Gallatin’s junior varsity girls’ softball team rammed home five runs in the top of the 10th inning Thursday night to beat Gilman City, 13-10, in a marathon contest off the regular schedule.
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Nine Lady Bulldogs reached base in the 10th, beginning with Hayley Michael, who returned to action in the late innings after clearing concussion protocol. She doubled and scored on an Essie Williamson single. Carli Beck reached first on an error, moving Williamson to second.
Both GJV base runners advanced on a wild pitch. Bethany Bailey singled to score Williamson and Beck moved to third. Zoe Bradford was safe on an error that scored Beck and moved Bailey to second. Aubrey Burns singled in Bailey. Carli Hogan singled to load the bases. A walk to Hannah Miller brought Bradford home with the final run.
Gilman City plated two runs in the bottom of the 10th on two singles and an error.
The lead moved back and forth in the early innings. The Lady Hawks took a 3-0 after two frames. Gallatin led, 6-4, after the top of the sixth but Gilman regained the advantage with a 3-run sixth. The Lady Bulldogs again took the lead, 8-7, in the top of the seventh but Gilman sent the contest into extra innings with one run in the bottom of the seventh.
Gallatin finished with 16 hits, led by Hayley Michael and Carli Beck, with three each. Burns and Maddi Michael each singled twice. Bradford had a triple and Jerilynn Hoover a double.
Beck threw 190 pitches for the Lady Bulldogs while going the distance and striking out 11 batters. Gilman’s pitcher, L. Snuffer, also pitched a complete game, throwing 181 pitches and striking out 15 batters.
The two teams combined for 14 stolen bases and 24 runners left on base.