Bonus Zone Photos

THE BONUS ZONE

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JESSICA COLLINS/STAFF PHOTO Crown Point’s Noah Spaulding focuses before releasing a pitch against a Plattsburgh High batter, May 2, in Plattsburgh.

JESSICA COLLINS/STAFF PHOTO Sonja Toishi of Lake Placid rushes to rally the ball back to Plattsburgh High’s Sebastien Bonnabesse during their Section VII finals match, May 24, in Plattsburgh. JESSICA COLLINS/STAFF PHOTO Moriah’s Maddy Eichen winds back to throw a ball during a game against AuSable Valley, April 11, in Clintonville.

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slip away when Boquet Valley scored twice. First, Madison Kirkby bunted and made it safely to third on a Bolton/Schroon Lake error, with Abbey Schwoebel later running her in on a sacrifice fly.

The Griffins then tied it at 2-all when Alaina Denton notched an RBI single, sending Alessia. Caputo home. After that, their bats went silent.

For the bottom of the third, Scott, Egloff and Ila Hubert all recorded singles, however, Scott was picked off by Kirkby while attempting to steal second. However, Navitsky then came up big, knocking a huge two RBI single down center to give the Wild Eagles a 4-2 lead.

When asked what was going through her head every time she stepped to the plate, Navitsky just said she thought about focusing every time.

“Don’t swing for the fences, just make sure that you stay focused,” she said.

Trowbridge and Cutting also recorded RBI singles during the inning to make it 6-2. The top of the fourth was quick, with the Griffins falling in order on two pop outs and an unsuccessful bunt.

The bottom of the fourth, however, was not so timely. With Navitsky running in two more on a double, Monahan notching an RBI double, Trowbridge punching in another on a single and Cutting sending Navitsky home while being forced out at first, the score was now 11-2, and the game was now too far out of reach for the Griffins.

“We kept our foot on the gas the whole time, we just went 100%,” Egloff said. “We never stopped no matter what the score was.”

Persons also mentioned that once the first few batters broke the seal and got some base hits, the rest of the team seemed to follow suit.

“I don’t know, it just gets the engine going,” she said. “As soon as someone breaks into that pattern of hitting, they all seem to follow.”

Another quick stint at the plate for the Griffins ended with two strikeouts and a flyout, while in the bottom of the fifth, the Wild Eagles scored once more on an RBI double from Monahan to make it 12-2.

In the bottom of the sixth, Abby Monty came in as relief for Schwoebel, but that still didn’t stop Bolton/Schroon Lake, with Baker hitting her triple and later scoring the final run on the winning side.

Boquet Valley then added on one more, with Claire Reynolds reaching first on a single, and Caputo running her in, making the final score 13-3.

From the third to the fifth innings, the Wild Eagles had the top of their lineup starting every time.

“That was huge for us,” Persons said. “The beauty of our lineup is that we have a solid one through nine, and for every coach, that feels fantastic. There’s just so much diversity at the top of the batting order.”

BV

— Bolton/schroon Lake 13, Boquet Valley 3

002 000 1 — 3 4 1 B/SL 114 511 X — 13 13 3 Trowbridge, Egloff (3), Trowbridge (6) and Scott. Schwoebel, Monty (6) and Denton. WP- Trowbridge. LP- Schwoebel. 2B- Caputo (BV), Monahan 2 (B/SL), Cutting (B/SL). 3B- Baker (B/SL).

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accounted for the lone Chazy hits.

“We just couldn’t hit Noah,” Tregan said. “Our players gave it everything they had and I’m proud of them.

“This was the best baseball game I have ever been a part of,” Pertak said.

The Panthers will move on to regional play against the Section X champion.

— Crown Point 2, Chazy 1, 10 inn.

CCRS 100 000 000 0 — 1 2 1 CPCS 000 100 000 1 — 2 5 0 Clukey, Stevens (10) and Columbus. Spaulding, Carey (10) and J. Russell. WP- Carey. LP- Stevens. 2B- Pertak (CPCS), Carey (CPCS) 2.