| 05.02.05 -
HC's Kaley Fode hit a dramatic 13th-inning homerun and then the
Foresters held the Goshen College Maple Leafs in their at-bat to earn
the 4-3 win and advance as the #8-seed into the Mid-Central Conference
Tournament. HC (7-25) will face the #1 seed, Indiana Wesleyan,
in first round action of the double elimination tourney on Wednesday,
May 4 at 10:00 a.m.
The Foresters, who hadn't played a game
in almost two weeks, got things started early with a run in the top of
the first. Goshen tied it up with one in the bottom of third and
went up 2-1 with another run in the fifth. HC immediately
answered with one in the sixth to knot the score at 2-2, and a
scoreless seventh sent them into extra innings. Things looked
good for the Foresters when they scrambled for a run in the top of the
eighth, but the Maple Leafs responded with a run of their own.
The battle continued through four more scoreless innings until Fode
broke the tie for good with her shot over the right-center field fence
in the 13th.
Liz Rapone, who came on in relief of
starter, Kendra Stahl, allowed just one hit and no runs over the final
five innings to pick up the victory for HC. The Foresters were
out-hit 11-6 in the game, but the six hits combined with five free
passes were just enough to get the job done. HC's defense also
aided the cause by committing just one error in 13 innings of play.
Fode had two hits, two RBI and scored two runs to lead the Forester
offense. Kala Parthemore also had two hits in the game for HC.
Other first round match-ups in
tomorrow's MCC Tournament include #2 Spring Arbor vs. #7 Grace, #3
Bethel vs. #6 St. Francis, and #4 Marian vs. #5 Taylor. |
