Mendon beats USA 11-1 to win Division 4 Softball Title
By: Mike Stiles -
Sunday, June 15, 2025
(top left to right) Mendon celebrates their win over USA; The Mendon softball team receives their State Trophy
(bottom left to right) Taya Bingaman makes a diving catch against USA; Cienna Nightingale celebrates 2 RBI against USA (photos courtesy of Nicci Plummer)
Mendon beats USA 11-1 to win Division 4 Softball Title
(EAST LANSING) – Mendon jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, added four more runs in the third, then scored two more in the bottom of the sixth inning, as the No. 3 Lady Hornets beat No. 1 Unionville-Sebewaing 11-1 to win the Division 4 Softball State Championship for 2025. ...... {LISTEN}. The win also snaps USA’s run of five straight State Titles in Division 4. It also avenges Mendon’s loss to USA 5-4 in the 2023 State Finals, and a loss to the Patriots 6-5 in the 2024 Semifinals. Rowan Allen got the pitching win for the Lady Hornets, striking out 5 batters and giving up 5 hits and 2 walks. Cienna Nightingale was 2 for 3 at the plate with 4 RBI. ...... {LISTEN}. Ally Butler was 2 for 2 with a pair of singles and a walk and scored three times. Mendon ends the season at 35-2 while Unionville-Sebewaing ends the year at 20-16.
OTHER MHSAA SOFTBALL STATE FINAL SCORES
DIVISION 3
Grass Lake 5 – Clare 4
DIVISION 2
Richmond 3 – Paw Paw 0
DIVISION 1
Saline 5 – South Lyon 2
MHSAA BOYS BASEBALL STATE FINAL SCORES
DIVISION 1
Hartland 5 – Macomb Dakota 3 (9 innings)
DIVISION 2
No. 1 Ada Forest Hills Eastern 5 – Standish-Sterling 2
DIVISION 3
Traverse City St. Francis 5 – Marine 4
DIVISION 4
Portland St. Patrick 10 – Plymouth Christian Academy 0 (5 innings)
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