PHOTOS BY RENEA KESSLER / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
PUTTING THE BALL IN PLAY … Hilltop’s Brooklyn Kuszmaul takes a swing during the Cadets non-league contest with Swanton.
Hilltop 5, Swanton 4
WEST UNITY – Swanton scored three in the third to tie the game, but the Cadets responded in the fifth thanks in part to a Kelsy Connolly solo blast for a 5-3 win.
Connolly went all seven innings in the circle to earn the win and Sophie Graham had two hits and two RBIs. Alexa Faber paced the Bulldogs at the dish with two hits and a run batted in.
SHS 000 300 1 – 4 6 0
HHS 120 020 x – 5 9 2
Records: SHS 1-1, HHS 3-0
WINNING PITCHER: Connolly (7 innings, 5 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts)
LOSING PITCHER: Remer (6 innings, 9 hits, 5 runs, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts)
LEADING HITTERS: (Swanton) LaGrange – double, RBI; Shinaver – triple; Faber – 2 singles, RBI; (Hilltop) Graham – double, single, 2 RBIs; Crossgrove – 3 singles; Routt – triple; Connolly – solo home run