Tess Ford gloves a fly ball in center during Tuesday’s game. She led the Lady Jackets with three hits, including a double, three runs scored and an RBI in an 11-1 win over Barbourville.
Kristen Davis slides into second with a stolen base as Barbourville shortstop Amber Johnson awaits the throw. Davis reached on an error, singled, scored two runs and drove in another in Tuesday’s 11-1 win.
Lady Jacket sophomore third baseman Erica Johnson starts her swing on what would be a game-ending RBI single in the bottom of the sixth. She finished with two hits in the game.
Middlesboro freshman shortstop Carissa Padgett reaches home on a delayed steal as Barbourville catcher Michaela Rose takes the late throw during Tuesday’s game.
Senior Tess Ford paced the MHS offense with three hits, including a double, three runs scored and an RBI. In all the Lady Jackets pounded out 13 hits as they cruised to the six-inning win after falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first.
Randie Jo Powers capped her home career in fine fashion. She struck out 14 over six innings while allowing just one run on four hits and walking one.
The Lady Tigers got a little lucky in the first when Lori Calebs grounder down the third base line was ruled fair and went for a double. Michaela Rose moved her to third with a ground out to short and Sydney Black dropped in a base hit to shallow left to put Barbourville up 1-0.
The Lady Jackets answered back in their half of the first.
Kristen Davis reached on an error and stole second. Powers singled to bring her home and tie the game. Two outs later Erica Johnson singled and then Kacie Powers grounded to short. Powers was initially called out at first on the play, but the home plate umpired ruled the throw pulled the Barbourville first baseman off the bag and courtesy runner Megan Prater was able to score on the play for a 2-1 Middlesboro lead.
Randie Jo Powers struck out the side in the top of second. Kelsie Hensley led off the bottom with a base hit, Paige Russell walked and Shanice Gilbert moved them up with a ground out.
Davis brought Hensley home with a ground out and Powers hit a drive off the fence in center field to score Russell. She was thrown out at second to end the inning.
In the third, Ford and Carissa Padgett both singled and Johnson walked to load the bases. Kacie Powers hit a fly ball to center that was deep enough for Ford to scored and Padgett to move to third.
Johnson then stole second and Padgett was able to score on a delayed steal of home to make it 6-1. Two outs later Russell singled to bring Johnson home for a 7-1 Lady Jacket lead.
Ford doubled in Davis in the fourth and Padgett singled to plate Prater and Ford to stretch the lead to 10-1.
Neither team scored in the fifth but the Lady Jacket were able to bring the ten-run rule into effect in the sixth.
Ford led off with a base hit and moved to second on Padgett’s ground out. Johnson followed with an RBI single to left to end the game.
Powers, Padgett, Hensley and Johnson all had two hits in the game for Middlesboro.
Barbourville was led by Calebs with two doubles while Neysa Kelly and Black also had singles.
Both teams close out the regular season on Thursday with Barbourville (11-16) at Williamsburg and Middlesboro (19-12) at Corbin.
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Barbourville 100 000 — 1 4 3
Middlesboro 223 301 — 11 13 0
Kelly, Moran (4) and Rose; RPowers and Davis. W—RPowers. L—Kelly.
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