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Saturday April 20, 2024

DISTRICT CHAMPS AGAIN: Trudeau Leads Braves

GLADSTONE---Taylor Trudeau slugged a solo home run and added an RBI double to help the Gladstone Braves beat the Iron Mountain Mountaineers, 6-2, in the MHSAA Division Three softball district championship game on Saturday.

Iron Mountain beat Menominee, 10-3, earlier in the day, while Gladstone received a bye after the Manistique Emeralds dropped out of the tournament on Thursday.

Trudeau led off the top of the first inning with a home run over the left field fence, then in her second at-bat, she hit a long fly ball that was caught in front of the fence.

In her third at-bat, she smoked another shot to the fence, this time, a double that brought home Marnnea LaFave with a run in the fourth inning that gave the Braves a 4-1 lead.

Earlier, Andie Balenger bunted home Morgan Letteriello in the second inning to make it 2-0, before the Mountaineers cut the lead in half when Bri Tomasoski stole second and Anna Rittenhouse scored.

Balenger singled home a run to make it 3-1 in the third inning.

Balenger earned the win in the cirle.

Gladstone (31-6) advances to the regional tournament next Saturday in Negaunee. The Braves will play Boyne City at 10 a.m. Negaunee will face Kingsley at noon.

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