SOFTBALL: Hand slips past Foran

MADISON — Hand turned a potential blunder into the winning run in its softball game with rival Foran Monday.

With the game tied at 1, Hand senior Kate Boudreau singled to lead off the sixth inning. Kate Omdahl then reached safely on a fielder’s choice followed by Mel Rennie’s sacrifice bunt, which put runners on second and third with one out.

A play later, on an infield ground out, Omdahl ran toward third base, which was still occupied by Boudreau.

Foran decided to try to get a retreating Omdahl out at second, but the throw wasn’t in time and Boudreau scored from third to give the Tigers a thrilling 2-1 Southern Connecticut Conference Hammonasset Division victory.

PHOTOS: Slideshow from Hand's win over Foran

MONDAY'S SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: West Haven scores in eighth inning to beat Sheehan

 

West Haven 1, Sheehan 0 (8): Camdyn Morgillo went 2-for-4 and scored the only run in the top of the eighth inning for West Haven in an SCC interdivision win at Wallingford.

Morgillo also tossed a four-hitter with seven strikeouts for the Westies (5-1), Makayla Ricci went 2-for-3 for Sheehan (3-2).

No. 3 Amity 7, Cheshire 3: Krista Reynolds had a two-run double and pitcher Heather Ferranti had six strikeouts to lead the Spartans (6-0) to their SCC Housatonic Division win in Cheshire.

Brianna McIntosh had a solo homer and two-run homer for the Rams (4-2).

East Haven 4, Law 2: Alyssa Apuzzo’s RBI single drove in Jenna Gaudioso with the winning run in the sixth inning for East Haven in an SCC interdivision win at Milford.

Gaudioso had two hits and Miranda Baldassare homered for the Yellow Jackets (5-1). Amanda leone had two hits, including a two-run home run, for the Eagles (3-3).

Kate Boudreau scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead host Hand to a 2-1 SCC Hammonasset Division win over Foran Monday.

Boudreau singled to lead off the inning. Kate Omdahl then bunted and reached safely when Foran decided to try to force Boudreau out at second. The throw wasn't in time and Hand had runners on first and second with no outs. Mel Rennie then laid down a sacrifice bunt that moved the runners over to second and third.

The next batter, Sam Pavano, then hit a slow roller to Foran pitcher Jess Harkness, whose throw to first was in time to get Pavano out at first. However, Omdahl took a big turn off second base and Foran tried to get Omdahl out at second but the throw wasn't in time and Boudreau scored from third.

Allie Buller tied the game at 1 with an RBI single in the fifth inning for the  Tigers (5-1, 2-0).

Dani Kemp scored on Fallon Bevino's sacrifice fly in the fourth inning for the Lions (3-2, 1-1).

Hand pitcher Annie Horton allowed just two hits and no walks. She struck out four.