Brian HagbergWARREN, Pa. – Katie Madigan took advantage of a pair of Conneaut errors on a line drive in the fifth inning to score the decisive run in Warren’s 3-2 win over the Eagles.
With two outs and the game tied at 2-2, Madigan lined a 1-2 pitch into left. An error in the outfield allowed Madigan to reach third, and she scooted home on a second error in the infield to put the Dragons ahead, 3-2.
Kaley Cook singled to start the seventh, but a fielder’s choice and a pair of fly outs ended the game.
Warren took the lead in the second. With one out, Lexi Hoffman was hit by a pitch, then moved to second on Ellee Irwin’s sac bunt. Carly Beers singled in Hoffman and Halle Kuzminski followed with a single of her own that plated Beers and put Warren on top, 2-0.
Linda Shepard hit a 2-run homer with two outs in the fourth to knot the game at 2-2.
Beers and Kuzminski had the lone hits for the Dragons. Kelsey Stuart allowed two earned runs on three hits. She didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight.
Erika Schrock took the tough luck loss; she gave up three runs, two earned, on two hits with no walks and three strikeouts.
