Recap: 

The week got started with a big statement inside the MVAC. Champion thumped Crestview to prove to the conference, and the softball scene that they were not a second thought. The Flashes scored a combined 22 runs in the first innings of the two games on Monday and Tuesday. Emma Gumant brought the power in game one knocking in 5 RBI with a home run. Gumant also pitched a gem throwing 8 strike outs in her 5.0 IP.  Then Champion one upped their game in the second meeting scoring 12 runs in the first inning. Much like her teammate in the first game, Cassidy Shaffer matched wonderful pitching with a power stacked offensive production. Shaffer went 4-4 with 5 RBI at the plate, while also throwing 5 innings giving up 0 earned runs. Both teams came into this series with a legitimate chance to win the MVAC, and Champion firmly planted their flag as remaining top dog in the conference.

Poland also came into this week leading their conference the NE8. Girard took a shot at the Bulldogs, and they didn’t miss. Emily Rosace handcuffed the high powered Poland offense. Rosace used her velocity, and riseball to keep the Bulldogs off balance. Rosace only gave up 1 run in 7 innings. She struck out 5. Abbie Rafferty led the charge at the plate for Girard. She went 3-3 with a RBI. Girard scored 3 runs, which was more than enough for the outing Rosace had. Girard’s win now shortens Poland’s lead on South Range to just 1 game. Poland still has a season series with Hubbard. And if the Eagles can win that series, or split it things all of the sudden get very interesting inside the NE8.

Jordan Anderson has been impressive in the circle all season for West Branch. She’s pitched multiple shut outs, and has come close to perfect games before, but this week she finally joined the perfect game party. Anderson reached perfection in the Warriors 11-0 win over Howland. The Tigers offense is no slouch. Cloe Lopez has 5 home runs on the year, and the Tigers have 12 as a team. Anderson was not phased by the threat of power. She struck out 10 Tigers on her way to perfection.

I was so excited to finally get a chance to head down to Louisville to see the Leopards play. They split a double header with a strong Claymont team. Kaylee Nolte absolutely lived up to her billing. The future Walsh player hit a two run home run on the day, and went 5-9 in the two games with 5 total RBI. She is one of the returning of their 2019 state championship team, and if the Leopards make another tournament run. You know Kaylee Nolte will be square in the middle of it.

YSN Alums:

Allison Smith continues her freshman season with Ohio State. She still leads the team in strike outs by a sizable margin. Smith has 109 strike outs on the season. Her ERA is still a very respectable 3.32. Smith has a record of 9-11, she also leads the team in complete games with 8. Also from Champion, Sophie Howell was a part of YSU’s first Horizon League regular season championship in program history. Howell pitched out of the bullpen in game 2 against Cleveland State throwing 2 innings, striking out 3, and giving up 1 hit. Lisbon’s Kennedy Vrable did not get an at bat over the weekend, but still deserves much credit for her team’s success. Mooney’s Conchetta Rinaldi continues to impress behind the plate for the Penguins. Rinaldi went 2-4 in game 2 vs the Vikings with 4 RBI. She went 1-3 in the Penguins series finale win that clinched the Horizon League title. South Range’s Caragyn Yanek continues her senior season with Findlay. Yanek got her 9th win of the season over the weekend against Hillsdale. Yanek struck out 8 in 5.0 IP. Louisville’s Sydney McKeever continues to fill in her role with Toledo as a baserunner. The Rockets are 23-20 as they gear up for the MAC tournament which will be held at Akron Firestone Stadium not too far from Louisville. I’m sure Sydney will have a strong fan base there.

Special Guest: Ashley Burkhardt 

Ashley is an Indiana native, Fort Wayne to be exact who won a state title in her high school days. Something not many people get to experience. However as Ashley’s career went on, she continued to be able to do things that not many others get to do. Burkhardt was recruited and signed to Purdue. The raise in level didn’t stop Burkhardt from shining on the field. Ashley was named NFCA All Region 3 years in a row. She was named first team All-Big 10 in 2014. In 2015, she had a slugging percentage of .618, hit 48 RBI, and 11 HR. Her success at Purdue earned her recognition and interested from the National Pro Fastpitch league. After her senior season she was drafted by the Dallas Charge. She also went on to be a volunteer assistant at Purdue. Ashley spent two season in the NPF before ending her career. Now, Ashley has her own physical and mental training program. She has a passion for working with the age group that is still growing into who they will be. Burkhardt also hosts her own podcast “When The Cleats Come Off” which can be found wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also find her training program by visiting www.ashleybtraining.com

 

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EAGLES LOOK SHARP IN BIG WIN

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Isabella O’Brien threw a gem on Saturday for Hubbard, allowing zero runs and besting Villa Maria Academy by a score of 3-0

The pitching was strong on both sides. O’Brien struck out 11, while Villa Maria Academy pitchers sat down eight.

A single by Hayley Dever in the fourth inning was a positive for Villa Maria Academy.

O’Brien was the winning pitcher for the Eagles. O’Brien went seven innings, allowing zero runs on three hits, striking out 11 and walking zero.

Madison Hess took the loss for Villa Maria Academy. The hurler surrendered three runs on seven hits over five innings, striking out seven.

