Hall of Fame All-Star Softball Game – – East vs. West – – The Bleacher Denizen – – June 23, 2026 – – by Chuck Krafft

Today, your Bleacher Denizen is at Ranney Park to watch as the East faces off against the West. Your Bleacher Denizen was fond of spy movies during the Cold War and was worried about getting caught in the struggle between the East and the West. As with the event earlier tonight, your Bleacher Denizen was elated to learn that this is an All-Star softball game and not another Cold War incident!

Here are the starting lineups. Everyone on the roster with be in the batting order. Because the players will be going in and out of the fielding group, I will not include the positions they played.

It is now time to learn of the events of this game through the occasionally alert eyes of an Aging Bleacher Denizen who was never able to get his softball career off to much of a start. His innovative approach to outfield play was not appreciated by his coach. To avoid being bruised by falling softballs in the air, he developed a strategy that allowed the ball to drop to the field where he could safely pick it up.

Here are the rosters for the two teams.

EAST

Savvy Stirm, Laingsburg

Nevaeh Larner, Waverly

Sophia Trosnak, East Lansing

Harper Strouse, Laingsburg

Marisela Guevara, Waverly

Ashley Kemper, Mason

Jess Mielock, East Lansing

Peyton Stahr, Laingsburg

Skylar Stiff, Laingsburg

Aleah Burgtorf, Haslett

Trinity Dishaw, Mason

Eleni Skorna, Haslett

Cassy Bryan, Mason

Mia Trigo, Mason

Jeff Cheadle from Laingsburg will coach the East Team. Bella Latuszek is on the East roster, but is injured and will not play.

WEST

Bella Perez, Grand Ledge

Jackie Possehn, Lakewood

Rylee Miller, Portland

Peyton Federau, Lakewood

Indya Fitzpatrick, Grand Ledge

Lilly Thelen, Portland

Bella Spitzley, Portland

Emma Winans, Perry

Tomia Geter, Grand Ledge

Jade Queen, Grand Ledge

Abbey Fiero, Grand Ledge

Kailey Nelson, Grand Ledge

Carly McCarrick, Bath

Haylee Awrey, Bath

Darren Buck from Bath will coach the West team.

The West Team won the coin flip and will be the home team. East will bat first.

Your Bleacher Denizen had a flawless record of not being injured by so much as one fly ball during the softball season. However, his coach kept complaining about extra base runners leading to extra runs for the opposition. The coach was inflexible in his stance and the Bleacher Denizen’s playing time was reduced severely.

Tomia Geter from Grand Ledge will be the starting pitcher for the West Team.

Tomia Geter struck out the three East batters in the top of the first inning.

Peyton Stahr was the starting pitcher for the East team.

Bella Spitzley walked to lead off the bottom of the first inning for the West team and went to second base when Bella Spitzley walked. Jade Queen was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Peyton Stahr struck out the next West hitter. Peyton Federau singled to center field to drive Bella Perez home. Bella Spitzley went to third base and Jade Queen to second. Haylee Awrey singled to right-center field to drive Bella Spitzley home. Jade Queen scored on a throwing error while Peyton Federau went to third base and Haylee Awrey to second base.

Peyton Stahr struck out the next East hitter. Jackie Possehn beat out an infield single; Peyton Federau scored and Haylee Awrey advanced to third base. Peyton Stahr retired the next batter on a fly to left field to end the inning.

West scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 4-0 lead.

Tomia Geter retired the East leadoff batter in the top of the second inning on a popup to the pitcher. Nevaeh Larner drew a walk and went to second base on a wild pitch. Nevaeh Larner went to third base when Tomia Geter knocked down a sharp drive by Peyton Stahr and threw her out at first base. Nevaeh Larner scored on a wild pitch. Eleni Skorna walked. Tomia Geter retired the next East batter on a bouncer to shortstop to end the inning.

East scored one run in the top of the second inning to shave the West lead to 4-1.

Peyton Stahr retired the West leadoff batter in the bottom of the second on a fly to left field. Rylee Miller singled. Rylee Miller was forced out at second base and Abbey Fiero safe at first base when the shortstop Ashley Kemper knocked down a line drive and stepped on second base. West made its final out on a popup to the shortstop.

Haylee Awrey went in to pitch the top of the third inning for the West team.

