Twinsburg softball splits a pair of slug fests in doubleheader
Thanks to a career day for Kaly Drenski, Twinsburg pounded out 20 hits to earn Saturday’s huge 15-7 non-league victory at Solon in the nightcap of a doubleheader.
Pitching and strong defense were also big keys for the young Tigers at Roxbury Field in Solon.
Senior hurler Carli Genova earned the pitching victory for Twinsburg with a complete game. She struck out five batters and only walked one.
A junior, Drenski went 5-for-5 at the plate, registering red-hot career highs in hits (five), total bases (eight), runs batted in (four), runs (three), and doubles (three).
Sydney Loffredo also continues to produce on offense as the junior contributed four hits, two runs, a double and one RBI.
Senior Gabi Bonnizzio was also on fire as she went 3-for-3 with a team-high four RBI against the Comets.
Another player who had a great game for the Tigers was junior Kaitlynn Bamler, who had two hits, scored three runs, and had two RBI.
Junior Sofia Middelberg scored three times and had two hits while junior Gianna Gahagan had a pair of hits and scored. Sophomore Chelsea McKee and junior Gianna Baynard each had one RBI.
Kendall Matlock scored once and the junior had a stolen base while McKee and Gahagan also had a steal.
In the first game of the twin bill, Twinsburg lost 11-10 on a walk-off in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Hailynn Shuster hit the game-winning single as that was her fifth hit of the day. She had four RBI for Solon (5-9).
Gahagan led the Tigers as she went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and knocking in two RBIs. She also had two stolen bases.
Bamler knocked in a pair of runs with two hits while Bonnizzio and Middelberg each had two hits.
Katy Gannon, a junior, knocked in a pair of runs and had a hit. Drenski and Loffredo each collected a hit and one RBI while McKee scored twice and had one steal as did Loffredo. Baynard had a hit and a run.
First year head coach Sally Petitte’s first career victory at Twinsburg and the first win of the year for the Tigers came recently in a dramatic nine-inning 5-3 victory.
It was a win over a Revere unit that went 22-5 and reached the Division II regional semifinals in 2021.
Twinsburg showed they can pitch with strong teams as Middelberg earned the win on the mound with a complete game nine-hitter. Loffredo starred with her bat with a pair of doubles and knocked in three runs.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Twinsburg softball splits a pair of slug fests in doubleheader
