Prestonsburg, Ky. — In the semifinals of the 58th District Softball tournament Lawrence Co. ( 20-7 ) was victorious 9-1 over Betsy Layne ( 8-11 ) at Stonecrest Sports Park on Monday evening.
Bree Jones heads toward first after sharp single to right field.
Emalynn Kitts went 3-4 with one run batted in and scored once, Gracie Preece had two hits including a double, two RBI’s and one run scored, Bree Jones had two hits including a double, one run batted in and once, Jada Patton tripled and scored a run, Addalyn Woods doubled and scored a run, Ella Smith singled and scored a run, Brinley Baisden singled, Lexi Crum scored two runs, Braylee Triplett scored a run.
Taylor Blevins was locked in the first inning on Monday.
Taylor Blevins went the distance with 11 strikeouts, allowed five hits and one run to earn her 16th victory of the season. She also singled and had one RBI to help her cause.
The Bulldogs will face Floyd Central ( 16-10 ) in the championship game slated for 6:00 on Tuesday at Stonecrest Sports Park. The Jaguars beat Prestonsburg 11-2 in the second game on Monday.
7th Grader Brinley Baisden has contributed offensively and defensively since being inserted into the lineup.
Bulldog Head Coach Sam Sparks
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… The score of the game really doesn’t surprise me at all. When you face a pitcher like that you have to be disciplined and that hasn’t been one of our strengths this year. We did just enough to get by and that is what matters in an elimination game.”
“… We are now guaranteed to play next week in the region. Not as pretty as we had hoped but after the first inning Taylor ( Blevins ) didn’t allow another run. And we got some timely hits to get the win.”
“… Give a lot of credit to Betsy Layne for taking us the distance and their pitcher for keeping us off balance.”
