Trenton’s offense, for the second time in three nights, started an early onslaught, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning on Thursday night against the Princeton Lady Tigers.
In a Grand River Conference East contest played at Johnson Memorial Field, senior Jaylen Neff led off with a hit by pitch and scored on Ainsley Tolson’s RBI double. Salem Croy drove home Tolson when she reached on a Tiger error and scored on an RBI double by Whitley Richman. Richman came around to score on a ground out by Mason Hooyman.
Trenton added 2 more to the rally in the second when Croy doubled and Richman singled with both runners scoring when Taylor Richman reached on another Tiger error to make the score 6-0.
Trenton continued to extend the lead, scoring 3 more in the third when Tolson singled home Tenna Roberts and Croy hit a 2 run bomb to left center, her first home run of the season, making the score 9-0.
Shayla Woodside capped off the scoring in the 4th when she scored on an RBI ground out by Jayden Roeder. On the night, Tolson, Richman and Croy each went 2-3 at the plate.
Perhaps overlooked with Trenton’s big bats providing plenty of pop, the sophomore Ainsley Tolson allowed only a lead-off single to Princeton, and then nothing else over her five innings of shutout work, walking three and striking out 12 batters.
Trenton will jump out of GRC play on Monday night, hosting a long-time rival in the Penney Lady Hornets on Hot Country Z 101.7. First pitch is at 5 o’clock. Trenton, on Tuesday, will play at Gallatin, against a team 0-1 in conference play, with a loss to Polo, and a Thursday night rainout at Putnam County. The Trenton at Gallatin matchup will be at 5:30, also on Hot Country Z 101.7.
Princeton, with the loss, falls to 1-1 in GRC play. The Lady Tigers next conference contest is a home date with Milan on Tuesday, with at 5:30 first pitch from Gentry Field.
