City League Softball

Notre Dame defeated Whitmer 5-2 while Central Catholic beat Clay 6-2 in the City League semifinals. The Eagles and Irish will play Sunday for the City League championship. CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL SIZE, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Notre Dame's Cassie Gillespie, 14, rounds third on her way to home after hitting a home run against Whitmer during ... THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Notre Dame's Nikki Wilkins, 12, protests as she's called out after being tagged by Whitmer's Kali Davisas she tries to ... THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Notre Dame catcher Bitty Treece (10) gets the force out on Whitmer's Shelby Swartz (6) to end the top of the sixth inning. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Clay pitcher Cassi Laberdee (8) reacts after walking in a run to make the score 4-0 in the third inning. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Central Catholic's Sydney Delp (1) records a single in the third inning against Clay during the City League softball semifinals.... THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Central Catholic's Morgan Delp (9) is safe at home as Clay catcher Abbey Herrera (4) drops the ball to make ... THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Whitmer's Kyle Kretz (1) makes a diving effort but comes up short trying to catch a foul ball hit by ... THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Notre Dame pitcher Jenna Inman leaves the game with an injury in the fifth inning against Whitmer. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Notre Dame pitcher Jenna Inman fires one in against Whitmer. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Notre Dame's Rachel Born bunts in a pair of runs against Whitmer High School in the fourth inning. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Notre Dame's Nikki Wilkins can't quite make the catch on a foul ball by Whitmer's Meghan Franz. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Clay's Danielle Holmes throws to first to get out Central Catholic's Mireya Garcia. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Central Catholic pitcher Erin Seiler fires in a pitch against Clay. THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON