Lady Norse Softball Wins STATE TITLE!!!!!
After defeating state ranked #1,2,3,4 and 12 to get to the state championship game the Northfield Lady Norse had one more ranked team in their way to a state championship.
Northfield would take on #7 Clay City for the state title Friday at Center Grove. In an expected pitchers dual the Eels would plate a run in the fourth to lead 1-0 and kept that lead until the sixth when Addi Baker hit a shot to right center to knot the score at 1-1.
Abby Hunter would pitch another masterpiece for the Norse, allowing Clay City to just three hits. In the top of the seventh Ainsley Dale would lay down a bunt that had eyes for a single. With two outs Baker came to the plate again, this time hitting a shot off the scoreboard for a 3-1 lead.
Kyra Kennedy would lead a stellar defense by the Norse with a couple diving catches and a runner over the shoulder. Her team mates would chime in in the seventh. After giving up a lead off double, Hunter would force a pop up to first baseman Kenzie Baer before Addy Rosen made a diving catch in left for two outs. In fitting fashion the next hitter would hit a little blooper down the first base line with Abby Hunter racing from the mound to make a diving catch and seal the state championship for Northfield.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E NRTH 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 1 CLYC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 # Roster PA AB H TB 1B 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO K-L 2 Addy Rosen 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Kenzie Baer 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 Jenna Krom 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 Crysta Kowalczuk 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 Ainsley Dale 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18 Kyra Kennedy 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 Jaycie Krom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Abigail Hunter 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Addi Baker 4 4 3 9 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 35 Ella Hunter 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 # Roster IP GS W L SV BS H BB SO R ER 25 Abigail Hunter 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 6 1 1
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