(Pictured at right are Pikeville seniors Cassidy Lowe, Lindsey McNamee, Alexis Stanley, Camryn Slone and Elizabeth Staggs)
OWENSBORO – Pikeville’s seventh trip to the girls’ state softball tournament at Jack C. Fisher Park came to an end in the sweltering heat as Louisville Ballard cruised to an 11-0 win on June 8.
The Lady Panthers saw their season end at 31-11 in head coach Dave Thomas’ last game on the bench.
The consolation round loss took 3 hours, 40 minutes to play because of four heat delays and then a stoppage of play for more than one hour when the heat index on the field was ruled unsafe to play.
Pikeville managed just four hits in the loss – Alexis Stanley, Kelcie Adams, Lindsey McNamee and Olivia Whitfield had one each.
Eighth-grader Emily Ford worked into the fifth inning. She suffered the loss.
At Owensboro
(State Tournament)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
BL (28-5)…………………400 16 – 11-11-0
PK (31-11)……………….000 00 – 0- 4-3
Pitching:
WP – Alivia Sinnott
LP – Emily Ford
Hitting: Alexis Stanley 1b, Kelcie Adams 1b, Lindsey McNamee 1b, Olivia Whitfield 1b, Pikeville.
Clay County………………..2
Pikeville……………………..0
OWENSBORO – Pikeville committed two costly errors and Clay County emerged with a 2-0 win in the opening round of the girls’ state softball tournament played at Jack C. Fisher Park on June 7.
The Lady Panthers, now 31-10, managed just four hits in the loss. Camryn Slone, Kendal Hall, losing pitcher Emily Ford and Kelcie Adams had one apiece.
Ford scattered five hits, striking out six and walking just one. Neither run was earned.
At Owensboro
(State Tournament)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
CC (30-1)………………011 000 0 – 2-5-0
PK (31-10)……………000 000 0 – 0-4-2
Pitching:
WP – Brianda Owens
LP – Emily Ford
Hitting: Camryn Slone 1b; Kendal Hall 1b; Emily Ford 1b; Kelcie Adams 1b, Pikeville.