Six seniors played their final regular season home game, but it was sophomore Emilee Yaeger limiting Churchville-Chili to seven hits while striking out nine in a 16-1 Spencerport win in girls softball.
The Saints jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first as freshman Jenna Preswasnicak led off with a single and went to second on an overthrow. Junior Melissa Preswasnicak drove her in with an RBI single to put the Saints up 1-0.
But the Rangers countered with three runs in their half of the first. Bailee Yaeger led off with a single and went to second on a Mary Grace Paoletti base hit. A wild pitch and a walk to Brittany Budd loaded the bases before an RBI infield single by Sydney Brongo. The next Rangers hitter lined into a double play, but the throw to third attempting to complete a triple play went wide and out of play allowing two runs to score.
Spencerport sent 13 batters to the plate during an eight run third inning. Abbie Hibsch had a two-RBI double while Lauren Ver Steeg, Paoletti and Brongo each had RBI’s with the other runs in the inning scoring on either wild pitches or errors.
The Rangers plated another run in the fourth as Leanna Hodge reached on a fielder’s choice, went to second on a wild pitch and scored on an RBI single by Ver Steeg.
Three more Ranger runs came across in the fifth as Emilee Yaeger had an RBI single before Hodge knocked in a pair of runs with a single.
The game ended in the sixth when Paoletti walked and advanced to third on two wild pitches. She scored the game’s final run on and RBI fielder’s choice in seventh grader Maddy Brongo’s only at bat.
Seniors Jordan Amering, Budd, Patricia Desiato, Hibsch, Ver Steeg and Bailee Yaeger were honored prior to the game as was assistant coach Eileen Corona, who was given the first Spencerport softball Lifetime Achievement Award for over 30 years of involvement at the junior, modified, freshman, JV and varsity levels impacting hundreds of players.
