Reece Barnett capped her big night with a walkoff two-run single in the sixth inning to finish off an 11-0 win for Macon over Moberly on Thursday night at Larry Bagby Field. The Tigerette senior had a ground-rule RBI double in a two-run first inning. Barnett was in the middle of a five-run second with this blast:
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com. Barnett had a perfect night going 4-for-4 with a walk and 6 RBI in earning our Freeman Financial and Insurance Player of the Game.
Macon starter Payton Weimer was a sixth-inning bunt single from a perfect game. She struck out 10 without a walk. The Tigerettes improve to 6-3 and will play in the Chillicothe Tournament on Saturday.
Moberly was without number one pitcher Mia Faught, who was sidelined with sickness. Brynn Goins doubled her number of innings pitched this season in getting through six. The Lady Spartans drop to 3-6 and will next host Palmyra on Monday. You can hear the game broadcast by going to our Game Archive section. Here are postgame interviews:
Macon coach LeaAnn Hamlin:
Moberly coach Taylor Baxley:
