DRAFFENVILLE – Both teams scoreless until the 4th inning, Ballard Memorial got on the board on an RBI single by Shelby Amis and looked to be pulling off a first round win over the Lady Marshals in Monday’s Region 1 Softball Tournament held at Marshall County High School.
With one out in the bottom of the 6th, Lexee Miller singled to put the tying run on base followed by a 2-out single by Abby Fiessinger. Payton Smothers doubled to bring in Miller to tie the game and with Fiessinger on 3rd and Smothers on 2nd, Addie Young hit a 2-run triple to left field that gave the Lady Marshals a 3-1 lead.
Briley English took care of the next three up for the Lady Bombers in the top of the 7th with two ground outs and a strike out for the win.
They will meet Hickman County, who beat Tilghman 2-1, in today’s semi-finals at 5:00 followed by McCracken County and Carlisle County. McCracken County beat Murray 10-0 in 5 innings and Carlisle County advanced with a 1-0 win over Graves County.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | ||
| Ballard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | 1 |
HITTING
Marshall: Miller 1/3, Fiessinger 1/2, Smothers 1/2 (2B, RBI), Young 1/2 (3B, 2 RBIs)
Ballard: Fields 1/3, Elrod 1/3, Amis 1/3 (RBI)
PITCHING
Marshall: English 7.0 (3 hits, 1 run)
Ballard: Fields 6.0 (4 hits, 3 runs)
