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SOFTBALL: Clarkston finishes as runner-up at Stars Tournament

Dan Stickradt | May 8, 2012 | Comments (2)

BY DAN STICKRADT

SENIOR EDITOR

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GRAND BLANC — As it turned out, Clarkston wasn’t so much of a gracious host at the annual Michigan Stars Softball Tournament after all.

The Wolves, ranked third in Division 1, advanced all the way to the finals of the championship flight Sunday before falling to Plymouth, 5-4.

The tournament featured some 40 schools from around the state.

Clarkston defeated Troy Athens (7-0) in the quarterfinals Sunday morning and Pinconning (5-0) in the semifinals. Both games saw freshman Madeline Maday fire no-hitters to aid the Wolves’ cause. Maday struck out a combined 14 batters in the two wins.

LAYING DOWN THE LAW: Clarkston’s Tara Perry lays down a bunt during play at the Michigan Stars Softball Tournament at Creasey Bicentennial Park in Grand Blanc. Photo | Larry McKee, www.lmckeephotography.com

Clarkston, which finished 3-0 in pool play on Saturday, was paced by Sydney Hasselbach, who hit a pair of home runs Sunday. Tara Perry and Rachel Alli each had two for Clarkston (20-3), which is off to one of its best starts in school history.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

CLARKSTON 3, FARMINGTON HARRISON 0: Rachel Alli went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead Clarkston to the pool play win at Michigan Stars Softball Tournament.

Sydney Hasselbach was 1-for-3 with an RBI and Tara Perry added an RBI for the Wolves, who amassed just six hits in the game. Rachel Vieira, Rachel Pytel and Mackenzie King had single hits in the contest.

Madeline Maday fired a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts for Clarkston.

CLARKSTON 4 GROSSE POONTE NORTH 1: Clarkston scored two in the first and single runs in the second and third innings and allowed the Northsmen just one fourth-inning run in posting this win Saturday at the Stars Tournament..

Tara Perry 2-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI and Rachel Alli finished 2-for-3 and also scored a run for the Wolves. Sydney Hasselbach was also 1-for-2 one run and one RBI and Candace Kitchen fired a four-hitter with one earned run against five strikeouts.

CLARKSTON 10, FLINT CARMAN-AINSWORTH 0: Madeline Maday struck out six and gave up just one hits for the Wolves in this lopsided victory during the Stars Tournament Saturday

The Wolves picked up 16 hits in the five-inning mercy, which saw Clarkston plate five in the first frame and never look back.

Megan Hastings led the Wolves with three RBI. Rachel Alli, Sydney Hasselbach, Shauna Siwicki, Rachel Pytel and Candace Kitchen each supplied two hits each, while Siwicki, Pytel and Rachel Vieria had single shits for the Wolves.

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