Lady Mikes hold off J-M for 10-9 win
Jefferson-Morgan’s furious rally fell a run short Friday afternoon as visiting Carmichaels held on for a 10-9 non-section victory.
The Lady Mikes (2-4) scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning for a 10-3 lead. The first scored on Natalie McNett’s single and the eventual game-winner came home on an infield ground out.
The Lady Rockets (0-2) fought back in the bottom of the inning with six runs, but Laura Walker preserved the lead in the seventh for the hard-fought win.
Carmichaels was leading 1-0 when it scored six runs in the top of the top of the second inning. The lead was 8-1 when Jefferson-Morgan scored two runs.
The Lady Mikes’ Laura Walker belted a two-run home run in top of the second inning, as did Morgan Faddis. Megan Walker hit a solo home run in the top of the fourth.
Laura Walker added a triple and single, while Megan Walker had a pair of singles to go with her home run. McNett went 3-for-4 and Emma Lowry was 2-for-3 with a double.
Laura Walker struck out four and walked two.
Camryn Dugan took the loss with three strikeouts and three walks. She also had a double.
Brooke Diamond and Kayla Yorko both belted home runs for Jefferson-Morgan.
The Lady Rockets’ Morgan Simkovic and Autumn Tedrow both had a pair of doubles, and Maddie Van Divner also doubled.
Non-section
Carmichaels 160-102-0 — 10 12 2
Jefferson-Morgan 010-026-0 — 9 13 3
W: Laura Walker. L: Camryn Dugan. 2B: Emma Lowry (Car), Autumn Tedrow (JM) 2, Morgan Simkovic (JM) 2, Maddie Van Divner (JM), Camryn Dugan (JM). 3B: Laura Walker (Car), Natalie McNett (Car). HR: Laura Walker (Car), Morgan Faddis (Car), Megan Walker (Car), Brooke Diamond (JM), Kayla Yorko (JM). Records: Carmichaels (2-4), Jefferson-Morgan (0-2).