TIGERS FEELING GOOD AT THE PLATE
NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- What a game on the softball diamond! Springfield came out swinging and didn’t let up, taking down Sebring with a commanding 19-3 victory. Gracie Maldonado was the standout, knocking three hits in five at-bats, including some clutch singles that fueled their offense.
The Tigers roared right out of the gate, with Olivia Allen setting the tone with a double in the first to get them on the board. Sebring managed to tie it up briefly, but Springfield wasn’t having any of that. They surged ahead in the second, courtesy of hits from Vanessa Nalevanko and Maldonado.
But the real fireworks came in the fifth inning. Springfield exploded for a whopping 11 runs, with Maldonado, Hannah Stoufer, and Mariah Jones leading the charge with their timely hits. Errors from McKinley added fuel to the fire, and Springfield capitalized on every opportunity.
Caitlin Blankenship held it down on the mound for the Tigers, giving up just four hits and three runs, none of them earned, over five solid innings. Allison Hoschar did her best for Sebring, but the Tigers’ offense was just too much to handle.
Springfield piled up an impressive 15 hits overall, with Allen leading the charge with four hits of her own. Stoufer and Jones also came up big with multiple hits, while Emily Conner, Maldonado, Jones, Romeo, and Nalevanko wreaked havoc on the base paths with their stolen bases.
Sebring had some bright spots too, with players like Bella Threet and Davianna Bower contributing hits, but in the end, it was Springfield’s day to shine.
