5 seed Mexico outlasted 8 seed Hallsville in 9 innings 9-8, while 3 seed Macon blanked 7 seed Bowling Green 3-0 in the semifinal games of the Class 3/District 4 Tournament at Larry Bagby Field in Macon on Thursday.
Here is how the first game ended:
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com. Maddy Feger was our Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game. Her game-winning hit gave her two RBI and she was on base five times in six plate appearances and scored a pair of runs. Hallsville took the lead in the top of the 9th:
There were five lead changes in the game. The Lady Indians scored four runs in the 5th to go up 6-3 only to see Mexico put a four-spot on the board in the bottom half to lead 7-6. Hallsville tied the game with a run in the 6th. Madi Carmichael was on base four times for the Lady Indians, had two RBI and pitched all nine innings, after going the distance in the upset of top ranked Centralia the night before. In her final game, Payton Davis had two hits and two RBI. Hallsville wraps up the season 12-13. Mexico used four pitchers to get the win and had to overcome seven errors and the loss of the standout catcher Hannah Loyd, who left the game after crashing into the backstop wall going for a foul ball. The Lady Bulldogs advance with a record of 18-10.
postgame with Hallsville coach Ryan Crane:
Payton Weimer stranded nine runners in shutting out Bowling Green. She gave up four hits, struck out eight and walked three. Macon scratched out a run in the bottom of the 5th to break up the scoreless game. Taegan Nelson was awarded first base on catcher’s interference. After Allie Shoemaker executed a sacrifice bunt Andi Weisenborn came to the plate:
The Tigerettes got a pair of insurance runs in the 6th. With one out, Reece Barnett walked and Weimer reached on a bunt base hit. Both runners advanced on a fielders choice and Nelson delivered an infield single that brought them home. Nelson was our Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game scoring one run and driving in the other two.
After throwing 153 pitches the night before in Bowling Green’s 13-inning upset of Winfield, Lyla Kent went back to the circle and pitched six more innings. The Lady Cats finish the season 12-13. The Tigerettes improve to 21-13 and will host Mexico in the championship game Monday night at 6:00. We plan to broadcast on nemopressbox.com. You can hear the games by going to our Game Archive section.
postgame with Macon coach LeaAnn Hamlin:
postgame with Bowling Green coach Matthew Jayne:
