Boardman's dream season ends in state semifinals
The Spartans opened the scoring in the top of the third inning when Ellie Wymer delivered an RBI double, which gave Boardman a 1-0 lead.
Springfield's Hannah Schlachter tied the game, 1-1, with an RBI double in the third inning.
The Blue Devils captured the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning when Andrella Espino drove in a run on a groundout. Springfield increased the lead to 3-1 when Camryn Hall came through with an RBI single a short time later.
Callee Chappetta picked up the win for the Blue Devils, tossing a complete game, allowing one earned run on six hits with seven strikeouts.
Boardman's Tori Strines suffered the loss, pitching 3 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts.
Boardman's season comes to an end with a record of 25-5.
Holland Springfield improves to 23-9 overall. The Blue Devils advance to face Dover in the Division III State Championship game at 8 p.m. on Saturday at Akron's Firestone Stadium.
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