HIGH SCOOL SOFTBALL: Man, Tug knock off top seeds; PCC, JC post wins

Man took an early lead on Buffalo and the Lady Billies went on to score a 6-2 win in the Class A sectional tournament game played on the road on Tuesday night. 

Olivia Ramsey had two singles and drove in two runs while Kierstin Ellis and Ashlee Tomblin each added two hits, including a double, scored, and batted in one. 

Jacklyn Barnett doubled in one run and scored twice. Winning pitcher Morgan Cooper had three hits, including a double, walked, and scored. Trista Marcum singled, batted in one and scored. 

Ashlee Tomblin  

At Buffalo 

(Class A sectional tournament) 

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E 

MN (11-3)…..303 000 0 – 6-12-3 

BF (16-10)….000 110 0 – 2- 3-2 

Pitching: 

WP – Morgan Cooper 

LP – Alex Hill 

Hitting: Olivia Ramsey 2-1b, 2 RBI; Kierstin Ellis 2b, 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Ashlee Tomblin 2b, 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Jacklyn Barnett 2b, 2r, 1 RBI; Morgan Cooper 2b, 2-1b, bb, 1r; Trista Marcum 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, Man. 

Tug Valley……9 

Sherman………3 

Tug Valley snapped a 3-all tie by scoring six runs in the top of the seventh inning to stun Sherman, 9-3, in the Class A sectional tournament game played at Seth on Tuesday night. 

Winning pitcher Autumn Hall doubled and singled, scored one run and drove in two. Cassidy Griffey singled and walked three times. She scored a run and batted in a pair. 

Kinna Justice added two hits, scored, and added an RBI. Jessica Spaulding singled in one run and scored twice. 

At Seth 

(Class A sectional tournament) 

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E 

TV (16-12)….200 100 6 – 9-10-3 

SH (14-9)…….011 010 0 – 3- 5-2 

Pitching: 

WP – Autumn Hall 

LP – Chloe Treadway 

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

Pike Central…..15 

Knott Central…..0 

Pike County Central pounded out 14 hits and scored in each inning it batted in rolling to a 15-0 win over Knott County Central in a game played at the Hawks Nest on Tuesday night. 

Winning pitcher Chloe Hannah singled and walked, scored once, and batted in two. Emily Tackett doubled and singled while driving in four runs and scoring twice. 

Taylor Hannah doubled three times and singled. She batted in three runs. Kaiden Hess singled twice, scored twice, and added an RBI. Livia Sanders singled in one run and scored. 

At Buckley’s Creek 

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E 

KCC (18-8)….000 0 – 0- 1-2 

PCC (22-8)…338 1 – 15-14-0 

Pitching: 

WP – Chloe Hannah 

LP – Kennedi Sandlin 

Hitting: Emily Tackett 2b, 1b, 2r, 4 RBI; Taylor Hannah 3-2b, 1b, 3 RBI; Kaiden Hess 2-1b, 2r, 1 RBI; Chloe Hannah 1b, bb, 1r, 2 RBI; Livia Sanders 1b, 1r, 1 RBI, Pike Central. 

Johnson Central…6 

Letcher Central…1 

Johnson Central scored four runs in the fourth inning to beat Letcher Central, 6-1, in a game played at Cougar Field on Tuesday night. 

Addison Burchett tripled and singled, scored once and drove in three runs. Claire Gamble singled twice, scored, and added a pair of RBIs. 

Abigail Williams doubled in one run. Maddie Vaughn was the winning pitcher. 

Autumn Wampler singled and scored the lone run for the Lady Cougars. Scarlett Stamper took the loss. 

At Ermine 

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E 

JC (16-8)……110 401 – 7-6-1 

LCC (12-9)…010 000 – 1-2-2 

Pitching: 

WP – Maddie Vaughn  

LP – Scarlett Stamper 

Hitting: Addison Burchett 3b, 1b, 1r, 3 RBI; Claire Gamble 2-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Abigail Williams 2b, 1 RBI, Johnson Central; Autumn Wampler 1b, 1r, Letcher Central.