HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Lady Hawks end 2A state tournament on winning note

Pike County Central pushed across the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Lady Hawks edged Marion County, 2-1, in the Kentucky 2A state championship tournament played at Jack C. Fisher Field in Owensboro on Saturday.

Winning pitcher Chloe Hannah struck out 15 batters. She also singled twice.

Abigail Hess singled, walked and scored one run while Sydney Thompson singled and walked. Emalie Tackett scored one run and Taylor Hannah singled and walked twice.

At Owensboro

(Kentucky 2A state tournament)

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

MC (12-9)….001  000  0 – 1-4-1

PCC (16-8)…010  000  1 – 2-5-0

Pitching:

WP – Chloe Hannah

LP – Gracyn Mattingly

Hitting: Chloe Hannah 2-1b; Abigail Hess 1b, bb, 1r; Emalie Tackett 1r; Sydney Thompson 1b, bb; Taylor Hannah 1b, 2-bb, Pike Central.

Harrison County..16

Pike Central……..1

Pike County Central bats were silent as Harrison County held the Lady Hawks hitless in rolling to a 16-1 win in the opening game of the Kentucky 2A state championship tournament played at Jack C. Fisher Field in Owensboro on Friday

Taylor Wood drew a walk for the only Central base runner. She scored. Linsey Miracle suffered the loss.

At Owensboro

(Kentucky 2A state tournament)

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PCC (15-8)……000  1 –   1-  0-3

HC (16-3)…..(11)01  4 – 16-16-0

Pitching:

WP – Isabella Persinger

LP – Linsey Miracle

Hitting: Taylor Wood bb, Pike Central.

Corbin……..…2

Pike Central….1

Pike County Central grabbed an early one-run lead on Corbin, but the Lady Redhounds scored twice in the bottom of the fifth to edge the Lady Hawks, 2-1, in the Kentucky 2A state championship tournament played at Jack C. Fisher Field in Owensboro on Friday

Losing pitcher Chloe Hannah held Corbin to just three hits.

Livia Sanders had two hits, including a double, and scored the lone run for Central. Kaiden Hess and Taylor Hannah added a base hit each.

At Owensboro

(Kentucky 2A state tournament)

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PCC (15-7)…..010  000  0 – 1-4-1

CR (10-8)……000  020  x – 2-3-0

Pitching:

WP – Kallie Housley

LP – Chloe Hannah

Hitting: Livia Sanders 2b, 1b, 1r; Kaiden Hess 1b; Taylor Hannah 1b, Pike Central.