EBER — Tori Riley’s one-out, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth lifted Miami Trace to a 12-11 win over Wilmington in South Central Ohio League softball action Friday night.
Wilmington took an 11-9 lead in the top of the ninth on run-scoring hits by Kacy Younker and Madi Flint, but the Lady Panthers rallied for three in the bottom of the ninth off Olivia Veidt to win it.
Wilmington’s six-game win streak ends with the loss. WHS is now 8-7 overall and 6-3 in the SCOL.
“What a rollercoaster that was,” WHS coach Glen Blessing said. “We played really well in spurts. Both teams battled and fought hard to the end. I give the girls from Trace credit for not breaking. Even when it seemed like we had them, they would battle back.
“Our girls did the same though. Trace would make a hard run at us and our girls would respond with one of their own. These girls have shown toughness this season that I haven’t seen from many teams anywhere. Of course, we hate losing, but I’m still proud of them.”
Madi Flint had a big day at the plate with three hits and four runs batted in. Sophie Blessing had three hits as did Hunter Toller. Courtney Smart had two hits and two RBI.
Wilmington’s doubleheader with Western Brown, scheduled for Saturday, has been cancelled due to the weather forecast, according to WHS athletic director Troy Diels.
SUMMARY
April 21, 2017
@Miami Trace High School
Miami Trace 12 Wilmington 11
WL 500.210.102…..11-15-2
MT 203.020.203…..12-19-3
(11) WILMINGTON (ab-r-h-rbi) Toller 5-1-3-0 Self 4-2-1-0 Veidt 5-1-1-2 Smart 5-0-2-2 McKenna 4-0-0-1 Blessing 5-3-3-0 Younker 4-2-1-1 Flint 5-1-3-4 Tackett 4-0-1-1 Laufer 0-1-0-0. TOTALS 41-11-15-11
(12) MIAMI TRACE (ab-r-h-rbi) Hauck 5-2-1-0 Lovett 5-0-2-0 Campbell 5-3-2-1 Barrett 5-3-4-1 Sub-11 0-1-0-0 Henry 5-1-4-3 Wolfe 5-0-1-2 Camp 5-1-2-1 Rossiter 3-0-0-0 Sub-17 1-0-0-0 Riley 1-0-1-2 Landrum 4-0-2-0 Sub-10 0-1-0-0. TOTALS 44-12-19-10
2B: W-Smart, Veidt, Tackett; MT-Barrett, Camp
3B: MT-Wolfe
HR: MT-Barrett, Campbell
SB: W-Self 2, Toller, Blessing, Younker 2; MT-Landrum
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so)
Wilmington
Veidt (L) 8.1-19-12-9-0-10
Miami Trace
Mossbarger 4-9-7-5-0-3
Wolfe (W) 5-6-4-4-1-1