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HCS Softball Advances With 5-0 Sectional Win

Sat, May 28, 2011

The HCS softball team is back in the thick of Section III Class D playoff action with a 5-0 win over Belleville-Henderson.

HCS Softball Advances With 5-0 Sectional Win

The HCS softball team won its Section III Class D quarterfinal game against Belleville-Henderson this afternoon 5-0 on some timely hitting and the ever-stronger arm of eighth grade pitcher Becca Rogers.

The Lady Emerald Knights now face the winner of today's Poland vs. New York Mills game on Wednesday at a neutral site.

Just as Rogers has gotten stronger as the season has worn on, she also pitched better as Saturday's game unfolded. There several times when she fell behind in the count and battled back for the strikeout. She ended the game with 15 Ks to her credit.

In the top of the seveneth, Rogers was to face the two, three and four hitters for Belleville-Henderson. The first hitter popped out to shortstop Katie Weeks. The next batter rapped a solid double, and Rogers came back to strike out the last two hitters.

"She was great," HCS Coach Bill Dowsland said of his pitching prodigy. "She located he pitches real well. She's in a groove right now and pitching smarter than ever."

In the home stretch of the regular season, HCS had some massive wins, often outscoring opponents by 20 runs or more.

That was not the case Saturday.

It wasn't until the bottom of the fourth innign that the Lade Emerald Knights got an offense going. Senior second baseman Jordan Peterson walked and scored on a triple by catcher Kelby Watkins. Hamilton added a second run on a bunt and a throwing error.

HCS posted two more in the fifth when Katie Weeks walked. She scored on a long double to left by Sara Whyatt. Peterson drilled a single up the middle to score Whyatt.

In the sixth with Peterson on board, Jess Welsh slapped a single scoring Peterson.

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