Spring Arbor, Mich. - The Knights start off the Crossroads League Tournament play with a win over the Huntington Foresters, to proceed in the tournament. The Knights are now 42-9 overall in the season and ranked first in the tournament.
Marian 10-7 Huntington
Huntington got on the board first in the top of the first inning with a consecutive double and single to claim the first two runs of the day. Marian fired back with
Abby Madere doubling down the left field line to allow both
Brooke Knox and
Savannah Harweger to score and tie up the game. In the next at bat
Grace Meyer grounded out to first base which allowed Madere to score and claim the Knights 3-2 lead at the end of the first inning.
The Foresters rallied with back-to-back singles to claim the 5-3 lead from the Knights. Marian fought back with Meyer tripling down the right field line to allow
Sierra Norman to cross home plate to score a run.
Abbey Hofmann hit a sacrifice fly into right field to allow Meyer to score and tie the game 5-5.
The Knights showed no sings of stopping with four unanswered runs between the fourth and sixth innings to clinch the 10-5 lead. Madere grounded out to short stop in the bottom of the fourth which allowed Harweger and
Anna Pritchett to score. In the bottom of the sixth inning Madere singled into center field to allow Harweger and Pritchett to cross home plate once again to increase the Knights lead. In the next at bat Hofmann walked which allowed Madere to score and increase the Knights lead to five runs.
In attempts to rally back the Foresters took advantage of a wild pitch and scored a run to decrease the Knights lead. Huntington singled through right field to score their seventh run of the game. The Knights got out of the inning with a ground out to short stop to claim the 10-7 win.
Harweger, Madere, Meyer, and Pritchett led the team in hits with two each, and Norman was close behind with one. Madere led the team in RBI's with six on the day.
Olivia Stunkel claimed her 24th win of the season pitching all seven innings and striking out two batters.
The Knights will be back in action tomorrow in Crossroads League Tournament action.
