Hillsboro gains FAC victory over visiting Chillicothe
Lead Summary
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Hillsboro Lady Indians started off Frontier Athletic Conference play in a huge way by defending their home field and earning a a 7-5 win over the Chillicothe Lady Cavaliers, while in the process giving them their sixth win of the season in eight games played.
Both Hillsboro and Chillicothe scored two runs in the first inning, leading to a 2-2 tied score as Hillsboro began their half of the first inning with a single by Halle Reveal, and she moved to second base when Kenzie Dietrick reached first base on an error in the infield.
Next was Reveal advancing to third on a passed ball, which also allowed Dietrick to move to second base. Reveal scored Hillsboro’s first run of the game when Kayla Roberts grounded out to third for the RBI.
Gracey Dearmon kept the inning going with a two-out walk, and during that at-bat Dietrick scored on a passed ball for the 2-2 score. Also in the inning, Mallory Parsons hits a two-out single.
Hillsboro took the lead with a three-run third, which saw Kinsey Gilliland reach first base on a error in the leadoff at-bat of the inning. Roberts also reached the bases via error, moving Gilliland to second. Dearmon hit a line drive single to centerfield to move both base runners over as the bases were loaded with no outs.
Gilliland scored on a passed ball, and after two outs were recorded, Roberts and Dearmon scored on a base hit to right field by KaleyJo Myers.
CHS added two runs in the fourth inning, and both teams each added a run in the fifth. Hillsboro’s run came when Roberts hit a leadoff double to centerfield and scored on a one-out base hit by Parsons for the 6-5 HHS lead.
HHS added one last run in the bottom of the sixth when Reveal (who hit a one-out double) scored on a base hit to centerfield by Dietrick.
The game saw the Lady Indians collect a total of 10 hits and commit two errors, while Chillicothe totaled two hits and committed two errors.
Reveal finished 2-for-4 with two runs for HHS, and teammate Dietrick was also 2-for-4 as she added one run and one RBI to her totals.
Gilliland totaled one run, and Roberts finished 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Dearmon finished 1-for-2 with one walk.
Parsons finished with a 2-for-3 day, as she also collected an RBI. Myers finished at 2-for-3 with two RBI. Reveal and Roberts each had a double, and Abigail Pettyjohn had a sacrifice.
Roberts was the winning pitcher as she went five innings in the start, totaling 79 pitches. She allowed five runs (three earned) on two hits and four walks. Roberts totaled nine strikeouts in the win.
Dearmon had a save for Hillsboro. She finished with two innings of relief, allowing no runs on no hits and no walks, while also totaling four strikeouts.
The win moves Hillsboro to 6-2 overall this season. Next for HHS is an away game on Friday, April 9, as they will be in an FAC game against the Washington Lady Blue Lions at 5 p.m.
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Both Hillsboro and Chillicothe scored two runs in the first inning, leading to a 2-2 tied score as Hillsboro began their half of the first inning with a single by Halle Reveal, and she moved to second base when Kenzie Dietrick reached first base on an error in the infield.
Next was Reveal advancing to third on a passed ball, which also allowed Dietrick to move to second base. Reveal scored Hillsboro’s first run of the game when Kayla Roberts grounded out to third for the RBI.
Gracey Dearmon kept the inning going with a two-out walk, and during that at-bat Dietrick scored on a passed ball for the 2-2 score. Also in the inning, Mallory Parsons hits a two-out single.
Hillsboro took the lead with a three-run third, which saw Kinsey Gilliland reach first base on a error in the leadoff at-bat of the inning. Roberts also reached the bases via error, moving Gilliland to second. Dearmon hit a line drive single to centerfield to move both base runners over as the bases were loaded with no outs.
Gilliland scored on a passed ball, and after two outs were recorded, Roberts and Dearmon scored on a base hit to right field by KaleyJo Myers.
CHS added two runs in the fourth inning, and both teams each added a run in the fifth. Hillsboro’s run came when Roberts hit a leadoff double to centerfield and scored on a one-out base hit by Parsons for the 6-5 HHS lead.
HHS added one last run in the bottom of the sixth when Reveal (who hit a one-out double) scored on a base hit to centerfield by Dietrick.
The game saw the Lady Indians collect a total of 10 hits and commit two errors, while Chillicothe totaled two hits and committed two errors.
Reveal finished 2-for-4 with two runs for HHS, and teammate Dietrick was also 2-for-4 as she added one run and one RBI to her totals.
Gilliland totaled one run, and Roberts finished 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Dearmon finished 1-for-2 with one walk.
Parsons finished with a 2-for-3 day, as she also collected an RBI. Myers finished at 2-for-3 with two RBI. Reveal and Roberts each had a double, and Abigail Pettyjohn had a sacrifice.
Roberts was the winning pitcher as she went five innings in the start, totaling 79 pitches. She allowed five runs (three earned) on two hits and four walks. Roberts totaled nine strikeouts in the win.
Dearmon had a save for Hillsboro. She finished with two innings of relief, allowing no runs on no hits and no walks, while also totaling four strikeouts.
The win moves Hillsboro to 6-2 overall this season. Next for HHS is an away game on Friday, April 9, as they will be in an FAC game against the Washington Lady Blue Lions at 5 p.m.
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