The Griffins’ Hixenbaugh helped settle things down for her team allowing just two hits while walking four and striking out two, but she could not sneak a vital pitch past Cianfrocca to lead off the top of the seventh inning and the Lions were able to hold their 4-3 lead as Kelshaw got the biggest outs of the game in the bottom of the seventh, climaxed by Donovan Catholic star Ginex lining out to a well-positioned Mount second baseman Bella Baez for the game’s final out as the Lions stormed the field and joined Kelshaw to form a very joyous circle of celebrants from the Caldwell-based Catholic school.
NON-PUBLIC A STATE FINAL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, AT IVY HILL PARK
MOUNT ST. DOMINIC (27-4) 030 000 1 - 4 R 4 H 2 E
DONOVAN CATHOLIC (26-2) 100 110 0 -3 R 7 H 1 E
2B- Mount- Bella Iannitelli, 3B- Donovan Cath.- Izzy Cino, Christina Ginex
HR- Mount- Jill Cianfrocca WP- Ava Kelshaw LP-Gylian Hixenbaugh