SOFTBALL: No. 10 Winamac rallies past Pioneer in 7th
Class 2A No. 10 Winamac scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning and held on for an 8-6 win at Pioneer in softball Monday. The Warriors trailed 6-5 entering the seventh.
Maggie Keller doubled and Trinity Harlan followed with a single to start the rally. With runners on second and third and one out, Brody Goodman hit a go-ahead two-run single. A two-out Pioneer error allowed a third run to score.
Ava Ott and Lois Layer had back-to-back singles to put two runners on for the Panthers with one out in the bottom of the seventh. But Adrianna Hall dialed up back-to-back fly outs to end the game. The contest was scoreless through the first three innings before the offenses picked up.
Keller led the Warriors (7-1, 2-0 HNAC) by going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored. Brooke Rausch had a double, single and three RBIs. Kylie Fisher had a double.
Hall and Corrine Ulerick each had a single and RBI. Rausch got the start for Winamac and allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits in 3 2/3 innings. Hall allowed two runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings.