North Harrison ousted Gilman City for the second time this year as they moved on to the championship round of Class 1 District 15 against Princeton. There were originally five teams in the district, but Mercer canceled its schedule after a 23-0 beatdown by Princeton, leaving the district with four teams. Gilman City was struggling to survive the season with just nine players in its second year of existence, but managed four wins, two against Grundy County and two against Winston.
Shamrock pitcher Carly Rinehart walked two batters in the bitterly cold conditions to start the game, but got Jesse Francis called out on strikes to end the inning. She would strike out seven in four innings of work. Emma Craig walked and Hawks first baseman Sidney Gibson’s foot came off the bag as Carly Rinehart reached on an error. Kami Gibson tried to bunt, but bunted in the air to Francis for the first out.
Apparently wanting to teach Gibson what a sacrifice bunt was, coach Brandon Craig ordered Ashlynn Gilpatrick, one of his best sluggers, to lay one down. She laid down a perfect bunt down the first base line and beat it out as Craig came all the way around to score from second to make it 1-0 as Rinehart made it all the way to third. “Now, that is a sacrifice bunt,” said Craig to his player.
Ashlynn Gilpatrick stole second. Rainey Fordyce struck out for the second out, but then Sally Briggs shot a single into center to score two to make it 3-0.
In the second, Deva Wallace walked and took second and third on wild pitches. Camden Castleberry walked and stole second. Emma Craig hit one so hard that it nearly took out Castleberry, who somehow avoided being hit as Wallace scored and Castleberry took third. When the cutoff throw came in, it went to the pitcher and Craig took off for second and made it as Castleberry scored to make it 5-0. Carly Rinehart tripled to the wall in right to score Hunter Stevens (running for Craig). Kami Gibson hit a hard out back to the pitcher, but then Ashlynn Gilpatrick doubled off the wall to score Addie Slaughter (running for Gibson) and took third and home on wild pitches to make it 8-0 after two.
Michelle Sutton reached on an error when she bunted and second baseman Mason Cracraft, coming over to first to cover, dropped catcher Emma Craig’s throw. But she was doubled off by Sidney Gibson’s screamer back to the mound and Jolee Ward struck out to end the inning.
For the Shamrock third, Deva Wallace walked and Camden Castleberry, who had been working on becoming a slap bunter just in the past week, laid down a perfect bunt down the third base line and beat it out for a base hit as Wallace took second. They went to second and third on a wild pitch, and Emma Craig hit a pop fly just over second baseman Katie Cottrell’s head for a base hit to score Wallace and put Castleberry on third. Hunter Stevens (running for Craig) stole second. Carly Rinehart hit a screamer that was caught by left fielder Bailey Williamson, but Kami Gibson singled home Stevens and Castleberry and made it all the way to third when center fielder Michelle Sutton let it get by her. Ashlynn Gilpatrick walked and stole second and Baily Briggs grounded out to bring in Gibson as Gilpatrick took third. Addie Slaughter doubled over Jesse Francis’ head in right to score Gilpatrick. That made it 13-0.
Gilman City looked like they would finally do some damage in the fourth as Francis walked with one out. Zoe Williamson chased a high pitch and struck out, but Cottrell singled to right center to seemingly move Francis to third. But freshman center fielder Baily Briggs had a rocket launcher for an arm and threw a strike to Gilpatrick at third to get her for the third out.
With one out, Hunter Stevens reached on an error as shortstop Jolee Ward let one get through her legs. Emma Craig walked. Carly Rinehart flied out for the second out, but Stevens and Kylie Pottorff (running for Craig) took second and third on a wild pitch. Kami Gibson shot one just past short for a base hit to score Stevens as Pottorff took third and Ashlynn Gilpatrick singled to left to bring in Pottorff for the 15th run.
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