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SOFTBALL: Red Hawks win Athens Relays

Dan Stickradt | April 29, 2012 | Comments (1)

TROY — Behind a 40-run outburst, Troy Athens finished unbeaten at the Athens Relays Softball Tournament Saturday to claim the title on its own diamond.

The Red Hawks downed Warren Mott (12-1), Bloomfield Hills Andover (23-4) and Southfield Christian (5-2) to prevail.

In its opener, Melissa Palmer was 4-for-4 with two RBI, six stolen bases and crossed the plate three times, while Haley Zemmer finished 2-for-3 with three runs scored, a three-run home run, a triple and four RBI.

Zemmer bounced back to fire 11 strikeouts from the circle against one walk and one hit.

The Red Hawks (11-3) terrorized Andover in Game 2, which lasted just three innings. Athens scored just three in the first for a 3-2 lead, then erupted for eight runs in the second and plated 12 more in the third frame to seal the mercy.

Zemmer came back and struck out four, but gave up no earned runs and no hits.

Palmer was again 4-for-4 with four runs scored and two RBI. Zemmer helped her own cause by going 3-for-4 with five RBI and Stacy Gross scored four runs for Athens, which amassed 17 hits.

Southfield Christian cooled in the final but still found enough firepower to prevail.

Palmer and Zemmer both finished 2-for-4, while Erica Siismets was 3-for-4, knocked in two runs on a double.

The Red Hawks, who outhit Southfield Christian in the finals, 10-4, scored four in the first and one more in the third. Southfield Christian scored two in the seventh.

Zemmer put the exclamation point on the day by striking out 14 batters against one walk and no earned runs.