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Prebis Tournament on WEOL

Despite some choppy weather, The Prebis Memorial Classic Softball Tournament took center stage on WEOL over the weekend.

During Saturday’s event, we covered three games which featured some of the best softball teams in the state.

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Umpire Larry Krueger congratulates Keystone’s pitcher Sydney Campbell

Game 1: #1 Keystone 1 vs #1 Warren Champion 0

The day’s opening game on WEOL featured the Keystone Wildcats (ranked 1st in the DII Coaches Poll) against Warren Champion (ranked 1st in the DIII Coaches Poll).

Once again, Keystone pitcher Sydney Campbell was dominant in the circle picking up another victory and coming up just one hit shy of a perfect game.

Keystone’s lone run cam in the third inning when Autumn Acord drove in Maddie Herrington from first base with an RBI double.

listen to the game below.

Game 2: Lake 11 vs #7 Amherst 1 

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Amherst Steele High School’s Kylee McGraw gets a hit

In the following broadcast, the Amherst Comets (ranked 7th in the DI Coaches Pool) took on a loaded Lake batting order.

The Blue Streaks opened the game with a solo home run from Lindsey McMillan.

They followed that up by posting 11 hits and three home runs on Amherst ace Madison O’Berg.

Amherst’s lone run came off the bat of Kylee McGraw who blasted a solo home run over the left/center fence in the fourth inning.

listen below

Game 3: Elyria 13 vs Hoover 6

In our final game of the weekend, the Elyria Pioneer had the comeback of the tournament.

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Elyria’s third baseman Kerrigan Williams

Elyria trailed North Canton Hover 6-1 going into the final inning of play.

Sparked by Jessica Chapman’s two RBI triple, the Pioneers posted five runs in the final frame to force extra innings.

In the eighth, the Pioneers followed up their seventh inning act by plating seven more runs on six hits to claim the come from behind victory over the Vikings.

listen to the remarkable comeback below.

http://weol.northcoastnow.com/audio/weol/042719_Elyria%20vs%20Hoover.mp3



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