Macon rallied for a run in the fifth and two in the sixth to beat Moberly 7-5 in the Class 3, District 4, quarterfinal at Tigerette Field in Macon Wednesday night. Macon got on the board quickly in the first.
J.B. Connoley with the call on nemopressbox.com. Macon added two more in the second to go up 4-0. Moberly responded with five runs with two out in the third.
Macon tied in with Payton Weimer’s RBI single in the fifth, then Allie Shoemaker’s RBI double in the sixth put the Tigerettes on top again.
Shoemaker was two-for-three, with two RBIs, and also scored twice. She was named the Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game. Macon is 20-13, and advances to Thursday’s semifinal against Bowling Green. Moberly’s season ends 16-13. Find the game on our archive page, and our postgame interview with both coaches below.
Macon Coach LeaAnn Hamlin:
Moberly Coach Taylor Baxley:
