Emerald Bloss struck out 12, only giving up four hits and two walks, as the Marceline Lady Tigers opened the season with a 9-2 win over New Franklin. She also helped herself out at the plate going 2-for-4, driving in two of her three RBIs with this bases loaded double in the second inning.
J.B. Connoley with the call on nemopressbox.com. loss was named our Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game. She added an RBI double in the 6th. Marceline had 11 hits, with Whitney Pennington driving in a pair of runs, and Hadley Dorrell, Emery Dodd, Ella Moseley, and Logan Rainey each scoring twice. Skler Shaw led New Franklin at the plate, going 2-for-3, with an RBI triple. New Franklin is at the Boonville Tournament Saturday, while Marceline plays in the Moberly Invitational.
You can find the complete game on our archive page, and hear the postgame interviews with both coaches below.
Marceline Coach Todd Lowther:
New Franklin Coach Cory Nicholson:
