Class 1 third-place game: Advance vs. Wellington-Napoleon

Sunday, May 23, 2021

SPRINGFIELD — The Wellington-Napoleon Tigers struck first, and the Advance Hornets never recovered in the third-place game of the MSHSAA Class 1 Spring Softball Championships. The Tigers scored four runs in the first inning and rolled to an 11-0 victory Sunday, May 23, 2021, at the Killian Softball Complex.

Advance shortstop Danielle Markham tries to catch a pickoff throw to second base, as Wellington-Napoleon's Bree Shannon steals the base during the second inning of the MSHSAA Class 1 softball tournament third-place game Sunday at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance fans cheer for the team while players and coaches receive their medals for placing fourth in the MSHSAA Class 1 Spring Softball Championships on Sunday at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Lily McLeary takes a swing during the fifth inning of the MSHSAA Class 1 third-place game Sunday at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance coach AJ Horn talks with pitcher Annie Duffield during the fifth inning of the MSHSAA Class 1 third-place game Sunday at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Wellington-Napoleon's Alison Dehn scores a run during the fifth inning of the MSHSAA Class 1 third-place game Sunday in Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Danielle Markham beats the tag on a pickoff throw to first base during the fourth inning of the MSHSAA Class 1 third-place game Sunday at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Mikayla Mikels (left) and Kaylee Cline reacts to a play during the third-place game of the MSHSAA Class 1 Spring Softball Championships on Sunday at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Wellington-Napoleon's Bree Shannon, a left-handed catcher, returns the ball to her twin sister, Ayden Shannon, during the third inning of the MSHSAA Class 1 third-place game Sunday at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance shortstop Danielle Markham (front) tags out Wellington-Napoleon's Bree Shannon at third base during the second inning of the MSHSAA Class 1 third-place game Sunday at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance head coach AJ Horn (left) and assistant coach James Hamlin position the outfielders during the second inning of the MSHSAA Class 1 third-place game Sunday at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Wellington-Napoleon pitcher Ayden Shannon pitches to Advance's Danielle Markham during the first inning of the third-place game in the MSHSAA Class 1 state tournament Sunday at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance third baseman Madi Ford attempts to throw out a runner during the first inning of the MSHSAA Class 1 state tournament third-place game Sunday at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance shortstop Danielle Markham throws to first base during the first inning of the MSHSAA Class 1 third-place game at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Annie Duffield delivers to the plate during the first inning of the third-place game of the MSHSAA Class 1 Spring Softball Championships on Sunday at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
The Advance Hornets pose with their trophy for finishing fourth in the MSHSAA Class 1 state softball tournament Sunday at Springfield. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)