Editor's note, we misspelled Zayda Lojek's name in our story. Our apologies to Zayda and her family.
Mary Herman came in to pitch in the third inning of Titusville/Mid-East/Cochranton's state tournament opener against a very good team from Indiana. It was the first time all day that Indiana was shut down.
Indiana opened the day with 20-0 four inning route of Danville in the first game of the Junior League State Championships at the American Legion fields in Union City.
They were getting their groove going again in the nightcap scoring five runs in two and a third innings.
Herman was brilliant on the mound digging deep when she needed to to get out of jams including a one out bases loaded hole in the seventh inning. She got a batter to pop up to her at pitcher before striking out the final batter sending it to extra innings.
Indiana opened the day with 20-0 four inning route of Danville in the first game of the Junior League State Championships at the American Legion fields in Union City.
They were getting their groove going again in the nightcap scoring five runs in two and a third innings.
Herman was brilliant on the mound digging deep when she needed to to get out of jams including a one out bases loaded hole in the seventh inning. She got a batter to pop up to her at pitcher before striking out the final batter sending it to extra innings.
TMC scored three in the top of the eighth with Addison Cherry reaching on a leadoff single. She advanced on a good sac bunt by Zayda Lojek. Nora Lesko singled driving in Cherry to break the tie. Payton Phillips bunted again and beat out the throw. Lesko bolted toward third on the play and forced a throw across the diamond which wasn't handled, allowing Lesko to score and Phillips to end up on second.
They weren't done. Karmyn Reese dropped a blooper about a foot inside the right field line between three Indiana players that couldn't reach it. The hit scored Phillips.
They weren't done. Karmyn Reese dropped a blooper about a foot inside the right field line between three Indiana players that couldn't reach it. The hit scored Phillips.
Indiana came up in the do or die bottom of the eighth down 8-5. Back to back doubles scored the first run on Herman and brought coach Matt Crocker out of the dugout for a team conference. Sticking with Herman, the coach rolled the dice his ace could bear down one more time and finish off the surging Indiana team.
Two infield pop ups later the celebration began and TMC moves on to play Corry later today at 7 p.m.
Corry easily handled Springfield earlier in the day.
Two infield pop ups later the celebration began and TMC moves on to play Corry later today at 7 p.m.
Corry easily handled Springfield earlier in the day.
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