Battle Creek-Bound! Rockets Overpower Bellaire
TRAVERSE C ITY---The Rapid River High School softball team got good pitching, strong defense, and timely hitting Tuesday in the state quarterfinals against the Bellaire Eagles in Traverse City. That led to a 10-0 Rockets win that did take all seven innings to complete, but it was a game that's outcome was never seriously in doubt.
Rapid River scored four runs in the third inning to break a scoreless tie, and then added five more runs in the seventh inning to put the game on ice, and send the Rockets into the Division Four state semifinals at Battle Creek's Bailey Park for a second straight year. Rapid River (33-5) will face Dansville High School Friday night in the Cereal City.
Heather Sanderson pitched a three-hitter.
The Rockets had scoring chances in the first and second innings, but could not score against Eagles pitcher MacKenzie Verellen. But in the third inning, things turned in Rapid River's favor. Four runs came in, two of them on a hit by Neena Brockway and another run scored on a double by Sanvannah Stenlund. |
Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Record |
4/6 |
3:00 PM |
Superior Central Cougars
|
10 - 1 (W)
|
1-0
|
4/7 |
12:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
|
8 - 2 (W)
|
2-0
|
4/7 |
4:00 PM |
at Gladstone Braves
|
2 - 1 (W)
|
3-0
|
4/12 |
4:00 PM |
Manistique Emeralds
|
11 - 0 (W)
|
4-0
|
4/12 |
5:30 PM |
Manistique Emeralds
|
27 - 0 (W)
|
5-0
|
4/24 |
5:30 PM |
at Stephenson Eagles
|
16 - 3 (W)
|
6-0
|
4/24 |
7:00 PM |
at Stephenson Eagles
|
17 - 1 (W)
|
7-0
|
4/25 |
4:00 PM |
Superior Central Cougars
|
8 - 1 (W)
|
8-0
|
4/25 |
6:00 PM |
Superior Central Cougars
|
11 - 1 (W)
|
9-0
|
4/28 |
10:00 AM |
at Gaylord Blue Devils
|
17 - 0 (W)
|
10-0
|
4/28 |
1:00 PM |
at Rochester Adams
|
3 - 2 (W)
|
11-0
|
4/28 |
4:00 PM |
at Gladstone Braves
|
3 - 9 (L)
|
11-1
|
4/30 |
4:00 PM |
at Negaunee Miners
|
8 - 0 (W)
|
12-1
|
4/30 |
6:00 PM |
at Negaunee Miners
|
6 - 3 (W)
|
13-1
|
5/3 |
4:00 PM |
at Manistique Emeralds
|
18 - 5 (W)
|
14-1
|
5/3 |
6:00 PM |
at Manistique Emeralds
|
14 - 2 (W)
|
15-1
|
5/7 |
4:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
|
0 - 4 (L)
|
15-2
|
5/7 |
6:00 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
|
8 - 3 (W)
|
16-2
|
5/12 |
10:00 AM |
at Adrian
|
3 - 1 (W)
|
17-2
|
5/12 |
1:00 PM |
at Beaverton
|
5 - 2 (W)
|
18-2
|
5/12 |
3:30 PM |
at Ann Arbor Skyline
|
10 - 0 (W)
|
19-2
|
5/12 |
7:00 PM |
Utica
|
1 - 4 (L)
|
19-3
|
5/14 |
4:00 PM |
Munising Mustangs
|
15 - 0 (W)
|
20-3
|
5/14 |
6:00 PM |
Munising Mustangs
|
12 - 0 (W)
|
21-3
|
5/16 |
4:00 PM |
at Gladstone Braves
|
2 - 8 (L)
|
21-4
|
5/16 |
6:00 PM |
at Gladstone Braves
|
2 - 6 (L)
|
21-5
|
5/18 |
4:00 PM |
at Superior Central Cougars
|
1 - 0 (W)
|
22-5
|
5/18 |
6:00 PM |
at Superior Central Cougars
|
1 - 0 (W)
|
23-5
|
5/21 |
3:00 PM |
Negaunee Miners
|
1 - 0 (W)
|
24-5
|
5/21 |
5:00 PM |
Negaunee Miners
|
9 - 3 (W)
|
25-5
|
5/24 |
4:00 PM |
at Munising Mustangs
|
17 - 0 (W)
|
26-5
|
5/24 |
6:00 PM |
at Munising Mustangs
|
16 - 2 (W)
|
27-5
|
5/29 |
1:00 PM |
Munising Mustangs
|
19 - 0 (W)
|
28-5
|
6/1 |
1:00 PM |
Newberry Indians
|
16 - 0 (W)
|
29-5
|
6/1 |
5:00 PM |
Ironwood Red Devils
|
10 - 0 (W)
|
30-5
|
6/9 |
10:00 AM |
Posen Vikings
|
2 - 1 (W)
|
31-5
|
6/9 |
1:00 PM |
Rogers City Hurons
|
6 - 1 (W)
|
32-5
|
6/12 |
3:00 PM |
Bellaire Eagles
|
10 - 0 (W)
|
33-5
|
6/15 |
6:00 PM |
Dansville Aggies
|
3 - 4 (L)
|
33-6
|