Choctaw softball season ends with loss to McNairy

 




Jason Peevyhouse

Editor, JP Productions Sports

The Choctaw softball team took an early lead in their consolation bracket matchup with McNairy Central on Wednesday afternoon but the Lady Bobcats put up crooked numbers in the third, fourth, and sixth innings to defeat Dyer County 7-2 to end the orange and white’s season.


With two outs in the top of the first after Lady Bobcat pitcher Bailee Shelton struck out the first two Choctaw batters, Rylee Key got the Dyer County offense going with a double, and Emma Wray drew a walk. Evie Rogers then hit a short pop into the infield that was misplayed, allowing her to reach safely and a run to score to put Dyer County on top 1-0 after a half inning.

Dyer County was able to hold the lead until the third inning. After Shelton struck out two of the three batters in the top of the third inning, Central’s offense was able to get going thanks to a pair of illegal pitches, which led to a Rhyan Gray walk to lead off the inning. Paige Mercer also drew a walk before the next batter flew out to centerfield with Gray tagging up and advancing to third. Shelton was hit by a pitch, then a Carlee Shelton single drove in two to put McNairy ahead. Two batters later, a ground out pushed across another run and gave the Lady Bobcats a 3-1 lead after three innings.

The Choctaws were able to get one of those runs back almost immediately. Wray drew a walk then Rogers reached on an error to score Wray’s courtesy runner, Emma McGavock, and cut the McNairy lead to 3-2 after three and a half innings.


The Lady Bobcats’ offense began to churn again, getting a Linlee Davidson single to lead fof the inning then a Gray sacrifice bunt. Mercer drew a walk then a Bailee Shelton single two batters later scored two and extended the Central lead to 5-2 after four innings.


Dyer County looked poised to answer with singles from Abbie Gibbons and Kierstyn Ray, but a popped up bunt led to a double play then a strikeout ended the frame with the orange and white still trailing by three.

Two innings later, Central put the game away as singles from Davidson and Mercer led to two more runs as Callie Finlayson reached on an error then Bailee Shelton singled in an run to put the Lady Bobcats on top 7-2 heading into the seventh inning.

Dyer County showed a spark of life in the top of the seventh as Ray doubled with two outs. But, a strikeout followed to end the game and the Choctaw season with McNairy moving on to face Unicoi County on Thursday at 9 a.m.

Ray led the way for the Choctaws at the plate with a double and a single.

Woody took the loss, allowing five runs on two hits.

The loss ends the Dyer County season with a record of 31-11.

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