Bulldogs 4-0 in district play…
Louisa, Ky Lawrence Co. Junior Brittany Shapaka hit a two out two run walk off Home Run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Lady Dawgs to a 4-2 victory over Belfry ( 12-9 ) in a 60th District showdown on Monday night.
Lawrence Co. moves to 4-0 in District play and evens their overall record at 8-8 on the year.
Ciana Bowen went the distance on the mound allowing six hits to pick up the win. Bowen singled in the eighth with two outs to set up the Shapaka walk off.
Natalie Rice went 3-3 with an RBI, Haleigh Peck walked twice and scored two runs, Halli Caudill singled, walked twice and had two stolen bases, Shapaka also doubled, Abby Fletcher singled, and Emily Burke scored a run.
For Belfry Paula Dotson and Kailee Rash both hit solo home runs.
Lawrence Co. 10 Pike Co. Central 0 ( Thursday )
On Thursday night at Home Ciana Bowen threw a one hit shut out and struck out 10 in a mercy shortened victory. Bowen also singled in the win.
Abby Fletcher doubled, tripled and scored three times to pace the offense. Kassidy Cavins had two hits including a triple, and two RBIs, Halli Caudill had two hits, RBI and scored a run, Keyarah Bowen had one hit, Haleigh Peck, Emily Burke and Chelsey Fields all scored a run.
Lyndel Porter Memorial Tournament
Pikeville, Ky. — On Friday and Saturday it was feast or famine for the Lady Dawgs as they went 2-2 and finished in fourth place out of eight teams in the memorial tournament over the weekend.
On Friday night in pool play the Bulldogs beat Grant Co. 16-1 in three innings. On Saturday morning Johnson Central took care of the Lady Dawgs 14-0 in six innings. On Saturday afternoon in the last pool play game it was LC beating East Ridge 13-2 in five innings. In the third place game on Saturday evening it was Barren Co. from Western Ky. over the Lady Dawgs 15-0 in three innings.
Brittany Shapaka and Mackenzie Methex both homered over the weekend and both made the all tourney team.
Lawrence Co. will travel to Magoffin Co. tonight and host Shelby Valley on Thursday night.
Lawrence Co. Junior Brittany Shapaka
“… I’m really excited and thankful at the same time that we got out with a win, I knew that I had to step up and be a leader. I saw the pitch and just tried to put a good swing on it and it ended up going out of the park.” After the weekend that we had I was pumped up all day ready to play tonight.”
Lawrence Co. Sophomore Abby Fletcher
“… You really had to make adjustments this week with the pitching that we have faced in Phelps and Pike Central, you have to wait back and try to drive the ball to the opposite field and I think we did that after the first time through our lineup. After a slow start we really put some good swings together. Undefeated in District play is the key right now.”
