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Division II (Box Score): Hamilton Ross (26-7) used a four-run fifth inning to propel itself to a 4-2 victory over Bellville Clear Fork for the school?s first state championship.
Clear Fork (29-5) scored on a Ross error and sophomore Morgan Ruhl?s sacrifice fly to build a 2-0 lead in the fourth. Ross, which strung together four hits in the first inning but did not score, finally cracked through in the fifth. Seniors Kaitlyn Strunk and Nell Wilson both had RBI doubles, and junior Brittany Fernandez and sophomore Gina Huff added RBI singles.
Clear Fork put two runners aboard in the sixth but could not score, and Fernandez set the side down in order in the seventh for the complete game victory. She allowed six hits and struck out five without walking anybody.
Senior Rachael Connaughton, Fernandez and Wilson each had two hits to pace the Rams? offense. Clear Fork, making its first state tournament appearance since 1980, was led by sophomore Taylor Thomas, who went 3-for-3 with a run scored.
Both Clear Fork and Ross were unranked in the final state poll.
Clear Fork (29-5) scored on a Ross error and sophomore Morgan Ruhl?s sacrifice fly to build a 2-0 lead in the fourth. Ross, which strung together four hits in the first inning but did not score, finally cracked through in the fifth. Seniors Kaitlyn Strunk and Nell Wilson both had RBI doubles, and junior Brittany Fernandez and sophomore Gina Huff added RBI singles.
Clear Fork put two runners aboard in the sixth but could not score, and Fernandez set the side down in order in the seventh for the complete game victory. She allowed six hits and struck out five without walking anybody.
Senior Rachael Connaughton, Fernandez and Wilson each had two hits to pace the Rams? offense. Clear Fork, making its first state tournament appearance since 1980, was led by sophomore Taylor Thomas, who went 3-for-3 with a run scored.
Both Clear Fork and Ross were unranked in the final state poll.
