SECTIONAL CHAMPS … Montpelier pitcher Kenneth Smeltzer lunges to catch a popup in the Locos sectional final win over Hicksville. VIEW 88 PHOTOS OF THIS CONTEST FOR FREE AT WWW.THEVILLAGEREPORTER.COM
Montpelier 10 Hicksville 6
MONTPELIER – The Locos churned out 15 hits led by a 4-4 night from winning pitcher Kenneth Smeltzer as they held off Hicksville 10-6 for a sectional title.
Montpelier will take on North Central in the first Division IV semifinal of the night on May 22 at Recreation Park in Bryan.
HICKSVILLE 202 100 1 – 6 7 4
MONTPELIER 102 313 x – 10 15 3
Records: Hicksville 5-14, Montpelier 11-8
WINNING PITCHER: Smeltzer (4 innings, 5 hits, 5 runs, 3 earned, 3 strikeouts, 5 walks) OTHER: Fackler
LOSING PITCHER: Pollick (3.1 innings, 9 hits, 6 runs, 5 earned, 1 strikeout, 2 walks) OTHER: Stuckey
LEADING HITTERS: (Hicksville) Bassett – 2 singles, Stuckey – double, 2 RBIs; Taylor – 2 singles, RBI; (Montpelier) Smeltzer – 2 doubles, 2 singles, 2 RBIs, 3 runs; Cooley – double, 2 singles, 2 RBIs, run; Stahler – double, single, RBI, 2 runs; Fackler – double, single, 2 RBIs; Smith – 2 singles
