{"id":26831,"date":"2025-05-30T09:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=26831"},"modified":"2025-05-30T09:28:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T13:28:02","slug":"braves-drop-heartbreaker-in-sectional-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/30\/braves-drop-heartbreaker-in-sectional-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves drop heartbreaker in sectional championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DANE FUELLING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

KINGSLAND – The Bellmont Braves dug deep and crawled all the way back in Thursday’s sectional championship game, knotting the game at 3-3 after Mississinewa had led the whole way, only to have the wheels fall off in the eighth inning, with the Indians ultimately scoring five times for an 8-3 victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bella Ashley fires a pitch at the Norwell softball sectional. The sophomore threw every pitch for the Braves in their three games this week. (Photo by Grace Scheumann)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It was a game of contact and collisions, with three moments defining the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first collision came in the second inning and was perhaps the most consequential play of the first seven innings. After Amiya Paar-Inman hit a hard ground ball in the hole at shortstop to lead off the second inning, she attempted to take second on a ground ball hit by Tarrah Tegarden to second baseman Finnley Godsey’s right. As Godsey attempted to shuffle the ball to Aaliyah Faurote for the out, Parr-Inman ran into the back of Godsey. She was ruled safe by the umpire and allowed to stay at second base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two batters later, the second collision occurred. With Paar-Inman now on third and Tegarden standing on second base, Jaeli Miller hit a ball to the left field gap. Left fielder Carissa Mickley and center fielder Taylor Bauer met the ball at the same time. Mickley came up with the ball nestled squarely in her glove, but she also caught a right hook to the head from Bauer. Mickley miraculously held on to the ball and stayed on her feet. A moment of shock from both outfielders was exploited by Mississinewa, as both runners tagged up and began to advance as Mickley begged Bauer to take the ball out of her hand so she could crumple to the ground in pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Z Team wraps up an intense championship game at the Norwell softball sectional. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By the time Bauer did grasp the ball, Tegarden was already halfway home and the Indians pulled off an unusual two-run sacrifice fly to take the lead at 2-1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Bellmont lead from the bottom of the first did not last long. Bauer had tripled in Godsey for the first run of the game, but she was stranded at third to end the first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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