NTL SOFTBALL: CANTON USES BIG FOURTH INNING TO DOWN MILLVILLE (2024-04-15)

Northern Tier Sports Report
MILLVILLE — Canton used an 11-run fourth inning to roll past Millville, 17-1, during non-league softball action Monday.

The win gives the Warriors the season sweep over the Quakers, who they beat back in March. 

Canton scored three runs in the first and second innings to take a 6-0 lead, then went up 17-0 midway through the fourth. Millville got one back in the bottom half but that was it.

Neveah Vroman (2-for-4) had a double and scored four times for Canton with Addie Pepper (2-for-4) also getting a double with three runs scored, and 2-RBI.

Tara Gilbert (2-for-3) scored a run while driving in two, while Rylin Graham (2-for-3) had 2-doubles with 4-RBI.

Audrey Bastion (1-for-3) had a double with a run scored, and an RBI, as Chelsea Lehman (1-for-4) scored twice and drove in a run.

Jaylee Ward scored three times with Tiffany Acla scoring and driving in a run. 

Riley Gowin and Cyra Hugo both crossed home, as well.

Gilbert got the start, and the win, going three hitless innings, with five strikeouts and three walks. Acla pitched the fourth with two strikeouts, two walks, and one earned run.

In the top of the first Ward led off by getting hit by a pitch, then scoring on an error off the bat of Vroman. 

Pepper followed with a hit, with Vroman then scoring on a wild pitch. After back to back walks Pepper found home on a ground out for the 3-0 lead.

In the second Adriane Katona led off with a walk, with her pinch runner, Gowin, reaching third two batters later on a Vroman double.

Millville was able to get a second out but a Lehman single scored Gowin, followed by a Graham double bringing in Vroman and Lehman for the 6-0 lead.

In the big fourth the first four Canton batters reached, with Ward and Vroman both scoring on errors.

Graham would hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Pepper to put the Warriors up 9-0. Lehman would score on a Gilbert hit for the double digit lead.

Two batters later Bastion’s double brought in Gilbert. Acla later scored on a passed ball, followed by Bastion being driven home by Ward on an error off her bat. 

After a walk to Vroman Pepper doubled in Hugo and Ward for a 15-0 lead.

Two batters later Graham drove in Vroman on an error, then Gilbert singled in Pepper for their 17th run.

Millville would score on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fourth.

Canton (2-6) will travel to undefeated Troy on Tuesday with a 4:30 p.m. start.