Playing in pink shirts emblazoned with the words “Team Katie” to honor their head coach’s battle with cancer, Bellefontaine’s softball team earned a gritty 6-5 win over visiting London in a Central Buckeye Conference softball game Monday.
“I was deeply moved by tonight’s support by the Chieftain community of players, coaches and parents in support of my health issues,” said BHS head coach Katie Buffkin.
“I would like to give a special thank you to coaches Michelle Zedeker and Jeff Morrison and the many parents for coordinating tonight’s events.”
In a fitting finish, Bellefontaine scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to get the walk-off victory. Addison Wical’s game winning hit drove in Rianna Fullerton.
Wical went 3-4 with a triple on the day to spark the Chieftain offense. Fullerton went 2-4, Kassi Prine had a double and Aubrey Hudson went 2-3 with a double and a home run.
Bellefontaine is back in action today at Indian Lake in a makeup game from Friday.
BELLEFONTAINE 6, LONDON 5
Red Raiders 020 200 1 — 5 7 1
Chiefs 010 400 1 — 6 12 3
WP—Vigansky.
Pirates stumble against Miami East
Riverside’s softball team was unable to contain a strong Miami East squad on Monday as the Pirates fell 13-2 in six innings in a Three Rivers Conference game.
The Pirates drop to 10-6 overall and 6-2 in the TRC. The Vikings improve to 7-5, 6-2.
The Vikings led 3-0 after two innings. Riverside scored two runs in the fourth to get within one, but Miami East responded with seven runs in the fifth and three in the sixth to put the game away.
Alaina Snow and Kaitlyn Schlumbohm each went 2-3 with a double to lead the Pirates at the plate. Jade Copas had a double and two RBI and Jayden Hoffer and Brook Hunkler each added two hits.
Riverside plays at Troy Christian today.
Miami East 13, RIVERSIDE 2
(SIX INNINGS)
Pirates 000 200 — 2 9 4
Vikings 210 073 — 13 12 1
LP—Snow.
Panthers run away from Tigers
West Liberty-Salem suffered an 11-2 loss to host Fairbanks in Ohio Heritage Conference softball action Monday.
The Tigers slip to 4-8 overall and 4-6 in the OHC. Fairbanks improves to 8-9, 6-3.
The Tigers scored a pair of runs in the top of the first inning, but that would be all the offense they would get.
The Panthers scored four times in the bottom of the first and three times in the second frame to lead 7-3.
Fairbanks tacked on two runs in the fourth and two in the fifth.
Brooklyn Wilcoxon was 2-3 with a double, Brittany Neer was 2-3 and Ava Buck had two
RBI to lead the Tigers at the plate.
WL-S will play at Triad today.
FAIRBANKS 11, WL-S 2
Tigers 200 000 0 — 2 5 2
Panthers 430 220 X — 11 16 1
WP—Dee; LP—Wallace.