BEEKMANTOWN — It was a pitcher’s due the first four innings, then the bats woke up.
Beekmantown needed all it could get to walk off Saranac, winning 7-6.
After falling behind 4-3, the Eagles took a 5-4 lead going into the final inning. Irelyn Ryan, Elizabeth Recore and Emma Duquette had singles in the top of the seventh to get the lead for the Spartans.
However, after a single by Keelyn St. Clair to start the bottom half, there were back-to-back doubles by Ava Dauphinais and Ele Fullum that won the game for the Eagles.
Saranac’s Gracie Baxter and Beekmantown’s Lilly Perry were the stars of the early innings.
Baxter struck out seven, walking one, and Perry struck out eight, walking two.
“This was a great pitcher’s duel between two young stars,” Eagles’ head coach Michele Barnes said. “Neither team could get anything rolling offensively until the late innings. It was a great team win where every single player contributed. Both teams played hard all game.”
Baxter and Duquette. Perry and Burnham. WP- Perry. LP- Baxter. 2B- Dauphinais (BCS), Fullum (BCS)
CHAMPLAIN — The hits came, and Peru was able to string them together to defeat NCCS, 5-2.
The only extra base hit was the Cougars’ Sierra Boulrice’s triple.
Nighthawks Madi Marinio, Amelia Siskavich and Natalia Gushlaw-Mirville had multi-hit games with Marino leading the way with three.
Irelynn Bateman pitched a solid game for Peru with seven strikeouts, giving up only two walks. Her counterpart, Tess Dumas, struck out six and walked five.
“Both teams were able to get base runners almost every inning,” NCCS head coach Carrie McComb said. “Peru had more success stringing a few hits together to score. Bateman had a great day on the mound, keeping our hitters off balance with her off-speed pitch.”
Bateman and Geppner. Dumas and Boulrice. WP- Bateman LP- Dumas. 3B- Boulrice
CROWN POINT — Crown Point’s Kaitlin Ross struck out nine and gave up one hit as the Panthers defeated the Bulldogs 19-0 in five innings.
She helped her own cause with three hits, including a triple and double. Her battery mate Addison Hurlburt also had a double and triple for her two hits.
Madison Wayman, Margaret Benway and Laurel Peters had multi-hit games, and they all had a double. Wayman finished with three hits.
Nauberet, Pierson (4) and H. Scofield. Ross and Hurlburt, Deyo (4) WP- Ross. LP- Nauberert. 2B- Hurlburt (CP), Ross (CP), Peters (CP), Benway (CP), Wayman (CP) 3B- Hurlburt (CP), Ross (CP).
CHAZY — Bolton’s Jadynn Egloff struck out only five batters, but she let her defense do the work in a 17-2 victory over Chazy.
“I felt the score was not indicative of how we played,” CCRS head coach Cory Thompson said. “Some key errors allowed Bolton to capitalize in the first and sixth inning. I felt we made some great defensive plays for a stretch and we put the ball in play a lot, but Bolton was on their game tonight defensively.”