UNASSITED PLAY … Montpelier first baseman Jada Uribes steps on the bag for an out in Wednesday’s regional semifinal versus Monroeville. VIEW 80 PHOTOS OF THIS CONTEST FOR FREE AT WWW.THEVILLAGEREPORTER.COM
By: Nate Calvin
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
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ROSSFORD (May 22, 2024) – The Montpelier bats were stymied by Monroeville pitcher Veanna Helmstetter as she struck out ten and allowed just four hits, two in the last inning, to carry the Eagles to a 6-1 win in the Division IV regional semifinals at the Rossford Athletic Complex.
Monroeville jumped on Montpelier starter Madelyn Hopper early after two singles and a double put two runs on the board in the first inning.
With Helmstetter keeping the Locos at bay, Monroeville strung together three singles and aided by a Loco error scored two more runs for a 4-0 lead after three innings.
A triple by Ava Krueger and an RBI groundout from Rachel Fries in the fourth and an RBI triple by Fries following a Krueger single in the sixth gave Monroeville a 6-0 advantage after six frames.
Montpelier finally broke through for a run in the seventh as Bella Ramos singled to right and Zoe Uribes lined a double to right to score Ramos for a 6-1 final score.
Hopper surrendered 11 hits on the afternoon allowing six runs and striking out nine.
MONTPELIER 000 000 1 – 1 4 2
MONROEVILLE 202 101 x – 6 11 0
Records: Montpelier 17-8, Monroeville 22-6
WINNING PITCHER: Helmstetter (7 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 10 strikeouts, 3 walks)
LOSING PITCHER: Hopper (6 innings, 11 hits, 6 runs, 5 earned; 9 strikeouts; 0 walks)
LEADING HITTERS: (Montpelier) Z. Uribes – double, RBI; (Monroeville) Poths – double, RBI; Rosser – 2 singles; Tyler – 3 singles, 2 RBIs; Scheid – 2 singles; Krueger – triple, single; Fries – triple, 2 RBIs
