Megan Tracy Tosses One Hitter as Tigers Down Spoofhounds 15-0

Worth County threw Megan Tracy into the fire again two days after she had struggled to contain North Harrison, and she responded by tossing a one-hitter as the Tigers pulled away to a 15-0 victory over Maryville Monday. The red-hot Tigers have won 10 out of their last 11 games with the win going into Thursday's game with King City. A win over King City and a loss by Albany to North Harrison would hand Worth County, and possibly Princeton and Stanberry as well, a tie for the GRC West title with the Warriors. 

The Tigers unloaded on Maryville with 13 hits. Riley Ridge had 3, Kristen Tracy, Audrey Runde, and Rylee Ruckman had two, and Kambree Briner, Megan Tracy, Addison Gray, and Keira Hardy had 1. Eight different Tigers had hits and they walked seven times and didn't strike out at all. Kambree Briner, Kristen Tracy, and Megan Tracy had doubles. The Tigers stole eight bases; Riley Ridge had 4 and Addison Gray, Keira Hardy, Audrey Runde, and Megan Tracy had 1. Megan Tracy walked three and stuck out five in four innings of work and the Tigers only made one error behind her.

Riley Ridge got the Tigers started in the first when she beat out a bunt single and stole second. Kambree Briner popped out, but Riley Ridge stole third. Kristen Tracy got two strikes on her but singled to left to score Ridge to make it 1-0. Audrey Runde singled to center and she took second and Tracy third as the ball got away. Worth County had a baserunning blunder when Runde tried to go to third on a grounder to short and was tagged out as Megan Tracy reached first, but Tracy stole second and Addison Gray singled two runs home to make it 3-0. 

Sadie Briner hit a line shot to start the Spoofhound second, but right at pitcher Megan Tracy. Mercedes Hall reached on a dropped fly ball by Addison Gray in left, but Gray stuck with the play and threw out Hall trying to advance to third to kill a potential rally.

With one out in the Tiger second, Rayleigh Smith walked and Riley Ridge beat out a bunt single. Kambree Briner popped out, but Kristen Tracy turned on the first pitch and crushed a double to center as both Smith and Ridge scored. Tracy took third on the throw home. Audrey Runde singled in Tracy, catching hold of the first pitch again. Megan Tracy and Addison Gray walked to load the bases. Walks lead to errors and sure enough, Rylee Ruckman hit a hard ground ball that turned into an error as Megan Tracy and Audrey Runde scored to make it 8-0.

Jesslyn Grayson got the lone hit for Maryville with one out in the third, but Ella Eckley popped out to Audrey Runde and Avah Eckley struck out. 

With one out in the Tiger third, Riley Ridge swung away and singled to center and stole second and third. Kambree Briner walked. Riley Ridge scored on a passed ball to make it 9-0 Briner took second on a wild pitch. Kristen Tracy walked. Walks lead to errors and sure enough, Audrey Runde reached on a dropped pop fly to load the bases. Megan Tracy was thrown out trying to stretch a double into a triple, but she cleared the bases with the hit to make it 12-0.

Audrey Runde threw out Addisyn Jenson-Pleasance trying to steal third in the fourth inning after she had walked to lead off. 

Rylee Ruckman singled with two strikes on her and Keira Hardy beat out a bunt. Rayleigh Smith walked. Rylee Ruckman scored on a wild pitch to make it 13-0. Braelyn Fletchall walked. Kambree Briner doubled to score Hardy and Smith and the Tigers got to go home early.