HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Tug Valley eliminated from postseason play

Tug Valley fell behind early on to Buffalo and the Lady Panthers were eliminated in the Class A, Region IV, Section 1 matchup played at Naugatuck, 7-3, on Saturday.

The Lady Panthers finished up the season at 17-14.

Cassidy Griffey hit an inside-the-park home run, doubled, and knocked in a pair of runs in the loss. Emily Hatfield belted a solo home run in the final inning to cap the scoring.

Autumn Hall was tagged with the loss.

At Naugatuck

(Class A, Region IV, Section 1)

SCORE BY INNINGS: R

BF (13-11)….203  010  1 – 7

TV (17-14)….101  011  1 – 3

Pitching:

WP – Alex Hill

LP – Autumn Hall

Hitting: Cassidy Griffey ITP-HR, 2b, 2 RBI; Emily Hatfield solo-HR, Tug Valley.

Tug Valley…..15

Van……………1

Tug Valley kept its post season alive with a 15-1 mercy-rule win over Van in a game played at home on Friday night.

Cassidy Griffey had a pair of hits, including an inside-the-park home run. She scored three times and knocked in a pair of runs as the Lady Panthers moved to 17-13.

Winning pitcher Kinna Justice had two singles and drove in one run while Autumn Hall doubled in a pair of runs.

At Naugatuck

(Class A, Region IV, Section 1)

SCORE BY INNINGS: R

VN (5-16)…100  00 –   1

TV (17-13)..419 1x – 15

Pitching:

WP – Kinna Justice

LP – Emma Wilcox

Hitting: Cassidy Griffey ITP-HR, 1b, 3r, 2 RBI; Kinna Justice 2-1b, 1 RBI; Autumn Hall 2b, 2 RBI, Tug Valley.