Worth County erupted for eight first inning runs in their consolation bracket semifinal game against Pattonsburg Saturday morning as they recovered from their 8-4 loss to North Nodaway Wednesday. They scored in every inning but the second as they pulled away for a 13-3 victory. It was their second win over Pattonsburg and their fourth of the year as they moved on in the tournament. Pitcher Braidy Hunt walked several batters and had some wild pitches, but pitched around several jams to get the win.
Pattonsburg got on the board first as Kirsten Slessman walked and stole second to begin the game. Weatherby Bailey and Brynn Teel were called out on strikes, but Slessman went to third on a wild pitch during Teel’s at-bat. Makelle Hobson was hit by a pitch and stole second. Jaden Gannon reached on a passed ball on strike three as Slessman came home to score.
Worth County responded in a big way in their half of the first. Megan Cassavaugh singled down the left field line and went to second and third on passed balls. Braidy Hunt reached on an error as second baseman Quincy Crone swiped and missed on a backhand try as Cassavaugh scored. She then stole second.
Kennedy Galanakis got what should have been strike three, but it was in the dirt and got away from catcher Kirsten Slessman for a wild pitch as Hunt took third. Kennedy stole second and then both scored as Anna Gladstone stretched a single into a double. Merrideth Spiers grounded out to the mound to advance Gladstone and then Morgan Beagle shot a single past second to score Gladstone. Jill Hardy dug a pitch out of the dirt and singled to center; she took second as Slessman let the ball get by as Beagle scored all the way from first. Allison Larison reached on a throwing error as third baseman Brynn Teel’s throw was wide of first as Hardy scored; Larison took second and third on wild pitches. Abbi Caddenhead reached on a dropped third strike and Plymell’s throw was wild down the right field line as Caddenhead made it all the way to third base and Larison scored. Megan Cassavaugh grounded out to score Caddenhead to make it 8-1.
Pattonsburg got a run back in the second when Worth County catcher Megan Cassavaugh tried unsuccessfully tried to pick off Slessman from first with Plymell on second. Plymell broke for third, and first baseman Kennedy Galanakis’ throw to third was wild, allowing Plymell to score to make it 8-2.
Abbi Caddenhead made it 9-2 in the third when she came home on a wild pitch.
Aivry Griffin singled to center to start the Worth County fourth as coach Tiffany Bliley began subbing freely. She went to second on a wild pitch and Allison Larison reached on a fielder’s choice as shortstop Weatherby Bailey missed a tag on Griffin, putting Larison on first and Griffin on third. Larison stole second and EmiLee Brown doubled them both home to make it 11-2. Megan Cassavaugh doubled to the right field wall to score Brown and later came home on a wild pitch to make it 13-2.
Pattonsburg got their final run in the fifth off a successful first and third double steal.
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