Hubbard collected seven hits on the day. Gillian Ryser and Haley Croyle each managed multiple hits. Croyle and Ryser each collected two hits to lead.

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LAKEVIEW SECURES WALK OFF WIN

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CORTLAND, Ohio –

Jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, the Hubbard Eagles (9-11) looked primed to complete the season sweep of the Lakeview Bulldogs (7-8) and get back to .500 on the year.

Unfortunately for the Eagles, their lead would not hold up as they’d drop the game to the Bulldogs 7-6. A high score total yes, but not the reward of good offense but rather poor defense.

The two teams would combine for 8 errors on the day, with a healthy chunk of them resulting in runs coming across. An error in the first was responsible for the inaugural run coming across for the Eagles. Hubbard would then return the favor with 2 errors of their own to allow Lakeview to plate 3 runs in the third and take the lead.

After Albert Gerlick would reach base via an error for Hubbard in the fifth, a wild pitch would bring across one Eagle to score, then a sacrifice fly would bring Gerlick home.

Trailing by 1 in the top of the seventh, Hubbard had two outs on them and their backs against the wall. As the Eagle bats have done so often this season, they answered the call when it mattered most, but on par with the day, it came with the help of an error. Evan Jarvis reached first after an error by the Lakeview shortstop to keep the Eagles hopes alive and would later come across to score thanks to an RBI double by Hayden Fox.

Tied heading into the bottom of the seventh, Lakeview needed just one to walk it off and hand Hubbard their fifth walk off loss on the year. After a line out to start their half, J Wilms would reach thanks to, you guessed it, an error by the Hubbard defense. A fielders choice moved Wilms into scoring position with 2 away before Nick Demonica would deliver a game winning RBI double to right field.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Jake Hettrick – 2-for-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored

Andrew Frank – 1-for-3, 2 runs scored, 1 SB

LAKEVIEW

Nick Demonica – 2-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored

Cal Rinck – 2-for-3, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

EAGLES OFFENSE CONTINUES TO IMPRESS

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CORTLAND, Ohio –

Bulldozing their way to a 17-0 victory over the Lakeview Bulldogs (7-10) yesterday at home, the Hubbard Lady Eagles (10-8) packed their stuff and headed north for a rematch with the Dogs.

Looking for redemption, Lakeview blanked the Eagles in their first trips to the plate, then proceeded to plate 2 in the bottom half of the inning. A sacrifice bunt by Raegan Schick along with a double off the bat of Maggie Pavlanksywere responsible for the Bulldogs quick start.

Stunned the team they handled easily just yesterday was now in the lead, Hubbard needed to strike back quickly. With one away in the inning Sydney Bowser would do just that, homering over the center field wall for her third homerun in 4 games.

A scoreless bottom second and top third would bring the Bulldogs back to the dish up 2-1. With a pair of singles to start the inning, Lakeview had runner on the corners with one away. Schick would lay down her second bunt of the game and score a run thanks to a fielder’s choice.

Pavlansky would then single for the Bulldogs tobring across their second run of the inning but Schick would be thrown out at second for the second out of the inning. With two away and two already in, Gianna Caruso headed to the plate looking to keep the inning going. Caruso would then put an exclamation mark on the Lakeview third when she homered to left field and putting the Bulldogs out in front 6-1.

Maybe the Lady Eagles needed some adversity before getting the bats going, because once Caruso would go yard, Hubbard would score 14 unanswered runs to bury the Bulldogs. The Eagles comeback was highlighted by RBI doubles from Haley Croyle and Grace Narkum, as well as 2 home runs by Sydney Bowser, bringing her total to 3 for the day. Lakeview’s Sammy Aey would also homer in the bottom of the seventh but still left the Bulldogs way short of the victory, 15-7.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Sydney Bowser – 4-for-5, 3 HRs, 9 RBIs, 3 runs scored

Haley Croyle – 3-for-5, 1 double, 3 RBIs, 4 runs scored

Gillian Ryser- 3-for-5, 2 runs scored

LAKEVIEW

Sammy Aey – 3-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 runs scored

Maggie Pavlansky – 2-for-3, 1 double, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored

Gianna Caruso – 1-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

HOT CORNER WITH SPECIAL GUEST AMANDA SCARBOROUGH

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It’s already week 5 in high school softball. It’s crazy to think how fast the season has gone, we are just a couple weeks away from the postseason and teams are trying to jockey for position. Cold and snow put a damper on the week and postponed two days of games. But there is still plenty of softball to talk about.

High School Recap

Austintown Fitch continues to impress over this season. For the last several weeks the Falcons had been dominating so much that Lydia Spalding and Kayla Schubert were able to split time in the circle. However in their second game against Canfield the Cardinals kept the high powered Fitch offense in check, and for the first time in a while Spalding had to throw in high leverage situations. She dazzled. She threw six innings of shutout softball in the Falcons 3-0 win to sweep the Cardinals and remain undefeated in the AAC.

