North Callaway and Mark Twain went back and forth throughout before a seven-run fifth inning allowed the Ladybirds to pull away with a 13-6 victory.
Mark Twain scored a single run in both the first and second. North Callaway provided a response in the bottom of the second.
Mark Twain tied it in the third with an RBI double by Bronwyn Harding, who then came around to score on an error. The Ladybirds went right back on top in the bottom half.
Both teams went down 1-2-3 in the fourth then the Lady Tigers clawed back again in the top of the fifth.
Amaris Melvin drove in Harding to tie the game at six before some miscues cost Mark Twain in North Callaway’s big fifth. A couple errors allowed the bases loaded, the next two batters walked and the following batter was hit by a pitch. Schmidt followed with another two-run double and Kymorie Myers hit an RBI double for the exclamation point.
Megan Schmidt’s 2-for-4 performance with two doubles and four RBI out of the leadoff spot earned her the Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game. Kendra Pennell had two hits, drove in three runs and reached base four times. North Callaway moves to 20-11. Mark Twain’s Bronwyn Harding had three doubles and drove in three runs. The Lady Tigers fall to 15-14.
North Callaway coach Mariah McKee Postgame:
Mark Twain coach Karl Asbury Postgame:
