SECTIONAL SOFTBALL … Hilltop’s Joscelyn Layman hits a pop fly to second base to end the first inning of their sectional semifinal versus North Central. VIEW 150 PHOTOS OF THIS CONTEST FOR FREE AT WWW.THEVILLAGEREPORTER.COM
Hilltop 11 North Central 1 (5 innings)
WEST UNITY – Kelsy Connolly and Brooklyn Kuszmaul each homered and combined for five RBIs as Hilltop rolled past the Eagles 11-1 in a Division IV sectional semifinal.
Giada Rising got the win in the circle by going five innings and surrendering one North Central hit.
N. CENTRAL 100 00 – 1 1 4
HILLTOP 023 15 – 11 12 1
Records: North Central 3-13, Hilltop 20-5
WINNING PITCHER: Rising (5 innings, 1 hit, 1 run, 0 earned, 5 strikeouts, 1 walk)
LOSING PITCHER: Stewart (2.1 innings, 8 hits, 5 runs, 5 earned, 2 strikeouts, 2 walks) OTHER: Wright
LEADING HITTERS: (NC) – 1 single; (Hilltop) Kuszmaul – home run, single, 2 RBIs; Connolly – home run, single, 3 RBIs; Rising – double, single; VanArsdalen – single, 2 RBIs
