The Cardinals looked like a team on the rise after they had jumped on the Shamrocks, going ahead 3-1 at one point in the HDC Tournament Championship before North Harrison used some big innings to put them away 13-3 right before a deluge would have washed the game out. But this time, after the Cardinals got two on with one out, North Harrison got out of the first inning with no damage done and then proceeded to score 12 runs in the bottom of the inning to put the game away right off the bat.
Jayliegh Robins walked, stole second, and then stole third on the return throw home and then came home on Carly Rinehart grounder home when pitcher Aubrey Wilson bobbled her grounder. Emma Craig walked and then Rainey Fordyce singled to center to bring in Lola Brashears (running for Craig) and putting Amber Wilson (running for Rinehart) on third. Rainey stole second and then Ashlynn Gilpatrick singled to left to bring two more runs in and took second on a bobble to make it 4-0.
Mercer had a shift on against North Harrison in the previous game, in which their outfielders were up against the wall and bunched up between right center and left. Previously, it had given the Shamrocks problems, but in Thursday’s game, it didn’t matter as the hits were coming in fast and furious despite the shift.
Up stepped Kami Gibson and crushed one 235 feet to left field over the fence to bring in Gilpatrick to make it 6-0. Trendi Johnson hit a pop fly that dropped in for a double when the left fielder tried for a catch and missed. Hunter Stevens’ pop fly single put Trendi on third, and Baily Briggs flied out to score Johnson. Jayliegh Robins reached on a dropped fly ball, and Stevens and Robins went to second and third on a wild pitch. Carly Rinehart flied out to center to make it 8-0.
There were two outs, but the hits kept coming as Emma Craig’s pop fly double scored Robins, and then Rainey Fordyce singled to left to score Lola Brashears (running for Craig). Ashlynn Gilpatrick came up and beat the shift, crushing one fair past first and into Triple Alley. She flew around the bases before the red shirts could get it in, and North Harrison was up 12-0.
With one out in the second, North Harrison began their push towards the 15 run rule. Jayliegh Robins singled, then Kenna Slaughter beat out a slow roller down the third base line. Emma Craig hit a hard shot off the pitcher’s glove and took second on a throwing error as Slaughter took third and Robins scored. Rainey Fordyce reached on a bad hop single to short, Ashlynn Gilpatrick singled to left, and Katelyn Briggs grounded out to score the last run.
Mercer finally got on the board when Jordan Coon singled in Rainey Michael.
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