JEROMESVILLE, Ohio — Trey Williams was untouchable.
Hillsdale’s junior left-hander fired a five-inning perfect game as the top-seeded Falcons won a Division IV sectional championship with a 12-0 win over No. 8 Kidron Central Christian on Thursday.
Just how overpowering was Williams?
The son of Hillsdale football coach Tom Williams needed just 60 pitches to take care of the Comets (8-9). He struck out six and induced seven ground-ball outs.
“It feels good to come out here and win a sectional title,” said Williams, who improved to 5-0 on the season. “I had all my pitches and was throwing them all for strikes and just keeping them off balance. That always helps.”
Of Williams’ 60 pitches, 42 were strikes. He threw first-pitch strikes to seven of the 15 hitters he faced.
“He’s a good pitcher and we’re young and inexperience at the plate,” KCC coach Zach Kooker said. “We’ve got two seniors, one junior and the rest freshman and sophomores. For us to gain some tournament experience is good for us.”
Run Support: The Falcons (17-6) scored a run in the bottom of the first on Williams’ run-scoring single and blew it open with eight in the second. Williams, Cole Casdorph and Ethan Elliott all stroked RBI-doubles in the inning.
“When you’ve got a team like ours and they’re hitting the ball, it makes pitching easy,” Williams said.
Williams, Elliott and Jay Luikart each had two hits for the Falcons. Williams, Casdorph and Kameron Koster each drove in a pair.
“We put the ball in play and got contributions from everyone,” Hillsdale coach Mike Wolf said. “I think we showed why we are the top seed.”
Next: Hillsdale (17-6) will play either Mogadore or Lake Ridge Academy in the district semifinals at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Medina.
“It’s nice to get that first (tournament win) out of the way,” Williams said. “In the tournament, you don’t get any second chances. We want a good run this year, that’s for sure.”
