Greene routs B-G, reaches third straight MAC final

Softball

Greene 12, B-G 1

GREENE – Greene advanced to its third straight Midstate Athletic Conference championship game handily beating Bainbridge-Guilford Monday in the league tournament semifinals.

Caitlin Willis hit a two-run double as part of the Trojans’ five-run second to give the home team early momentum. “We take the MAC championship game as an important step in our program, and three in a row says a lot for the work we’ve done the past three years,” said Trojans coach Rick Smith, whose club meets Afton in the finals a third straight year. “We’ve had a lot of people do some nice things, and it’s a great game to play.”

Taylor Ellis helped Greene extend the lead hitting a two-run homer in the fourth. Winning pitcher Rebecca Hanrahan was equally tough on the mound and at the plate. She was a perfect 4-for-4 to raise her season batting average over .650, and she struck out 14 and walked just one in giving up three B-G hits. “Rebecca got a lot of her strikeouts late in the game to make some big outs,” Smith said. “We had the lead, and I asked (Becca) to challenge the hitters and attack late in the game.”

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Ellis and Willis each finished 2-for-4 at the plate.

B-G scored one in the second to take the early lead. Becky Ives doubled and scored on a Greene error.

The Trojans host Afton in the MAC title game Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

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Rebecca Hanrahan (W) and Brittany Youngs. Justine Pratt (L) and Caiti Anderson. Doubles: (BG) Chelsi Rosa, Becky Ives. (G) Caitlin Willis, Morgan Ellis. Triples: (BG) Caiti Anderson, Hanrahan. HR: (G) Taylor Ellis.

Harpursville 3, Oxford 1

HARPURSVILLE – Oxford lost for the third time in four games, Monday at Harpursville.

Kayleigh Livermore help Harpursville carve out an early lead. She reached on a first-inning error, moved to third on a pair of passed balls, and scored on Julie Washburn’s hit. Cortney Hardy made it a 2-0 game in the fourth when she walked, moved to third on a passed ball and sacrifice bunt, and scored on a wild pitch.

Oxford’s lone run came in the bottom of the sixth. Jacquelyn Heggie doubled, and she ended up scoring on a passed ball. “This game we just couldn’t capitalize on our scoring opportunities,” said Oxford coach Heather Pizza.

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