Gm 15 @ Clinton 9-14-09
Win 6-4 Tristia Patton WP, 3 K in 2 2/3; Brittany Wood pitched 4 1/3 outstanding innings as well.
Hits: Addie Murders; Megan Vest (2), double, Haleigh Brown, 2 RBI; Bekah Patton RBI; Sarah Magana double; Rachel Schrader, RBI; Ashley Payne RBI.
Clinton took the lead in the bottom of the 3rd 2-0; Bolivar scored twice in the 4th to tie it at 2 after Murders singled and Vest doubled. Haliegh Brown and Bekah Patton both drove in a run. Clinton took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the 4th and added another in the 5th. Bolivar scored again in the 6th after consecutive singles by Vest and Brown and a Clinton error.
That set the stage for another comeback win. In the 7th, trailing 4-3, Bekah Patton reached on an error and Jessie Bruce also reached on an error. Ashley Payne sacrificed and Patton scored. On the play, pinch runner Jaelyn Halbrook advanced to 3rd and scored on a throwing error to give the Liberators the lead. Sarah Magana doubled and with 2 outs, Rachel Schrader singled to drive home the 6th run. Clinton went quietly in the 7th with a ground out, strike out, walk, and foul out to end the game.
Records: 9-6, (2-0 COC)
The hitting onslaught continued into the JV game. Megan Elliott was again very tough on hitters using her defense efficiently. Every Liberator had at least a hit or a walk and Sammy Jacobson and Jaelyn Halbrook had 3 hits each.
JV: 5-2, (2-0 COC)
Up Next: V/JV v. Logan Rogersville Tuesday 9-15-09 (COC) Branson Tournament Saturday 9-19-09 (v. Fair Grove 9 AM; Willard 10:30 AM, then secondary pool play; V/JV v. Marshfield Tuedsay 9-22-09
