Lady Marshals beat Graves County, fall to Massac County

Gracelyn Darnall hit a double to left field to lead off the bottom of the second inning for the Lady Marshals in Monday’s win over Graves County.

Marshall County hosted Graves County on Monday and picked up their second win this season over the Lady Eagles by a score of 3-2 after beating them 3-1 on April 13. It was a come from behind win after Graves County took a 2-0 lead on two solo home runs hit by freshman Brooklyn Cole in the top of the second and top of the fourth.

In the bottom of the sixth, after leaving a few baserunners stranded in previous innings, the Lady Marshals finally found the plate. Chevelle Henson led off with a triple, then scored on a triple by Chloe Coursey to cut the Graves County lead to 2-1.

They pulled out the late game win in the bottom of the seventh. Marin Oakley reached on an error, Allicen Harris busted a single then Henson walked to load the bases. A walk by Audrey Knisley tied the game at 2-2 and Macy McLeod hit a single that brought courtesy runner Kenzlee Terry in for the winning run.

Gracelyn Darnall pitched the first four innings, striking out three and allowing two runs on three hits. Harris picked up the win over the last three innings, striking out four and giving up one hit.

Graves         0  1  0  1  0  0  0   2  4  2
Marshall    0  0  0  0  0  1  2   3  6  0

Marshall (13-11): Harris 1/4, Darnall 1/3 (2B), Henson 1/2 (3B), Coursey 2/4 (3B, RBI), McLeod 1/2 (RBI)
Graves (9-10): Wimsatt 1/3, Cole 2/3 (2-HR, 2 RBI), Davis 1/3
Marshall: Darnall 4.0 (3 hits, 2 runs), Harris 3.0 (1 hit, 0 runs)
Graves: Rogers 6.2 (6 hits, 3 runs)

Macy McLeod eyes the Graves County pitcher before leading off of first base.

Tuesday, the Lady Marshals lost to Massac County, Ill. 2-1 in a defensive battle. Scoreless through the first three innings, in the top of the fourth with the bases loaded, a steal of home plate by courtesy runner Emma Reynolds put them up 1-0.

Massac County’s Larkin Korte hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fourth to put the Lady Patriots up 2-1 which would be the final score.

The Lady Marshals put the go-ahead runs on base in the top seventh but were unable to get them across the plate.

Darnall and Harris shared pitching duties, allowing five hits combined. Mackenzie Dassing allowed five hits and one run on her way to picking up the win for the Lady Patriots.

Marshall    0  0  0  1  0  0  0   1  5  1
Massac       0  0  0  2  0  0  x   2  5  2

Marshall (13-12): Vasseur 2/4, Darnall 2/3, Coursey 1/3
Massac (10-11): Edwards 1/3, Korte 1/2 (HR, 2 RBI), Baumgart 1/3, Robbins 1/1
Marshall: Harris 4.0 (3 hits, 2 runs), Darnall 2.0 (2 hits, 0 runs)
Massac: Dassing 7.0 (5 hits, 1 run)

Courtesy runner Kenzlee Terry, leading off second base in the bottom of the second inning on Monday against Graves County.