PHOTOS BY JACOB KESSLER / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
PICK-OFF (April 19, 2024) … Hilltop’s Giada Rising makes an acrobatic catch to pick off a Golden Bear base runner in the fourth inning. VIEW 96 PHOTOS OF THIS CONTEST FOR FREE AT WWW.THEVILLAGEREPORTER.COM
Bryan 7 Hilltop 6 (8 innings)
WEST UNITY – Thea Staten scored on a passed ball in the seventh to tie the game and then she won it for the Bears with an RBI double in the eighth for a 7-6 victory.
Staten also had a home run and two singles to finish the night 4-5 and Ella Voigt added three singles with an RBI.
Kelsy Connolly took the loss in the circle while collecting three hits and two RBIs and Giada Rising had two singles and two RBIs.
HILLTOP 000 420 00 – 6 11 6
BRYAN 004 010 11 – 7 12 3
Records: Hilltop 12-5, Bryan 7-5
WINNING PITCHER: Langham (4 innings, 7 hits, 2 runs, 4 strikeouts, 0 walks) OTHER: Nagel
LOSING PITCHER: Connolly (5.1 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1 earned, 6 strikeouts, 1 walk) OTHER: Rising
LEADING HITTERS: (Bryan) Langham – double, single, RBI, 2 runs; Staten – home run, double, 2 singles, 3 RBIs; Voigt – 3 singles, RBI, 2 runs; (Hilltop) Jones – 3 singles; Connolly – double, 2 singles, 2 RBIs; Rising – 2 singles, 2 RBIs
