Rockets girls rally to win Croll Invitational, 7-6
From staff reports
OAK HARBOR In a back-and-forth game that featured a number of twists and turns, Oak Harbor played well when it mattered most.
Emily Sommers hit a walk-off double to score Remi Gregory in the bottom of the eighth inning to send the Rockets to a 7-6 victory over Northview in the championship game of the Croll Invitational.
Oak Harbor held a 3-1 lead before the Wildcats scored four runs to go ahead 5-3. The Rockets rallied to tie it at 5-5 in the bottom half of the inning. Northview scored a run in the top of the seventh and Oak Harbor again answered with a run in the bottom half of the seventh to send the game to extra innings.
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Oak Harbor junior catcher Tori Smith behind the plate. (Photo by Laura Bolander)
Oak Harbor softball coach Chris Rawski’s team returned to Ottawa County after going 3-2 on a spring trip to Florida.
Since returning, they have gone 2-1 to improve to 5-3, but that one loss came in the most important game, a Sandusky Bay Conference Bay Division match-up.
The Rockets returned home to sweep a doubleheader from visiting Genoa, 14-4 and 10-2. Junior pitcher Reagan Schultz got the win in both games, and in the opener junior Remi Gregory went 2-for-3 with a double, walk, three RBIs and two runs. In the second game, senior Ellie Hanselman went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.