As Wauconda junior left fielder Bella Antonucci strode to the plate in the top of the second inning of the Class 3A Carmel Catholic softball sectional semifinal on Wednesday afternoon, she heard someone yell two words:
Antonucci, who bats ninth in the order, then belted a 2-out, 2-run home run to right-center off Carmel senior ace Madison DeBennette. The blast -- her third of the spring -- gave third-seeded Wauconda a 3-0 lead and punctuated the start of Wauconda's 7-1 defeat of the second-seeded Corsairs in muggy Mundelein.Antonucci also sparkled on defense, darting to her left in left field to make a sliding, sixth-inning catch to rob Carmel sophomore Grace Brown of an extra-base hit.
"Bella," the coach added,"hasn't just been hitting well lately; she's been hitting well at the right time." by signing up you agree to our terms of service Bulldogs junior starter Lesleigh Reimers had a marvelous outing, going the distance while allowing only 3 hits. She fanned 7, walked only 1 and improved to 16-4 in her duel with DeBennette .
Wauconda senior shortstop and leadoff hitter Lia Taglia fouled off several feisty pitches from DeBennette in the top of the first before doubling to deep left field. Bulldogs second baseman Ellary Nick followed with a bunt single, and center fielder Bryn Lucht drove in the first run of the game via a sacrifice fly.
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