Hensley's seventh-inning hit leads Rogers High past Van Buren

Rogers High coach Mike Harper pumped his fist as Cassie Gonzalez slid home safely for the winning run Tuesday evening at Veterans Park. Gonzalez scored from second base somewhat easily as the throw from the outfield was high, giving the Lady Mounties a 1-0 win over Van Buren thanks to senior Allyn Hensley's two-out line drive single in the bottom of the seventh inning. It was anything but simple for Rogers (17-8, 10-1 7A-West), which stranded seven runners in scoring position before breaking through in the seventh. Hensley acknowledged many of the Lady Mounties, including her, were struggling to time the offerings from Van Buren pitcher Richelle Story. She had managed just two groundouts and an infield pop-up before coming up in the seventh with the winning run at second. She lined the 1-0 pitch into left field for only Rogers' fifth hit of the game, but it was the game-winner as the Lady Mounties notched their fifth win in six games over the last week. "Allyn's a senior and a great hitter and she came through in that situation and hit the ball hard," Harper said. "Cassie was real aggressive coming around third and they just did a good job. "Sadie (Beeman) pitched outstanding. She hit spots really well. Even some of the hits they got were just check swings off the end of the bat. She had them really off-balance." Hensley also made a great running catch just in front of the fence in left field on Cali Jones' drive to start the fifth inning. The Pointers (11-11, 3-7) left the bases loaded in that inning, too. Beeman scattered six hits over seven innings for the complete-game victory. She struck out nine, hit two batters, but did not issue any walks. Courtney Storey was Rogers' only player with more than one hit, going 2-for-3 with a double. Natalie Scherry went 2-for-4 for Van Buren. Stacy was the hard-luck loser. She struck out two, walked three and hit a batter. Rogers High 1, Van Buren 0 Van Buren^000^000^0^--^0^6^1 Rogers^000^000^1^--^1^5^0 Stacy and Parga; Beeman and Storey. W-Beeman. L-Stacy. HRs-None.

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HENSLEY'S SEVENTH-INNING HIT LEADS ROGERS HIGH PAST VAN BUREN

PAUL BOYD

Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 4/25/2018

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