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Source: Hometown Life
Author: Dan O'Meara
Anna Dixon saw the ball drop in center field and never stopped running. When she finally did, she was on home plate.
The sophomore catcher’s inside-the-park home run helped Farmington Hills Mercy clinch an 11-7 victory over Lake Orion in a Division 1 quarterfinal softball game Tuesday.
Source: State Champs Sports Network
Author: Jeff Dullack
Farmington Hills Mercy’s Abby Krzywiecki named 2016 Total Softball Michigan High School Softball Player of the Year
Source: MI Prep Zone
Author: MATTHEW B. MOWERY
DETROIT >> The key to surviving in the postseason isn’t to think you’ll never get hit hard — it’s merely to avoid being the one that gets squished.
While both teams in the Division 1 softball quarterfinal at Wayne State may feel like bugs on a windshield after Tuesday’s dual offensive maulings, only one of them flew away from the encounter.
Source: MI Prep Zone
Author: MATTHEW B. MOWERY
FARMINGTON HILLS >> It’s not always easy to remember your first home run, when you’ve hit so many that each new one attracts attention like it’s your first.
For Abby Krzywiecki, Michigan’s newly-minted home run queen after breaking the state’s single-season record in districts, an early one still resonates as one of the most memorable.
Source: Hometown Life
Author: Dan O'Meara
Farmington Hills Mercy hitters produced 21 hits in support of senior pitcher Andrea Elmore to win a Division 1 regional softball tournament for the second straight year Saturday.
The Marlins (40-2) had a dozen of those hits in the championship game as they rolled over Walled Lake Northern in five innings at Novi High School, 11-1.
Source: MI Prep Zone
Author: MATTHEW B. MOWERY
DETROIT >> Sometimes, it’s not as much about how hard you hit, but rather about how hard you hit back.
Walled Lake Northern got to the regional championship game by counter-punching when Novi threatened to tie it up in Saturday’s first semifinal.
Source: Hometown Life
Author: Dan O'Meara
Farmington Hills Mercy hit the ball in the right places and made the most of its opportunities to defeat Lakeland in a regional softball game Saturday, 3-0.
The Marlins, who had nine hits, scored early in the game and held on to win the battle between perennial Division 1 powers at Novi High School.
Source: Hometown Life
Author: Dan O'Meara
Senior first baseman Abby Krzywiecki set a state record for single-season home runs and led Farmington Hills Mercy to a district softball championship Saturday.
Krzywiecki hit a two-run shot in the seventh inning of the final game, capping a 7-0 victory over North Farmington in the Division 1 tournament at Livonia Stevenson.
Source: MI Prep Zone
Author: Dan Fenner
Marlins senior Abby Krzywiecki broke the MHSAA single-season record for home runs Saturday.
LIVONIA — Saturday was a good day for the Farmington Hills Mercy softball team and a truly great one for one player in particular.
Source: Hometown Life
Author: Dan O'Meara
When a team has momentum on its side, it becomes something of an unstoppable force.
That was Farmington Hills Mercy during a late stretch of the Division 2 regional championship game in girls lacrosse Friday evening at Farmington High School.
