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Hanover Central 12, Hebron 0

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Dated: 05-15-2010

PCC Softball Championship Box Score:
HANOVER CENTRAL (17-6) 1013 025 === 12-14-2
HEBRON (12-9)                   0000 000 ===   0- 2-6
5-15-2010, PCC Championship game, 55 degrees in LaCrosse
WP - Jessica Toth (7-2) 5K, 1 walk (5 inn.)
LP - Mollie Lindeman (5-4) 2K, 3 walks (4 inn.)

Porter County Conference (PCC) Tournament
Quarterfinals
Hebron 15, South Central 6
Morgan Township 6, LaCrosse 3
HANOVER CENTRAL 5, Kouts 4
BOONE GROVE 11, Washington Township 1 (5 inn.)

Semifinals
HEBRON 14, Morgan Township 1
HANOVER 6, BOONE GROVE 1

Championship

HANOVER CENTRAL 12, HEBRON 0 (title)

Taylor Jonson makes a diving catch of a spinning line drive by HC's Morgan Austgen.  (All photos by Mark Smith) HC First baseman Kasey Stenger, second baseman Danielle Nowak and pitcher Jessica Toth all scramble towards the ball as a Boone batter heads to first.
Coach Andy Niksich gives signs to catcher Morgan Doelling during the battle with HC. Boone defeated Hanover in April but HC won the rematch 6-1 Saturday. HC's pitcher Jessica Toth and catcher Katie Klopp both head towards this bunt in the semifinal game against Boone Grove.  Toth and Klopp combined on a complete game five-hitter as HC won 6-1. 
Boone's Lauren Johnson (15) breaks for second as HC first basemen Kasey Stenger watches the pitch. Boone Roxanne Miniuk returned to the Wolves to pitch in the PCC playoffs last weekend.
A late Saturday fright train passes behind the LaCrosse high school complex in LaPorte county, passing within two feet of parked cars behind the softball field. HC's Morgan Austgen crosses home plate on Tiffany Gibson's base hit in the 1st inning of the championship game.    (All photos by Mark Smith)
Shortstop Morgan Austgen watches as HC third baseman Ashley Loy throws out a Hebron runner in the fourth inning. Hebron 1st baseman Ashley Wheeler holds HC's Kasey Stenger on first base in the second inning of the championship game.
HC third baseman Ashley Loy ducks as shortstop Morgan Austgen throws out a runner at first base. HC base-runner Blayr Poston slips by Hebron third baseman Ashley Spurr and shortstop Alyssa Spore on Kelsey Jankowski's infield hit in the fourth inning.
Tiffany Gibson is welcomed home after her fourth home run of the year in the Hanover 7th inning. Hanover poses under late afternoon clouds to mark the school's 10th PCC softball title.
PCC Semifinal Box Score:

BOONE GROVE (11-7) 000 1000 === 1-5-2
HANOVER CENTRAL (16-6) 3020 010 === 6-9-2

5-15-2010, 64 degrees, PCC Semifinal in LaCrosse, IN

WP - Jessica Toth (8-2) CG, 7K, 2 walks
LP - Roxanne Miniuk (1-1) CG, 3K, 4 walks
BOONE GROVE (11-7)
Morgan Doelling (C) 1-for-3
Laruren Johnson (2B) 0-for-4
Kyle Doeling (SS) 1-for-4
Taylor Johnson (3B) 0-for-3
Caitlin Wilcox (1B) 1-for-3, RBI
Roxanne Miniuk (P) 1-for-3
Cassie Wolfe (DH) 1-for-3
Olivia Sanders (RF) 0-for-2, walk
MacKenzie Starcevich (CF) 0-for-3


 
HANOVER CENTRAL (16-6)
Morgan Austgen (SS) 1-for-3, triple, walk
Kelsey Jankowski (LF) 2-for-3, walk
Jessica Toth (P) 1-for-4
Tiffany Gibson (CF) 3-for-4
Katie Klopp (C) 1-for-3, walk
Ashley Loy (3B) 0-for-4
Kasey Stenger (1B) 0-for-1, 2 walks
Carlene Griffin (RF) 1-for-2, double, sac bunt
Danielle Nowak (2B) 1-for- sac bunt, RBI

 

Hanover's Kelsey Jankowski (middle) Morgan Austgen (left) and Jessica Toth pose to mark their fourth PCC championship. The senior trio started in the championship game (and won) for four years in a row. Coming Up... 2A Sectional 34 at Bishop Noll
May 27 (Th) Bishop Noll (17-8) 5 p.m.
May 28 (F) Wheeler (23-2) 5 p.m.

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