Brooklyn Richardson tossed a no hitter against East Harrison Monday and the Tigers won their third straight softball game, 16-2 over East Harrison. Coached by Worth County grad Claire (Andrews) Hobbs, the Bobcats hung with Worth County for three innings. But in the fourth inning, Worth County broke open the game as Richardson helped herself out by clearing the bases. The Tigers added more runs in the sixth and seventh to pull away.
The Tigers started off with a single from Aivry Griffin. Brooklyn Richardson grounded out and Griffin took second on the throw and third on the return throw. Ali Brown grounded out to bring her home to put the Tigers up 1-0.
Brooklyn Richardson walked and hit a batter, but then got out of the inning with two strikeouts and a groundout.
Worth County had trouble solving Bobcat pitcher Alexis Booth in the second inning, getting two called third strikes. But in the third, Griffin walked on a 3-2 pitch and Richardson singled to left to put runners on first and third as Griffin had some heads-up baserunning to take the extra base despite it being hit to the left side. Hailey Adwell grounded out to score Griffin and move Richardson to second. Richardson stole third on a return throw to the pitcher, and Kynah Steele grounded out to score her and make it 3-0.
East Harrison threatened to get back in the game in their half as two Tiger errors brought home two runs and made it 3-2. But after the second error, in which Richardson threw away a bunt, she suddenly woke up, retiring 14 of the last 16 Bobcat batters as the Tigers began to pull away.
In the Tiger fourth, Karlee Crouse replaced Booth on the mound for East Harrison. But after Kara Staton and Taylor Sanders were hit by a pitch and Aivry Griffin walked, Brooklyn Richardson hit a pop fly that dropped in left center for a double. The center fielder bobbled it, and Richardson circled the bases to put the Tigers up 7-2.
Worth County scored four more in the sixth after Taylor Sanders was hit by a pitch and Lanie Cousatte and Aivry Griffin walked. Brooklyn Richardson forced Cousatte at third as Sanders scored and Griffin took second. Richardson and Griffin stole second and third and Ali Brown reached on a dropped pop fly to score Griffin and put Brown on second and Richardson on third. Kynah Steele and Autumn Cousatte walked to force in another run, chasing Crouse and putting Booth back on the mound. Kara Staton flied out to score one more run for the Tigers to make it 11-2.
The one tough play for the Tigers came in the sixth when center fielder Aivry Griffin ran down Marissa Meek’s flare into center to preserve Richardson’s no-hitter.
With one out in the Tiger seventh, Lanie Cousatte hit a grounder that caromed off the 3rd baseman for an error and Aivry Griffin bunted her over to second. Brooklyn Richardson’s pop fly dropped just out of reach to score Cousatte as she was off on the crack of the bat with two outs. Worth County then teed off on Booth as Ali Brown doubled down the right field line, Kynah Steele singled to right, Autumn Cousatte stretched a single into a double, and Kara Staton hit a pop fly down the left field line that dropped in for a base hit. When the dust had settled, Worth County had scored five runs in the inning.
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