South Range got a season sweep of Hubbard to bounce back from getting swept by Poland the week before. Both teams were tied for second in the NE8 and if they had any chance to catch up with Poland, they needed to win this series. South Range did not mess around a whopped Hubbard 13-0 and 8-5. Kelly Szolek is really starting to become a staple in the Raiders lineup. Szolek tore up the Eagles pitching staff. She has been put in the clean up spot in the Raiders lineup.  Even though they got swept, Hubbard did not let the losses bring them down. They went on in their next two games to push Ursuline and Marlington to the absolute brink. Both teams used walk off hits to beat the Eagles. Their record might not show it, but Hubbard will be impressive in the tournament. Freshman Isabella O’Brien is showing off what kind of future she will have. In 59.1 IP she has an ERA of 2.94. She has also knocked in 13 RBI with a batting average of .304. Hubbard is a sleeper in Division II.

Ursuline finally got pushed in to pressure situations over the weekend. They were tested. And they passed with flying colors. Hubbard hit well against the Irish and tied the game at 7 in the 7th but Emily Holland came up with a walk off triple to bring away the 8-7 win. Later in the weekend it was Alyssa Sheely who capped off a 3 run seventh with a go ahead sac fly to give the Irish a 4-3 lead, and eventual win over Bishop Watterson. Ursuline not only came through in multiple pressure situations, but it was consistently different players who came through for them. The Irish sit at number 2 in the latest Ohio Coaches Poll.

Lisbon’s head coach Dave Crismon earned a wonderful career milestone winning his 300th game of his career when the Blue Devils beat Salem 11-0 over the weekend. Mya Emmerling is really stepping up for the Devils in the circle with Emma Thompson out with an injury. Emmerling also pitched Lisbon to a season split with Columbiana. Justyce Vrable hit a game tying 3 run HR in the bottom of the seventh to tie the Clippers, and then Lisbon walked it off with back to back doubles.

YSN Alums 

Kennedy Vrable, Conchetta Rinaldi, and Sophie Howell took the trip with YSU to Robert Morris where the Penguins split on the road. Rinaldi went 3-3 in Game 1 where the Penguins won. She continues to masterfully call the pitches for YSU, and manage a phenomenal pitching staff. Howell did not get any innings this weekend. Vrable got a couple of at bats off the bench. Caragyn Yanek from South Range celebrated her senior day at Findlay with her seventh win of the year in the circle over Tiffin. Yanek went 6 innings striking out 3 and giving up 3 earned runs. Her ERA is now 2.50 with 70 K and 15 BB.

Special Guest: Amanda Scarborough 

Im very honored and blessed to have the opportunity to bring on Amanda Scarborough as this week’s special guest on the Hot Corner. Amanda is one of ESPN’s premiere softball analysts. She began her ESPN career in 2009 calling the Super Regionals. In 2015 she started working the WCWS for ESPN.  Scarborough can also be heard across the ESPN family of networks during the regular season. Amanda played softball at Texas A&M from 2005-2008. She was the first student athlete in Big 12 history to earn Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year award in the same season (2005). Amanda now runs a training service called Pitching Angel where Ananda not only develops the physical side of pitching but works with athletes on their mental game inside the circle. You can start training with Amanda by visiting pitching-angel.com. You can also follow Amanda on all her social media platforms for free content and information in her archives.

-Anthony Hartwig

 

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EAGLES SEND LAKEVIEW TO THE DOGHOUSE

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HUBBARD, Ohio –

Fresh off their win over Springfield, the Hubbard Lady Eagles (9-8) played host to the Lakeview Bulldogs (7-9) for a NE8 conference matchup.

Giving up only 1 hit in her last start, Hubbard pitcher Isabella O’Brien looked to continue her success on the mound. The freshman phenom would do exactly that in this matchup, allowing one hit in the first inning and never looking back. O’Brien stuck out 14 in just 5 innings of work, bringing her total to 104 strikeouts on the season.

While the Eagles’ pitcher was fanning batters left and right, the Hubbard offense was pouring it on the Lakeview Bulldogs. The Lady Eagles would bat around the order in their very first inning at the dish, plating 5 runs in the process. Hitting a whopping 7 singles in their bottom half of the 1st,the Eagles effectively moved station to station bringing in 1 run and a time, led by RBI singlesfrom Gillian Ryser, Sydney Bowser, as well as Phoebe Rusnak.

Continuing their hot start, the Eagles batted around again in their second inning of work. Veering away from their base hits in the first, the Eagles started the bottom half of the second with a double off the bat of Grace Narkum followed by an RBI triple by Haley Croyle. After a pleather of singles from the Hubbard lineup, Croyle would hit an RBI double later in the inning to bring across 2.

Already ahead 13-0, the Lady Eagles would score an additional 4 runs in the third thanks to singles from Lexi Najdusak, Grace Narkum, and Gillian Ryser. Totaling 22 hits for the ball game the Eagles picked up their second straight victory, 17-0.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Isabella O’Brien – 5 innings pitched, 1 hit, 14 Ks

Haley Croyle – 3-for-4, 1 double, 1 triple, 4 RBIs, 2 runs scored

Grace Narkum – 4-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBIs, 3 runsscored

Gillian Ryser – 3-for-4, 4 RBIs, 2 runs scored

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson