Male got the only run it would need in the second inning after a one-out single by Dani Walls. Courtesy runner Jaylen Smith went to second on Lily Ackerman’s sacrifice bunt, stole third and came home on a throwing error.
Bayleigh Masterson’s RBI double gave Male a 2-0 lead in the third. Alyssa Case had an RBI single and later scored on an error to make it 4-0 in the fourth.
Abby Shoulders, Lindsey Carroll and
Hannah Jones each had a hit for the Lady Mustangs. Lakyn Largent took
the loss. She gave up 4 runs on 12 hits over 7 innings.
Male (26-4) pounded out 12
hits on its way to beating McCracken County (29-9). The
Bulldogs, knocked out of the state tournament by McCracken County
each of the past three years, advanced to face No. 20 North Laurel
(28-6) at 9 am CDT Friday in the second round of the
double-elimination event.
McCracken County will face Leslie County in the consolation bracket Friday at 11 am.
