SYRACUSE – After taking a 4-0 lead, Wawasee High School’s varsity softball team had to hang on for a 6-5 win over the visiting Manchester Lady Squires Friday night. The Lady Warriors scored four runs in the fourth inning to take initial control of the contest. Manchester put its first run on the board in the fifth inning, followed by a pair of runs in both the sixth and seventh innings. Wawasee, which tacked on a run in the home half of the fifth, scored the game-winning run in the seventh inning when Alli Ousley hit a two-out double that plated freshman teammate Meghan Fretz. The Lady Warriors had 11 hits in the win, compared to Manchester’s five. Sophomore Kylee Rostochak had three hits for the winners, including a double, while Ousley pounded out a pair of doubles. Sophomore Danielle Gunkel, who pitched 5-1/3 innings, hit a home run for Wawasee. Celina Carter led Manchester with two hits, while Marrett Metzger, Brittany Howard and Tabby Dewitt had one hit each for the Lady Squires.
WAWASEE 6, MANCHESTER 5 M 000 012 2 – 5 5 1 W 000 410 1 – 6 11 2 WP – Amber Lemberg. LP – Brittany Howard 2B – Ousley (W) 2, Rostochak (W) HR – Danielle Gunkel (W) JV – Wawasee 12, Manchester 2
