Lady Eagles roll in Class C2 semifinal

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall third baseman Alea Barrett puts the tag on Perry’s Madelyn Monteleone during the host Lady Eagles semifinal sectional win this afternoon.

Scoring early and often, No. 3 seed Kendall downed No. 10 Perry 9-3 in the semifinal round of the Section V Class C2 softball tournament this afternoon at Kendall.

The victory propels Kendall into Saturday’s Class C2 championship game at 12:30 p.m. at Livonia against top seeded Cal-Mum which downed No. 5 Warsaw 5-4 in the other semifinal.

Perry did score a quick run in the top of the first inning on a double by Madelyn Monteleone but Kendall answered right back with 3 runs in the home half of the frame to take the lead for good.

A bases loaded walk, a bunt single by Sophia Picardo and a wild pitch plated those runs as two walks and a single by Teagan Shaw loaded the bases to set up the opportunity.

The Lady Eagles doubled their lead to 6-1 by scoring once in the second on an RBI single by Shaw and twice in the third on a two-run triple by Alayna Keirn.

Brooke Rodas followed up with a two-run home run to highlight a three run fourth inning boosting the advantage to 9-1.

Shaw and Picardo both finished with 3 hits as Keirn had 2.

Brooke Miller earned the win in the circle allowing 3 hits and striking out 2.

Kendall’sAlayna Kiern fist bumps Coach Jeff Parizek after banging out a two-run triple. At right, Teagan Shaw bangs out a single for one of her three hits.