Fowlerville was in a good position to advance to the semifinals of the Greater Lansing Hall of Fame Softball Classic Wednesday, May 20, at Ranney Park in Lansing.
But a three-run error in which a fly ball hit by Bella Latuszek went off an outfielder’s glove and over the fence gave Laingsburg a crazy 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Gladiators.
Fowlerville scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 5-2 lead before Laingsburg erupted for four runs in the top of the sixth, the last three scoring with one out on the outfield error.
“(It) definitely was a range of emotions,” Latuszek told the Lansing State Journal. “At first, I thought she caught it, and I was like, ‘Oh dang.’ And then it went over, and it was an instant burst of excitement and energy knowing that I could be there for my teammates and help our team win.”
Kiely Davis drove in two runs for Fowlerville. Laingsburg advanced to face Grand Ledge in the semifinals.
Pinckney 17-17, Stockbridge 7-4
Pinckney’s Addison Wroblewski took the Livingston County batting lead by going 7-for-8 and driving in seven runs in the doubleheader. Wroblewski is hitting .485 this season.
Jade Chelenyak was 4-for-4 with a grand slam and six RBIs in the second game for the Pirates (18-13-1).
Baseball
Hartland 9, Stevenson 5
Hartland advanced to the KLAA championship game for the second straight year and fourth time in the past six seasons.
Dylan Crowe was 3-for-3 with a home run, four runs and two RBIs for the Eagles. Aidan Heidt and Carson Perkins each drove in two runs.
Fin Stanaway pitched 3⅔ innings of shutout relief for the Eagles.
Hartland will face Novi for the KLAA championship at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at Novi.
Pinckney 15-9, Jackson 5-1
Henry Taube and Logan Tuttle each went 2-for-3 with four RBIs in the first game, while Jax Raymond drove in three runs.
In the second game, Owen Zylka drove in two runs, and Aidan Furtak threw four innings of one-hit shutout relief for the Pirates.
Lakeland 3-10, Howell 1-0
Danny Hampton was 2-for-4 in the first game, and Evan Elias was 2-for-3 in the second game for Howell.
Girls soccer
Brighton 12, Lansing Everett 0
Maya Bjedov, Harper Mills-Storm and Jillian Reddy scored two goals each for Brighton (6-8) in its district opener.
Kenzie Blanchard, Lizzy Seiter, Nina Cucuz, Riley Granlund, Libby Mitz and Kate Malachino scored the other goals.
Boys lacrosse
Brighton 15, Northville 5
Joey Skoczylas had six goals and one assist for Brighton, which advanced to the regional championship game at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, against Walled Lake Northern at Brighton.
Hartland 23, Bay City 0
Hartland advanced to the regional championship game by outscoring its first two postseason opponents 42-0.
Connor Gilbert had three goals and five assists, giving him seven goals and nine assists in the playoffs. Drew Schaecher had four goals and two assists, while Clayton Penzien and Coen Chwalek each had four goals and one assist.
Hartland will host the Grand Blanc-Oxford winner in the regional final at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 27.
Boys golf
Howell 158, Hartland 162
Egan Sturos shot 38, Oliver Heikkinen 39 and Anson Forsyth 40 as Howell upset fourth-ranked Hartland.
Hartland’s Aidan Oake was the medalist with a 37. Liam Kastamo shot 39 for the Eagles.
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This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: Fowlerville softball ousted from Lansing tournament on 3-run error
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