HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: WOLF, HORSEHEADS DEFENSE COME UP BIG AS THEY TOP EDISON IN STRIKE OUT CANCER PINK GAME (24 PHOTOS) (2023-05-07)

Southern Tier Sports Report

Sophia Bonnell was 3-for-3 with a double and a run scored and Rachel Lunger had a double.

Megan Wolf, Molly Wolf, Bella Giammichele and Olivia French all had hits for the Blue Raiders.

Megan Wolf scored a run, Molly Wolf drove in two runs and Giammichele had two RBI and a run scored, while French had an RBI.

Maddie Matkosky scored a run and Katie Hinman scored two runs in the game.

Brianna Korsky and Maliyah McIver had hits for Edison,w with McIver scoring the Edison run.

Gabby Milazzo also struck out 14 for the Spartans, allowing six runs, just one earned.

The Spartans had plenty of base runners in the early innings, but Wolf and the Blue Raiders defense came up with big play after big play to escape the jams.

In the first inning Korsky reached on a dropped third strike and Emma Maggs reached on an error, which puts the runners on second and third with no outs.

After Wolf got a strikeout she had a ball hit back to her and she tagged out the runner, then flipped the ball to third where they caught the next Edison base runner in a run down and got the final out of the inning.

In the second inning McIver walked and Mariana Jones-Frosolone reached on an error, again putting runners on second and third with no outs.

Again Wolf got the first out by strikeout. Emily Aiello reached on a fielder’s choice to load the bases with one out, but Wolf got two more strikeouts to end the threat.

In the third inning Korsky singled and after Wolf got a strikeout Kailey Ripley walked. Milazzo then walked to load the bases with one out.

The ball was bunted to Wolf who made the catch and fired the ball to first to double off the runner and end the threat.
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IN TOP PHOTO: Horseheads' Sophia Bonnell. . . PHOTOS BY BRIAN FEES