13-05-2025
Maplewood downs Southington in regular season finale
SOUTHINGTON, Ohio (WKBN) – Maplewood softball downed Southington 3-2 with a dominant performance by Rockets' pitcher Addison Marker.
Watch above for extended highlights and an interview with Maplewood's head coach.
Marker struck out 10 batters and gave up six hits in seven innings pitched. She also drove in one run in the win.
Maplewood's Ava Calvert hit a single, which drove in one run for the go-ahead score in the fourth inning.
Southington's Tatum Hudak pitched seven innings with seven strikeouts and allowed four hits. She also drove in two runs off a double and had two total hits.
Maplewood advances to (17-4) on the season. Southington falls to (11-4).
'It was a great game of softball, we went down early. I kind of got a little nervous, but we do like to battle back, I'm learning the hard way, but we definitely came to play today,' said Maplewood head softball coach Jessica Urchek. 'We came to hit the ball, we were confident at the plate, we played great defense.'
The Rockets are the No. 2 seed in the OHSAA Softball Tournament against St. Thomas Aquinas in the Sectional Final in Division VII – Northeast 3 Sectional on Wednesday, May 14.
Next, Southington enters the playoffs as the No. 4 seed against Leetonia in the Sectional Semifinal in Division VII – Northeast 2 Sectional.
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