FeedsLady Mustangs place 3rd at Stars
Some of the top softball teams in the state converged at the Michigan Stars High School Softball Tournament in Sterling Heights over the weekend and the Northville Lady Mustangs proved they could hold their own against the best of them.
Northville finished third out of 48 teams, beating heavy hitters like Anchor Bay—ranked fourth in Division 1—fifth-ranked Sterling Heights Stevenson and Flint Powers Catholic.
Northville shut out Flint Powers Catholic, 3-0, in the opening game of the tournament.
Senior Allison Holmes struck out 12 and gave up just four hits for the win.
Julia Ramey had an in-the-park, two-run home run in the second inning. Karly Fisher followed with a an RBI, single to score Jamie Cotrone, who lead off the frame with a triple.
Northville put Anchor Bay away, 7-4, in the second game.
Holmes pitched a five-hitter with nine Ks.
Samantha Doud was 3-for-3 with two singles and a double; Rounsifer had two singles; and Dumbleton had a single with an RBI. Birdsall had a two-RBI single in the third.
Northville shut out Sterling Heights Stevenson, 5-0, in its first game on Sunday.
Holmes sat down 12 and allowed just three hits.
“Allison pitched great all tournament,” said Northville Coach Teryn Chrzanowski. “She was a work horse, going all five games. She slowed down against Tecumseh, but they are a great team and we didn’t provide the offense to back her up.”
The team’s only two losses were to the tournament runner-up and ninth-ranked Fenton and to tournament champion and reigning Division 2 state champion Tecumseh.
To Northville’s credit, the ‘Stangs made the championship bracket as a Wild Card, allowing the fewest runs against with five.
Northville only lost to Fenton, 1-0, in its third game on Saturday.
Holmes put in a good effort from the circle, striking out 10 and only giving up two hits.
Fenton scored at the top of the seventh on an unearned run.
Brittany Birdsall went 2-for-3. Sarah Rounsifer, Jamie Cotrone, Jenna Dumbleton, Karly Fisher each added a hit.
Northville lost to Tecumseh, 3-0.
Birdsall and Rounsifer were the only two hits in the game—both singles.
“I’m very proud of the way the girls played this weekend,” Chrzanowski said. “They showed that they can play with any team in the state. It was great to see strong competition heading into the last stretch of the season.”
