Softball: Huskies win conference opener

By CRAIG ADKINS

For The Reporter

Tuesday night was the Hoosier Conference opener for the Hamilton Heights softball team. The Huskies welcomed the Western Panthers in the first game of the two-game series this week.

A trio of extra-base hits were the key factors as Hamilton Heights downed Western at home, 4-1.

The Panthers scored in the top of the first. Brynley Erb tripled and then scored on a ground out.

Heights tied it 1-1 in the bottom. Hannah Dent tripled with two outs and then scored on a passed ball.

Then, with two down in the fourth, Heather Crays singled to center. Crays scored to make it 3-1 when Dent sent a home run over the fence in right.

Kamryn Rhoton hit a solo blast to center to account for the final run of the game.

Cray’s threw a complete game, striking out two and giving up just two hits in seven innings.

Hamilton Heights (5-0, 1-0 Hoosier) travels to Russiaville to visit Western (2-3, 2-1 Hoosier) tonight at 6 p.m. in the second game of the conference series.