BELLEVILLE, Mich.---The Gladstone Minor Girls (age 9-10) softball team won its third straight game at the state tournament in downstate Belleville on Monday, beating Evart, 5-0. Montgomery Pepin threw a two-hitter, striking out 16 batters.
"Obviously, we had some concerns with the heat," Gladstone Manager Rick Pepin said. "But Montogomery pitched a clean game. She did a nice job of hitting her spots, and she kept her composure. We hit the ball right to them quite a bit today, and they made good throws. They made good plays defensively. They were solid."
Pepin helped her own cause with an RBI single in the first inning.
Gladstone scored two runs in the second inning on an error and a groundout by Morgan Dawley, briging Reese Herioux home from third base.
In the fourth inning, Tia Schone led off with a hit and eventually stole home.
And in the fifth inning, Rylee Gerow led off with an infield single and scored on a groundout by Maggie Buckley. Samantha Drielick also had a base hit for Gladstone.
Mattisen Tiedt and Katie Gostlin had the base hits for Evart.
Gladstone plays Tecumseh in the state quarterfinals on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Catch the broadcast on WCHT-AM (NewsTalk 600), and at www.rrnsports.com.
Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
"Obviously, we had some concerns with the heat," Gladstone Manager Rick Pepin said. "But Montogomery pitched a clean game. She did a nice job of hitting her spots, and she kept her composure. We hit the ball right to them quite a bit today, and they made good throws. They made good plays defensively. They were solid."

Gladstone scored two runs in the second inning on an error and a groundout by Morgan Dawley, briging Reese Herioux home from third base.
In the fourth inning, Tia Schone led off with a hit and eventually stole home.
And in the fifth inning, Rylee Gerow led off with an infield single and scored on a groundout by Maggie Buckley. Samantha Drielick also had a base hit for Gladstone.
Mattisen Tiedt and Katie Gostlin had the base hits for Evart.
Gladstone plays Tecumseh in the state quarterfinals on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Catch the broadcast on WCHT-AM (NewsTalk 600), and at www.rrnsports.com.
Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see photos, videos taken by Amy Sundquist.
