Worth County's girls could not hold a 10-5 lead over Princeton last Tuesday night as they fell 13-12 in a GRC tilt. The Tigers were able to get a lot of hits and baserunners, but made too many mistakes and walked too many batters.
Worth County hit the leadoff batter in the top of the first and she came around to score on a single by Ashton Summers. Trinity Kile singled in another run for Princeton and they led 2-0.
The Tigers countered with four in the bottom of the first. Haven Schottel singled to right and stole a base and Kristen Andrews bunted her way on as the third baseman threw it away for a three-base error, putting Kristen at third and scoring Haven. Rebecca Moore grounded out to score Kristen. There were two outs and nobody on, but Kaitlyn Davidson singled and Kacey Smyser reached on a dropped third strike and Kaitlyn went all the way to third on the throw to first. Brianna Fletchall singled to left center to score them both to make it 4-2.
The teams traded runs in the second, but Princeton tied it at 5 in the third thanks to one of several airmailed throws, which have hurt the Tigers all year.
Worth County scored five in the fourth to break the tie. Claire Andrews doubled to the gap in right center and Haven reached on a fielder's choice as the shortstop attempted unsuccessfully to tag Claire running past her. Haven stole second and Kristen reached on a bunt single and Haven went to third and Kristen took second on the throw over there. They both scored as Rebecca Moore reached on an error. Kacey Smyser doubled in a run and Brianna Fletchall doubled in another as the Tigers led 10-5.
But after a big inning, it is important for the team to turn around and shut down the other team; however, Worth County allowed six runs in the top of the fifth. Kacey Smyser, after pitching strongly from the second to the fourth, tired in the fifth and she and Claire Andrews walked seven batters in the innings and the team made three errors in the frame as well as Princeton retook the lead at 11-10. It would have been worse except that Claire Andrews, playing in right, made an outstanding defensive play by throwing out a runner at first to end the inning after Princeton had batted around.
Worth County got a two-out rally in the fifth to retake the lead at 12-11 as Kristen Andrews got a bunt single and stole second. Rebecca Moore doubled to the right field corner to plate Kristen and then Katie Mullock tripled to the wall in right-center field to score Moore.
In the top of the sixth, Rachelle Parks singled in the tying run, but Haven Schottel threw out the lead run at the plate to preserve the tie. But Worth County missed a golden opportunity to go ahead in the sixth as they loaded the bases with one out. But Haven Schottel popped out and Brianna Fletchall was doubled off third to end the inning.
Princeton got their first two runners on as Kianna Kinnison singled and Rebecca Phillips reached on an error as shortstop Katie Mullock airmailed a throw to second on a force attempt. Only an outstanding defensive play by Claire Andrews in right, who backed up the play perfectly, stopped the runners from advancing and possibly from scoring.
A wild pitch advanced the runners to second and third with nobody out, but Worth County nearly got out of the inning as Katie Mullock caught a popup and Kacey Smyser struck out a batter. But then Shaylee Henley hit a slow roller into no-man's land and second baseman Kristen Andrews didn't have a play as the go-ahead run scored to make it 13-12. First baseman Brianna Fletchall made an outstanding defensive play at first to prevent further damage as she scooped a bad throw out of the dirt for the third out. Worth County could not respond as they went in order in the bottom of the seventh.
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