The bats came alive for the Gilman City Hawks Saturday at the HDC Tournament as they won handily over Braymer and Mercer to win the tournament. Alli Burke and Tenley Griffith both went deep during the tournament, and everyone hit up and down the line.
In Gilman City’s 16-0 win over Braymer, both Burke and Griffith went deep in the win. The Hawks had 17 hits, 11 of which went for extra bases. Alli Burke, Hailey McClure, and Kayleece Puls all had two doubles Avery Chadwick and Tenley Griffith had one. Kayleece Puls had a triple. Burke, Puls, and Griffith all came within one hit of completing the cycle. Kayleece Puls stole a base, and Emily Chalfant wore one for the team.
The scoring started for Gilman City in the first when Kayleece Puls doubled with one out. Alli Burke hit one over the fence to put Gilman City up 2-0.
Hailey McClure doubled in the second to open the floodgates. Tenley Griffith followed with a home run to make it 4-0. Kayleece Puls restarted the Hawks with a double. Alli Burke doubled to bring her home to make it 5-0. Nova Smith hit a pop fly to left field that dropped in. Braymer tried to nail Burke going to third, but she was safe and Smith took second on the play. Alli Burke scored on a passed ball to make it 6-0 as Nova Smith took third. Avery Chadwick singled in Malory Chalfant (running for Smith) to make it 7-0.
Tenley Griffith used her legs this time to start the Hawk third, beating out an infield hit. Kayleece Puls singled to left and Griffith went first to third as Puls took second on the throw. Alli Burke singled to score Griffith to make it 8-0 as Puls took third. Nova Smith walked. Kayleece Puls scored on a passed ball to make it 9-0, and as Braymer was throwing it around, Alli Burke scored as well to make it 10-0. Malory Chalfant (running for Nova Smith) took third on the play. Emmery Smith walked. Avery Chadwick singled in Chalfant to make it 11-0 as Emmery Smith took second.
Tenley Griffith doubled to center, and Kayleece Puls singled to put her on third to start the Hawk fourth. Kayleece Puls advanced to second on defensive indifference. Tenley Griffith scored on a passed ball to make it 12-0 as Puls took third. Alli Burke doubled to right to score Puls to make it 13-0. Nova Smith walked. Emmery Smith singled to left to score Alli Burke to make it 14-0 as Malory Chalfant (running for Smith) took third. Emmery Smith took second on defensive indifference. Avery Chadwick grounded to third, and Malory Chalfant was cut down trying to end it with a dash home as Emmery Smith took third. Chadwick took second on defensive indifference. Caitlynn Chalfant popped out, but with two strikes on her, Emily Chalfant took one for the team to load the bases and keep the inning going. Hailey McClure doubled to center to plate Emmery Smith and Avery Chadwick to end it.
In Gilman City’s 17-2 win over Mercer, the Cardinals hung with the Hawks for a while, but a big fourth inning ended it. Tenley Griffith went deep again and tossed a one-hitter in the win. Hailey McClure, Kayleece Puls, and Nova Smith had doubles. Avery Chadwick wore one for the team.
Back-to-back singles in the Hawk first put Alli Burke and Kayleece Puls on first and second. Nova Smith singled to left as Kayleece Puls scored and Alli Burke took third. Nova Smith advanced to second on defensive indifference. Emmery Smith singled to right as Alli Burke scored to make it 2-0 and Malory Chalfant (running for Nova Smith) took third. Avery Chadwick forced Emmery Smith at second, and Malory Chalfant scored on the play to make it 3-0.
With two outs in the second, Tenley Griffith singled to right and Kayleece Puls reached on an error as Griffith went first to third. Griffith scored on a passed ball to make it 4-0 as Puls took second. Alli Burke singled Kayleece Puls home to make it 5-0.
Three Hawk errors in the Mercer fourth nearly let the Cards back in the game as two runs crossed the plate to make it 5-2. But with two strikes on her, Hailey McClure doubled to center to start the Hawk fourth. Tenley Griffith singled to center to score McClure to make it 6-2. The ball got away, and Griffith made it to third. Kayleece Puls continued her red-hot hitting, knocking in Griffith with a double to make it 7-2. Alli Burke grounded out, but advanced Puls to third. Nova Smith doubled to left as Puls scored to make it 8-2. Emmery Smith walked. Malory Chalfant (running for Nova Smith) advanced to third on a passed ball and the ball got away, allowing her to score to make it 9-2. Emmery Smith took second on the play. Avery Chadwick reached on a dropped third strike that got away as Emmery Smith took third. Avery Chadwick advanced to second on a wild pitch. Emily Chalfant singled to center as Emmery Smith scored to make it 10-2, and Avery Chadwick took third. Emily Chalfant took second on defensive indifference. Caitlynn Chalfant walked. Hailey McClure had two strikes on her again, but her pop fly to center dropped in to score Chadwick to make it 11-2. Tenley Griffith hit a grand slam to clear the bases to make it 15-2. Alli Burke and Nova Smith singled to keep the inning going after Kayleece Puls flied out for the second out. Emmery Smith reached on a dropped pop fly and Avery Chadwick reached on another error as Malor Chalfant (running for Nova Smith) and Alli Burke came home to close out the game.
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