West Canada Valley
gives Cooperstown
first softball loss

STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

West Canada Valley’s Hanna Burdick three hit Cooperstown to give the Hawkeyes their first loss of the season, 3-2, in a Center State Conference softball game Thursday, June 2, in Newport.

Burdick struck out only five batters, but she got the outs at big times, ending three innings with strikeouts that stranded a total of four Cooperstown baserunners. She walked four and hit one.

Burdick also doubled and scored in the bottom of the seventh, just before Shae McEvoy’s walk-off hit scored Maggie Burdick and ended the game. McEvoy went 3-for-3 and had all three RBI for WCV.

Abby Miller and Katie Crippen had RBI for Cooperstown, scoring Ellie Hotaling and Sophia Hotaling, respectively.

Marley Lippitt took the loss despite eight strikeouts for Cooperstown (9-1), which ends the regular season by hosting Herkimer at 4:30 p.m., Friday, June 4.