BLANCHESTER — Blanchester pushed unbeaten Williamsburg for the first time this season but WHS prevailed 11-5 Wednesday in SBAAC National Division softball.
Williamsburg (4-0, 2-0) had outscored three opponents 39-2 this season so the 11-5 outcome was by far the closest.
Blanchester drops to 0-5, 0-1.
After spotting WHS a 2-0 lead, Blanchester took the lead in the bottom of the first. Mackenzie Blankenbeckler had a bunt single then came home on Alayna Davenport’s double to center. Jocelyn Lansing was hit by a pitch then two outs later Bailie Bare doubled home a pair for a 3-2 lead.
But Williamsburg scored two in the third and two in the fifth to go up 6-3. Blan got back within 6-5 with a pair in the fifth. WHS scored five in the final two innings for the six-run win.
Bailie Bare had three runs batted in for Blanchester. Neither team had an error in the field.
SUMMARY
March 27, 2024
@Blanchester High School
Williamsburg 11, Blanchester 5
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(11) WILLIAMSBURG (ab-r-h-rbi) Speeg 5-2-3-0 Anderkin 5-0-1-1 Arno 4-2-3-1 Pollitt 2-3-1-0 Vearil 3-2-2-1 Neth 4-1-3-6 Johnson 4-0-3-1 Ebright 4-1-1-1 Hensley 5-0-0-0 TOTALS 36-11-17-11
(5) BLANCHESTER (ab-r-h-rbi) M. Blankenbeckler 4-1-1-0 Davenport 4-1-2-1 Lansing 2-2-2-0 Q. Dawley 3-1-1-0 H. Blankenbeckler 2-0-0-1 Bare 4-0-1-3 Tedrick 2-0-0-0 Ledford 3-0-0-0 Abbott 3-0-0-0 TOTALS 27-5-7-5
2B: W-Speeg 2, Neth, Vearil, Johnson, Anderkin, Pollitt, Arno; B-Davenport, Bare
3B: W-Ebright
HR: W-Neth
HBP: W-Johnson, Pollitt, Arno; B-H. Blankenbeckler, Lansing, Q. Dawley
SB: W-Johnson; B-Davenport, Lansing, Q. Dawley, Ledford
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