Skylar Stiff smacked a sharp grounder to left field for a single to lead off the top of the third inning for the East team and went to second base on a passed ball. Sophia Troshak walked. West Shortstop Peyton Federau reacted quickly to catch a line drive off the bat of Marisela Guevara to get the first East out. Haylee Awrey struck out the next East hitter. Skylar Stiff went to third base and Sophia Troshak to second base on a wild pitch. Trinity Dishaw walked to load the bases. West Left Field Emma Winans made a nice running catch of a drive by Savvy Stirm to left field to get the third East out.

Nevaeh Larner came in to pitch the bottom of the third inning for the East team.

Carly McCarrick was safe on an error to lead off the bottom of the third inning for the West team. Nevaeh Larner struck out the next West hitter. East Catcher Cassy Bryan fired the ball to second base to catch the runner stealing. Bella Spitzley was hit by a pitch. West made its third out on a fly to left field.

After three full innings, West had a 4-1 lead.

Haylee Awrey retired the first two East hitters in the top of the fourth inning on a strikeout and a grounder to first base. Jackie Possehn made a great diving catch in center field to get the third out.

Nevaeh Larner struck out the West leadoff batter in the bottom of the second inning. Peyton Federau hustled to stretch a bloop hit to left field into a double. Savvy Stirm, who also plays first base well, made a diving catch in short center field to take a single away from Haylee Awrey for the second out. Nevaeh Larner struck out the next batter to end the inning.

Bella Spitzley took over the pitching duties for the West team in the top of the fifth inning.

Mia Trigo was safe at first base on an error to lead off the top of the fifth inning for the East Team. Mia Trigo advanced to second base when Peyton Stahr beat out an infield single. Mia Trigo went to third base and Peyton Stahr to second when Eleni Skorna beat out an infield single. Cassy Bryan singled up the middle to drive Mia Trigo and Peyton Stahr home as Eleni Skorna advanced to third base. Cassy Bryan took second base on a throw to the plate.

Skylar Stiff beat out a squibbed single as the runners held at third and second base. Eleni Skorna scored the tying run, Cassy Bryan advanced to third base and Skylar Stiff to second base on an RBI groundout to the shortstop by Sophia Troshak. Bella Spitzley retired the next East batter on a bouncer to the pitcher to end the inning.

East scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning to tie the game at 4-4.

Skylar Stiff took over the pitching for the East in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Skylar Stiff struck out the West leadoff batter in the bottom of the fifth inning. Emma Winans drew a walk. Savvy Stirm made a fine running catch in center field to retire the next batter. Rylee Miller walked and Emma Winans went to second base. Emma Winans took third base and Rylee Miller second base on a wild pitch.

Bella Spitzley retired the East leadoff batter in the top of the inning on a roller to the pitcher. Trinity Dishaw was safe at first on an error and went to second base when Savvy Stirm singled up the middle. Bella Spitzley struck out the next two batters to end the inning.

Kailey Nelson walked to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning for the West team. The East Catcher fired the ball to second base to catch the runner stealing. The West team made its second out on a fly to right field. Bella Perez roped a home run over the center field fence to give the lead to the West team. Bella Spitzley doubled to right field. Jade Queen blasted a triple to deep right field to drive Bella Spitzley home. Skylar Stiff struck out the next batter to end the inning.

The West Team scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 6-4 lead.

Tomia Geter came back in to pitch for the West team.

Tomia Geter retired the East leadoff batter in the seventh inning on a soft line drive to third base. Mia Trigo belted a double to right-center field. Tomia Geter retired the next two hitters on a strikeout and a popup to second base to end the inning and the game.

The West Team won this game by the final score of 6-4.

Skylar Stiff had two singles for the East Team. Cassy Bryan had a single and two RBI. Savvy Stirm, Peyton Stahr and Eleni Skorna each had one single. Sophia Troshak had one RBI.

Nevaeh Larner, Peyton Stahr and Skylar Stiff each pitched two innings for the East Team.

Bella Perez had a home run and drove in the tie-breaking run in the sixth inning for the West team. Peyton Federau had a single, a double and one RBI. Haylee Awrey and Jackie Possehn each had one single and one RBI. Bella Spitzley had a double. Rylee Miller had a single.

Tomia Geter pitched three shutout innings for the West team. Haylee Awrey and Bella Spitzley each pitched two innings.

I also wrote up the first All-Star game between the North and South teams. Here is the play by play of that game.

https://thebleacherdenizen.com/2026/06/24/hall-of-fame-all-star-softball-game-north-vs-south-the-bleacher-denizen-june-23-2026-by-chuck-krafft/