TIGERS CATCH FIRE AGAINST RESERVE
NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- Springfield blew the doors open in the second inning and never looked back, steamrolling Western Reserve 15-1 on the road Monday afternoon.
After scratching across a run in the first off a Gina Romeo RBI single, the Tigers absolutely erupted in the second, hanging an 8-spot on the scoreboard. A wild pitch kicked things off, then Romeo cracked another base knock to plate two more. Corissa Allen roped a double for two RBIs of her own, Emily Conner chipped in with a run-scoring single, and Gracie Maldonado drew a walk to force in another. It was a carousel of chaos that Western Reserve just couldn’t stop.
Springfield tacked on five more in the third despite just one hit in the inning, showing off patience at the dish with a parade of walks and hit batters. Romeo grounded out but drove in a run, and Conner, Hannah Stouffer, and Maldonado all earned free passes with the bags loaded.
Ava Flesher got the job done in the circle, tossing 2.1 innings of three-hit ball, allowing just one unearned run while striking out three without a walk. On the flip side, Western Reserve’s starter Averie Hendon took the loss, giving up 10 runs—nine of them earned—over two innings of work.
Romeo did damage at the plate, going 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs, while Conner, Makenna Wymer, and Giuliana Battaglini all picked up a pair of knocks as well. Springfield worked 12 walks as a team, with Flesher, Maldonado, Stouffer, and both Allens each drawing two. Maldonado also swiped a pair of bags, and the Tigers were flawless in the field.
For Western Reserve, Maddie Kelley had the lone RBI on a perfect 1-for-1 day, while Hendon and Mikayla Salovich chipped in a hit each. They stayed clean defensively with no errors, and Chloeigh Endsley led the way with five defensive chances.
