McCracken County continued their dominance over Region I opponents in their 15-0 win over Marshall County Thursday evening in four innings on 16 hits.
Rattling the Lady Marshals early, McCracken County jumped out to a 4-0 lead, scoring all four runs on two outs. The first run crossed on a wild pitch followed by a 1-run double by Loren Shelton, an RBI single by Lexi Carter and a run scored on an error.
The Lady Mustangs added two more runs in the second inning on a single by Lindsey Carroll and RBI from Abby Shoulders. A 2-run homer in the third inning off the bat of Elizabeth Lindsey gave McCracken County an 8-0 lead.
The only hit of the game for the Lady Marshals came in the top of the fourth inning by Layne Pea. McCracken County put together a 7-run fourth inning to finish the game out in four innings and continue their unbeaten streak against Region I opponents for the #7 ranked Lady Mustangs.
Lakyn Largent pitched all four inning for the Lady Mustangs in the win.
The Lady Marshals will head to the Big M Chevrolet Classic in Elizabethtown for three games Saturday. They will meet Holy Cross-Louisville (11-3) at 9:00 am, #3 Scott County (10-1) at 11:00 am and #14 Apollo (7-4) at 3:00.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x | x | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| McCracken | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | x | x | x | 15 | 16 | 1 |
HITTING
Marshall: Pea 1/2
McCracken: Carroll 4/4 (2 RBI), Murt 2/2 (RBI), Shoulders 1/3 (2B, 2 RBI), Largent 1/2, Shelton 1/2 (2B, RBI), Carter 3/3 (3 RBI), Lindsey 1/3 (HR, 2 RBI), Durbin 1/1, Ballard 1/2, Nechel 1/1 (2B, 2 RBI)
PTICHING
Marshall: Kemp (L) 1.0 (6 hits, 6 runs), Lovett 2.0 (6 hits, 5 runs), Wadkins 0.2 (4 hits, 4 runs)
McCracken: Largent (W) 3.0 (1 hit, 0 runs)
Record: Marshall 12-3, McCracken 8-4
