Roselynn Cameron went deep for the red-hot Pattonsburg squad, which has won six out of its last seven games, while Avery Gregg swiped her 100th career base for Gilman City, which put together a frantic rally in the seventh before falling 12-6 Thursday. Gregg, the lone senior on the Hawk squad, was honored after the game, and a large delegation of family members and former teammates were there to honor her. Avery plans to attend Culver-Stockton, where she will play basketball and track. Her favorite memory was getting caught in the fence last year at Gallatin but robbing someone of a home run in the process. With the win, Pattonsburg has gone over the .500 mark, going to 10-9 for the year.
Jayden Goble put Pattonsburg on the board first when she caught hold of a two-strike pitch and singled into right center. She stole second and Kaitlyn Estes singled to center. Avery Gregg made a leaping stop to hold Estes to a single, but Goble scored on the plate.
Gilman City got the run back when Khloey Sperry nearly took out pitcher Addie Iddings' knees out and singled to center. She stole second and third and scored on a wild pitch to make it 1-1.
But then Rosalynn Cameron kicked off a monster night for Pattonsburg when she crushed a home right into the right field corner and circled the bases to make it 2-1. It was her second career home run; she earlier hit one in the North Platte Tournament at the start of the year. Cheyenne Miller, who also had a big night batting ninth, singled to center. Jayden Goble hit a fly ball into left center. Avery Gregg came on the dead run and nearly got there but dropped it as Miller scored to make it 3-1.
With two outs in the Hawk third, Gilman got one back as Khloey Sperry worked a walk after a long battle with Iddings. Avery Gregg singled to right center and Sperry came all the way around from first to score to make it 3-2.
Jayden Goble, who stole three bases in the Mercer game, got picked off after a base hit, but made it to second for a stolen base in the Panther fourth. Isabelle Burger singled her home to make it 4-2. It would have been worse had not Kayleece Puls fielded Emersyn McCrary's hard grounder and thrown her out at first.
In the Hawk fourth, Kayleece Puls hit it hard, but right at shortstop Jayden Goble. That was a big item as Parker Crabtree beat out a slow roller for a base hit and Caitlynn Chalfant singled to right with two outs. Addie Iddings blew one by Hailey McClure for strike three for the third out.
Pattonsburg threatened in the fifth after Tenley Griffith plunked Cameron and Cheyenne Miller singled. But Jayden Goble hit it hard, but right at Alli Burke at third, who stepped on the bag for the third out.
The floodgates for Pattonsburg finally opened in the sixth when a dropped throw and a dropped fly ball put runners on second and third. Emsleigh McCrary, who has gotten much quicker as the season progressed, beat out a high chopper to score Claire Christensen (running for Isabelle Burger) and put Kaitlyn Estes on third. McCrary stole second and Vanessa Weigand reached on a dropped third strike to load the bases. Kara Bernardino, who showed some newfound ability to hit the ball hard Thursday, hit one hard but right at Tenley Griffith on the mound, who threw home for a force for the second out. But Rosalynn Cameron crushed a double to right center to drive in two and Cheyenne Miller singled to drive in two more to make it 9-2. It would have been worse had not Hawk right fielder Ellie Smith ran down Jayden Goble's screamer for the third out.
Disaster nearly struck Pattonsburg when Alli Burke worked a walk after a 3-2 count, and Kayleece Puls' pop fly dropped in behind second for a base hit, and they took second and third on a wild pitch. Parker Crabtree hit a sharp grounder to Vanessa Wiegand at third, who didn't have a play as Parker got a scratch hit. The Panthers contended Crabtree's hit was foul, but to no avail and the bases were loaded with one out. But Caitlynn Chalfant popped out to first baseman Kaitlyn Estes and Emily Chalfant grounded into a force at second as the Panthers got out of the inning.
The floodgates continued for Pattonsburg in the seventh as Addie Iddings hit a shot off Tenley Griffith's glove for a scratch hit, Isabelle Burger hit a pop fly to right that dropped in for a base hit, and Kaitlyn Estes doubled home Iddings and Claire Christensen (running for Burger) to make it 11-2. Emsleigh McCrary grounded out to advance Estes to second and Vanessa Weigand singled her home to make it 12-2. Caitlynn Chalfant stopped the bleeding when Kara Bernardino was robbed of a hit again; she hit a screamer right at Chalfant, who stepped on the bag to double off McCrary.
Pattonsburg, which had averaged five errors earlier in the year, committed its first error all night when Cheyenne Miller bobbled Ellie Smith's grounder to open the floodgates for the Hawks. Khloey Sperry was jammed by Iddings but lofted one over Goble at short for a base hit. Avery Gregg hit a high chopper that Goble snagged but had no play. Tenley Griffith stretched what looked like a routine single into a double as all three runs scored to make it 12-5. But then Pattonsburg made a pair of strong defensive plays to get out of the inning. Alli Burke hit a pop fly that catcher Isabelle Burger caught up against the screen; it was the kind of play that Baylie Busby made in her sleep for NEN during her playing days. Kayleece Puls was robbed again when her pop fly behind the bag at second was snagged by Rosalynn Cameron. Rosie had carried Pattonsburg all night with her bat and carried them with her glove in the seventh. Parker Crabtree walked, and Caitlynn Chalfant got her second hit to score Griffith to make it 12-6, but Emily Chalfant grounded out to Estes for the final out.
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