A 2-2 tie at the end of the seventh sent the Lady Marshals and Lady Eagles into extra innings Monday evening. The winning run was scored by Layne Pea in the top of the ninth on a double by Anna Vasseur after Pea reached base on a bunt. Gabbi Lovett pitched a complete game and retired the first three up for Graves County in the bottom of the inning to get the 3-2 win.
Scoreless through the first four innings, the Lady Marshals got on the board first in the top of the fifth. A single from Charley Pursley set her up to score on a single by Cayson Conner.
They went up 2-0 in the top of the sixth. McKenzie Elkins was out stealing home but an opportunity for Sarah Stokes to steal third and Pea to take second which led to a run by Stokes on Vasseur’s ground ball to right field.
The Lady Eagles tied it up in the bottom of the sixth, the RBIs going to Anna Rogers and Ginger Martin, which set up the extra innings.
There’s one game left on the regular season schedule before post-season tournaments. The Lady Marshals will host Lyon County (22-9) on Friday.
Marshall 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 12 0
Graves 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 1
Marshall: Pursley 2/4, Conner 1/5 (RBI), Elkins 3/4, Piercefield 1/3, Pea 2/4, Vasseur 3/4 (2B, 2 RBI)
Graves: Lassiter 1/4, Williams 1/4, Munsell 1/4, Martin 2/4 (2B, RBI), Myatt 1/3, Rogers (RBI), Davis 1/4
Marshall: Lovett 9.0 (7 hits, 2 runs, 2 SO)
Graves: Rogers 5.0 (6 hits, 1 run, 1 SO), Wimsatt 4.0 (6 hits, 2 runs, 5 SO)
Record: Marshall 24-11, Graves 11-8