Trenton Walked-Off In Hamilton

On Monday, Trenton suffered a walk-off loss on the road in Hamilton. The Bulldogs had just scored a run in the top of the seventh inning to take a 3-2 lead, but Hamilton was able to push two runs across in the bottom of the seventh to steal the win.
Avery Clark entered the game for starter Emma Roberts in the seventh inning attempting to save the game. Roberts had opened the game with four shutout innings, but the Hornets had broken through late, scoring one run each in the fifth and sixth innings. Clark issued a four-pitch walk to start the inning, though, and that would be costly as a stolen base and a wild pitch put the runner on third and Hamilton tied the game with a bunt single. A hit batter put two on with no outs and Roberts re-entered, only to give up a single that scored the winning run for the Hornets.
Trenton had led the majority of the contest, getting two runs in the top of the fourth to break a 0-0 tie. Chandler Lynch tripled to open the frame and Mirena King bunted into a fielder’s choice to score Lynch. Teya Cooksey then singled and scored on a Morgan King RBI single and the Bulldogs were staked to a 2-0 advantage.
Hamilton answered with one in the bottom of the fifth and then another in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game. But Trenton responded quickly, scoring in the top of the seventh when Madi Moore singled home Gracyn Rongey, who was hit by a pitch to open the inning.
That created the one-run lead that vanished in the bottom of the frame.
Clark was charged with the loss, officially allowing two runs on one hit, one walk and one hit batter. Roberts allowed two runs over six innings, scattering 12 hits, walking three and striking out two.
At the plate, Cooksey and Morgan King each had two hits, accounting for half of the Bulldogs total. Lynch, Mirena King, Moore and Shay Westerhof each had one hit in the loss.
The Bulldogs fell to 5-9 overall on the season with the loss.
JUNIOR VARSITY
Trenton’s JV defeated Hamilton 9-1 on Monday. Clark tallied two hits in the win while Abbye Johnson had one hit, a double, and Kenzie Lynch and Jena Harris each added singles.
UP NEXT
Trenton is at home tonight as the Bulldogs play host to South Harrison in Grand River Conference play. The first pitch at Griffin Field is slated for 5:30.