Lady G-MEN get the bats going late as they top Windham 7-1
GARRETTSVILLE, OH- A pair of long time rivals met on Thursday evening in Garrettsville as the Garfield G-MEN hosted the Windham Bombers. The G-MEN were playing just their 2nd game in eight days. Windham looked to avenge a 16-1 loss last season to Garfield. It was a 1-run game before the Garfield offense got going late to propel them to a 7-1 win behind a complete game from freshman Ayla Kolar in her varsity debut.
Kolar would begin her varsity career with a 1-2-3 first inning finishing it off with her first varsity strikeout.
Ayla Kolar with her 1st varsity strikeout to end the top of the 1st for Garfield
Windham was able to bring across a run in the top of the 2nd. Brielle Jones led off with a single. She was forced at 2nd on a Skylar Bailey ground out. Bailey would come around to score on a G-MEN throwing error with two outs for the first run of the game.
The Bombers scored the 1st run of the game via a G-MEN error
In the bottom half the G-MEN struck back with a pair of runs. Bella Wright reached first and took second base on an error. Diamond Dyson would bring her home with an RBI single to tie the game 1-1. Following a walk and a Payton Soltis single, Madi Seiler ripped a double off the right centerfield fence scoring Soltis. The G-MEN took a 2-1 lead after two.
In the top half of the 4th the Bombers would load the bases with one out following a single and a pair of walks. Kolar was able to work out of it forcing ground ball force outs at home plate and first base to end the threat.
It would remain a 2-1 Garfield lead until the bottom of the 5th when they would plate two more runs across. Angel Grace led off with a single before Emily Knerem ripped a ball into the left centerfield gap for a triple scoring Grace. Wright would follow with a sacrifice fly to center scoring Knerem increasing the Garfield lead to 4-1 after five.
Kolar kept the Windham offense at bay again in the 6th before her offense put up three more runs in the bottom half. Following a lead-off walk and a fly out, Kaelyn Tasker smacked an RBI double and would take third on the throw. After a walk, Charlee Hill brought home Tasker with a ground out and Knerem capped off the scoring with an RBI single to make it a 7-1 lead.
Emily Knerem with an RBI single in the 6th for Garfield
The Bombers would get a couple base runners in the 7th before Kolar closed out her complete game to earn her first varsity win.
The G-MEN prevail 7-1 as Kolar picks up her 1st varsity win
Kolar would allow on the 1 unearned run in her 7 innings while striking out 4. Emily Knerem was 2/4 with 2 RBI. Madi Seiler and Kaelyn Tasker also chipped in 2 hits and an RBI each. Brielle Jones led Windham with 2 hits.
Both teams are back at it tomorrow as the G-MEN host Columbiana while Windham will welcome in Chalker.
