By any measure, Glenelg had a great season. Unfortunately, it ended two results short of where it wanted to be.

Glenelg took a one-run lead in the top of the sixth, but a home run and two errors doomed the Gladiators as they fell to Calvert County’s Huntingtown, 3-2, in the Class 2A state semifinals at Bachman Softball Park in Glen Burnie on Tuesday.

Huntingtown (21-3), the state runner-up last season, will play Stephen Decatur, a 4-3 winner over Damascus in nine innings in the other semifinal, in Friday’s Class 2A state championship at the University of Maryland’s Softball Complex in College Park. Glenelg’s season ends at 15-4.

Pitcher Jordyn Greever got the win for Huntingtown, striking out nine. Madisyn Williamson led the Hurricanes with two hits and two RBIs, including the game-winner in the bottom of the seventh.

“It was a great run we had,” Glenelg starting pitcher Bella Wisniewski said. “It was tough knowing we were up and we lost, but there’s a great nucleus coming back next year.”

The Gladiators took a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth after Audry Riley doubled to lead off the inning. She stole third and was driven in by a Wisniewski flyout to right field. Greever settled down after that, getting Rylie Thomas to ground out and striking out Pence.

Any excitement that Glenelg felt was short-lived, however. Williamson, the first batter in the bottom of the sixth, got a pitch she liked from Wisniewski and hit it over the left field wall for a home run to tie the game. The Hurricanes got a single later in the inning, but couldn’t get a runner past second base.

Greever retired the Gladiators in order in the top of the seventh, setting up the bottom of the inning.

Wisniewski retired the first batter in the bottom of the seventh, but Madalee Hunley singled in the next at-bat. Ripple, the next batter, hit a line drive to short, where the Gladiators couldn’t corral the ball. The error put runners on first and second. Greever hit a pop-up that was dropped in the outfield for another error to load the bases. Williamson then ended the game on a double to deep left field.

“I was looking for a low pitch, because that’s what I hit for the home run,” Williamson said. “It was a line shot and I knew it (was a hit) when I hit it.”

Huntingtown took the lead in the bottom of the third. The Hurricanes got a double by Kayla Ripple with one out to put runners on second and third. Greever popped out to center field, but it allowed Morgan Cranford to score for a 1-0 lead. Wisniewski then retired Williamson to end the inning.

Glenelg got the run back in the top of the fourth. Wisniewski singled to start the inning and moved to second on a fielder’s choice. She was plated by Addi Pence, who singled to right field to tie the game.

For Glenelg, the loss was a learning experience.

“They’re a really great team,” Glenelg coach Anna Palozzi said of Huntingtown. “To make a run like this, I think this is only the beginning for Glenelg softball. My six seniors, I’m sorry it had to end this way. Still, I couldn’t be more proud of the fight we had.”

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GL 000 101 0 — 2 3 2

HT 001 001 1 — 3 9 0

WP — Greever

LP — Wisniewski

HR: HT — Williamson

2B: GL – Riley; HT — Ripple