G-E midgets win Border League

Published 12:00 am Sunday, July 15, 2007

The Glenville-Emmons midget softball team won the Border Line League Thursday night with a win over Lake Mills. G-E&8217;s seventh- and eighth-graders finished with the best record in league play at 9-1 while Lake Mills had the second-best record at 8-2. The teams played a championship in Glenville.

Kailey Davis got the win on the mound, pitching all five innings while recording six strikeouts. She allowed only two hits, walked one and hit one batter.

G-E scored in the first as Davis walked, stole second and third and scored on a wild pitch. In the third, Alayna Hall got G-E&8217;s only base hit of the night. She stole second and third and scored on a wild pitch.

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In the fifth, Devin Cooper walked, stole second and third and reached home when a dropped third strike was thrown to first.

Three big defensive plays were key to the victory, coach Lisa Ziebell said.

Ziebell was assisted by Ashley Lau and Linsdey Lorenzen.