HOME PLATE CELEBRATION … Montpelier teammates mob Lyla Mahan (middle) after her three-run shot in the third inning. Mahan hit for the cycle with five RBIs as the Locos clinched an outright BBC title.
(PHOTOS BY BREANA RELIFORD / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
BBC SOFTBALL … North Central shortstop Emmi Hollstein makes the throw to first base during the Eagles BBC contest at Montpelier
Montpelier 22, North Central 2 (5 innings)
MONTPELIER – The Locos scored 13 runs in the third inning to take control as they clinched their first outright BBC title in school history with a 22-2 win over North Central.
Lyla Mahan hit for the cycle, with five RBIs and five runs scored while Madelyn Hopper had a 4-4 night at the plate with four runs knocked in for Montpelier, who shared the league title in 2023.
Emmi Hollstein had a pair of doubles to lead the Eagles hitting.
NCHS 000 20 – 2 4 6
MHS 33(13) 3x – 22 18 0
Records: NCHS 4-12, 3-4 BBC; MHS 15-5, 7-0 BBC
WINNING PITCHER: Hopper (5 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned, 0 walks, 12 strikeouts)
LOSING PITCHER: Wright (2.1 innings, 10 hits, 12 runs, 5 earned, 2 walks, 1 strikeout) Other: Hollstein, Turner
LEADING HITTERS: (North Central) Hollstein – 2 doubles; (Montpelier) Ly. Mahan – home run, triple, double, single, 5 RBIs, 5 runs; Jacob – triple, single, RBI, 2 runs; Hopper – double, 3 singles, 4 RBIs; Brown – double, 2 RBIs; Bumb – single, 2 RBIs; Beck – single, 2 RBIs; Z. Uribes – double, RBI, 2 runs; Terry – 2 singles, 2 RBIs, 4 runs