Taylor Sanders got a walkoff triple against Stanberry Tuesday as the Tiger softball team got back on the winning track with a 9-8 win over the Bulldogs. They had suffered through a tough luck stretch, losing two close losses to North Andrew 5-2 and Maryville 4-2, but they snapped a two game losing streak with the win.
The two teams played to a 5-5 tie through five innings. In the sixth, Brylee Rush provided a spark for the Tigers when she singled to right with one out in the sixth. Lanie Cousatte battled back from a 1-2 count to walk, and then Aivry Griffin tripled to the left field corner to bring them both in. Hailey Adwell grounded out to bring home Griffin to make it 8-5.
But Stanberry battled right back as the heart of their order was coming up. Sadie Runde beat out an infield hit. Katelyn Stoll forced her at second, but then beat out a force at second as Lexi Craig reached safely. Amelia Wallace singled and went second on the throw home as Craig took third. Katlyn James flied out to Aivry Griffin in center, who fired home to try to retire Craig for the third out. But the ball got away, Craig and catcher Autumn Cousatte got tangled up at the plate, and Wallace scored as well to tie it at 8-8.
Kynah Steele was hit by a pitch to start the Tiger seventh. Brooklyn Richardson struck out, but Taylor Sanders hit a screamer so hard that the left fielder had no chance to get it, and it bounded all the way to the wall for a triple, since the softball fence was not up for that game. Steele flew around the bases for the winning run.
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