Plainfield Central prevails in slugfest

Updated: April 27, 2011 11:56AM

It’s hard to believe a wacky defensive play capped Plainfield Central’s 26-10 Southwest Prairie Conference softball victory over Plainfield North on Tuesday.

Carly Trenhaile’s unassisted double play in the top of the fifth ended a wild and crazy game.

The game, played with 20-30 m.p.h. winds blowing out, featured 42 hits, eight of them home runs. The eight long balls ties an IHSA record.

Trenhaile and Olivia Scott each belted a pair of home runs for Plainfield Central (14-6, 5-1).

“It was exciting because this wind and this game were crazy,” Trenhaile said.

“I was happy for Carly Trenhaile because she’s had two balls hit the top of the fence and come back in,” Plainfield Central coach Anne Campbell said. “It was great to see her finally pick up two today. She’s been hitting the ball well for us.”

“I’ve been waiting for those for so long,” Trenhaile said. “It feels good and it feels good to see the other girls hitting a few of them.”

Karly Jackson and Kaleigh Nagle also homered for Plainfield Central.

Plainfield Central led 13-10 entering the bottom of the fourth. Three of its six home runs came in the frame as the Wildcats doubled their run total heading into the fifth. The Wildcats’ six homers is tied for eighth-most in state history.

In the top of the fifth, Plainfield North (4-12, 2-5) put a runner on second with one out.

A pop fly to the right side kept carrying. Second baseman Rachel Egly got a glove on the ball, but could not squeeze it. Trenhaile was backing up and caught it before it hit the turf, starting a game-ending, unassisted double play.

Taylor Weck and Kelly Kennedy belted home runs for the Tigers.

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