Guerin Catholic and Yorktown met Saturday afternoon at Delta in a re-match of last year’s Class 3A Sectional 24 softball championship game – the one that the Golden Eagles won in 11 innings for their first-ever sectional title.
Guerin and the Tigers were playing for the title again. This one went into even more extra innings, turning into a 15-inning pitcher’s dual between the Golden Eagles’ Izzy Kemp and Yorktown’s Alanah Jones.
Unfortunately for Guerin Catholic, the Tigers won this round. A lead off home run by Jones in the top of the 15th inning was the only score, and it was enough to get Yorktown a 1-0 victory to claim the sectional title. The Golden Eagles finished their season 10-12 with a very young crew.
Izzy Kemp pitched an incredible game, striking out 28 and giving up only three hits and one walk across the 15 innings. Kirsten Mascari got GC’s lone hit.
This came after Guerin Catholic got past New Castle 5-0 in eight innings in an earlier semi-final game. Neither team scored in the regulation seven innings, but the Golden Eagles let loose for five runs in the top of the eighth.
Anna Mauch singled in the first run, scoring Zoey Bussick. Izzy Kemp was next, and her center field hit got Lucy Kemp home. Mauch then scored when Natalie Eiler hit a sacrifice fly. Olivia Spomer batted in Izzy Kemp, and Lillian Everts completed the scoring by batting in Mascari.
Mauch and Everts both had three hits for the game. Izzy Kemp pitched all eight innings, throwing 18 strikeouts.
GUERIN CATHOLIC 5, NEW CASTLE 0
(8 innings)
Guerin Catholic AB R H RBI
Lucy Kemp 4 1 1 0
Madi Cain 3 0 0 0
Anna Mauch 4 1 3 1
Izzy Kemp 4 1 2 1
Kirsten Mascari 3 1 0 0
Natalie Eiler 3 0 0 1
Olivia Spomer 3 0 1 1
Lillian Everts 4 0 3 1
Zoey Bussick 4 1 1 0
Totals 32 5 11 5
Score by Innings
Guerin Catholic 000 000 05 – 5 11 1
New Castle 000 000 00 – 0 3 0
SAC: Eiler.
GC pitching IP R ER H
I. Kemp 8 0 0 3
Strikeouts: I. Kemp 18. Walks: none.
YORKTOWN 1, GUERIN CATHOLIC 0
(15 innings)
Guerin Catholic AB R H RBI
Lucy Kemp 6 0 0 0
Madi Cain 5 0 0 0
Anna Mauch 6 0 0 0
Izzy Kemp 5 0 0 0
Kirsten Mascari 5 0 1 0
Natalie Eiler 5 0 0 0
Olivia Spomer 5 0 0 0
Lillian Everts 5 0 0 0
Zoey Bussick 4 0 0 0
Totals 46 0 1 0
Score by Innings
Yorktown 000 000 000 000 001 – 1 3 0
Guerin Catholic 000 000 000 000 000 – 0 1 4
HBP: Bussick.
GC pitching IP R ER H
I. Kemp 15 1 1 3
Strikeouts: I. Kemp 28. Walks: I. Kemp 1.