Kambree Briner Goes Six for Six as Tigers Sweep Jamboree

Kambree Briner went 6 for 6 for the Worth County softball team and nobody could get her out in either game as the Tigers won a slugfest from North Harrison and easily beat Mercer in the nightcap. The Tigers are playing the numbers game, with only ten out and already down one player in Riley Ridge (ankle). They had another scare when catcher Audrey Runde plunked pitcher Kristen Tracy during the first game during warmups; however, Kristen stayed in the game and moved to first as Megan finished out the first game and won the second. If the Tigers can make it through the season unscathed, then Briner figures to be quite a force for the Tiger squad this year.

Worth County 11, North Harrison 7

The Shamrocks had beaten the Tigers in Bethany this summer, but two walks and a scratch hit by Briner loaded the bases for the Tigers to start the first. A dropped fly ball opened the floodgates as three Tigers crossed the plate. Megan Tracy scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-0.

But North Harrison had gotten into plenty of high scoring slugfests during their late charge last year and they bounced right back as Lani Briggs started off with a triple to right. Ava Rinehart singled to center to score Briggs, stole second, and circled the bases on an errant throw to cut it to 4-2. Addison Milligan walked, Jaxcynn Hansel beat out a scratch hit, and Hali Smith singled home a run to make it 4-3 and put Hansel on third. Hali stole second and then Andi Nail grounded out and Becca Welling, a new player trying out softball for the first time, hit a rocket that Kristen Tracy knocked down, but her only play was at first as the Shamrocks took a 5-4 lead.

Kennedy Murphy reached on an error and Audrey Runde walked before Kambree Briner seemingly put a hex on the ball as she hit a bad hop single that bounced well over Hali Smith's head for her second scratch hit, scoring Murphy. Kristen Tracy doubled and all three Tigers scored as the Shamrocks threw the ball around to make it 8-5. The lower part of the order came through as Rayleigh Smith singled home Rylee Ruckman to make it 9-5.

After the injury scare, things could have snowballed for the Tigers, but Megan Tracy stepped in and struck out the first batter she faced and Rayleigh Smith caught a pair of balls in right field to get the Tigers out of the second inning with no damage done.

Audrey Runde and Kambree Briner singled to start the Tiger third, with Briner taking second on the unsuccessful throw to third. Kristen Tracy, showing no ill effects from being plunked the previous inning, crushed a double to score them both to make it 11-5.

Addison Milligan and Jaxcynn Hansel walked to start the Shamrock third. Hali Smith beat out Kambree Briner's throw from second and it got away as Milligan scored, Hansel took third, and Briner second. Andi Nail grounded out to score Hansel before Rylee Ruckman retired the last two Shamrock batters at shortstop.

Worth County 13, Mercer 1

Megan Tracy fought the strike zone to start off the first, but got two strikeouts to get out of the inning. Audrey Runde singled and Kambree Briner crushed a triple to put the Tigers on the board. Kristen Tracy reached on an error and Briner scored. Kristen and Megan Tracy both came home on wild pitches and Rayleigh Smith grounded out to score Rylee Ruckman to make it 5-0 after one.

Tracy settled in during the second and Kambree Briner helped out with her glove, snagging Emma Stark's screamer. 

Kennedy Murphy walked and went to second on a wild pitch. Kambree Briner's magic bat struck again as she stretched a single into a double to score Murphy. Kristen Tracy singled Briner to third and Kambree scored on a wild pitch. Addison Gray doubled to left to score Tracy to make it 8-0.

Kennedy Murphy walked and Briner's magic bat struck again as she singled. Megan Tracy walked to load the bases and Addison Gray got her second straight hit, singling to right. The ball got away and Gray made it to third as the bases cleared, making it 11-0. Rylee Ruckman singled to left and Kennedy Murphy walked to force in a run to make it 13-0.

Megan Tracy walked the first two batters and a throwing error let in the first run, but Addison Gray caught a fly ball and doubled a runner off second to end the game.