By Cort Reynolds
OTTAWA __ The visiting Bluffton High School softball team crushed Ottawa-Glandorf 16-1 in first round sectional Div. III action Wednesday, May 8.
The Pirate girls improved to 2-7 with the big win. Bluffton advanced to the sectional finals against top seed Parkway (18-3) Friday at 5:00 p.m.
The sectional winner goes on to the Lima Bath district.
O-G fell to 2-19 with the defeat.
The Pirates jumped on top 5-1 after two innings. Bluffton then scored 10 runs in the top of the third inning to break the game open and win the five-inning contest.
Emma Green smacked a double, stroked two singles and had two runs batted in. She also scored two runs.
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Lauren Bassett doubled twice, scored a run, and drove in one run. Danielle Cross singled twice, drove in three runs and scored twice. Faith Maple hit a double, singled, scored a run and had one RBI.
Ashley Fleece scored three runs, singled in a run and stole two bases.
Karleigh Davis singled in two runs. Macy Schaadt hit a single and scored two runs. Olivia Hobensack contributed three RBI.
Both teams left six runners on base and made three errors.
Bluffton out-hit O-G 13-3 and drew seven walks.
Haelee Raye earned the itching win. She hurled five innings, allowing three hits and no earned runs. She struck out three and walked two.
SCOREBOARD
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | R H E | |
| BLU | 2 3 10 1 0 0 x | 16 13 3 |
| O-G | 0 1 0 0 0 0 x | 1 3 3 |
Bluffton
WP-Rayle LP-Maas
2B-Bassett 2 (B), Green (B), Maple (B)
