HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) – The Bronson Vikings started their baseball and softball seasons Monday with wins at Hillsdale.
Baseball: Bronson 13, Hillsdale 3
The Vining baseball team brought home 9 runs in the first inning on their way to a 13-3 victory in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. Bronson had just five hits, but drew 15 walks off Hornet pitching.
Reid Stukey doubled and drove in three runs, while Connor McClelland had two hits and Joe Fair stole four bases. Warner Wotta, the third pitcher used by the Vikings, earned the win by throwing three scoreless innings with 9 strikeouts.
The second game was called due to darkness in the second inning with Bronson leading 4-0.
Softball Game 1: Bronson 9, Hillsdale 1
Softball Game 2: Bronson 22, Hillsdale 0 (3 innings)
Courtesy Bronson Viking Athletics
The Viking softball team took both halves of their twinbill against Hillsdale, 9-1 and 22-0.
Ashlynn Harris, the winning pitcher in the opener, allowed 1 run on 2 hits, a walk, and 12 strikeouts. She also wend 3-for-4 at the plate with two singles and a triple. Braelynn Gimenez also had two singles, while Lydia Wells and Delanee Carpenter doubled.
In the nightcap, Madison Shaw tossed a three-inning no-hitter with 5 strikeouts. Eleven players had hits in the game; Harris had two singles and a triple, Gimenez went 3-for-3 and drove in 3 runs, Wells was 3-for-3 with 4 RBI, and Kalyeah Shoup was 3-for-4 with 5 runs batted in.
Head coach Beck Gray said afterwards, “The first game was really rough for us tonight. You could tell that we were coming off of spring break with no practice and a lot of nerves from our younger girls. I thought we pitched well both games but our hitting and defense struggled in the first game. It was nice to see our bats come alive the second game. We definitely have a lot to work on and I know the girls will put their nose to the grindstone and make those improvements.”
Both Vikings squads are idle until next week. The baseball team will open the Big 8 schedule next Tuesday hosting Maple Valley, while the softball team will entertain Mendon next Wednesday.
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