South Gibson tops Dyer County in district semifinals

 



Jason Peevyhouse

Editor, JP Productions Sports

After splitting in the regular season by winning on each other’s home field, South Gibson got a measure of revenge over the Choctaw softball team on Saturday evening, defeating Dyer County in the semifinals of the winner’s bracket of the District 13-3A Tournament in Newbern.

Much like the Lady Hornets had done during their visit to Newbern earlier in the season, South Gibson got on the board early with a pair of runs in the top of the first inning on a two-run single from Brooklynn Davidson to give South Gibson a 2-0 lead after one half inning.


Dyer County was retired in order in the bottom of the first and limited to a two-out double from Evie Rogers in the second as well as a two-out Kierstyn Ray single in the third. The Choctaw defense kept the Lady Hornet offense in check in the second and third innings to stay trailing 2-0 after three innings.

With one out in the top of the third, two errors and a walk led to a bases-loaded situation for the Dyer County defense. Freshman pitcher Molly Kate Woody was able to strike out the next batter but Ballentine sent a 1-1 pitch over the left field fence for a grand slam to extend the South Gibson lead to six. Davidson followed with a single then Scott homered to center to give the Lady Hornets an 8-0 lead after three and a half innings.

Dyer County struck back to get one of those runs back in the bottom of the frame. Rylee Key sent a 1-1 pitch over the centerfield fence to put the Choctaws on the board. With two outs and two batters later, Rogers singled and Natalie Armstrong drew a walk before a strikeout ended the threat with the orange and white still trailing 8-1 after four frames.

After working around a leadoff Flowers double in the fifth and getting through South Gibson in order in the sixth, Dyer County picked up another run in the bottom of the sixth. Wray drew a one-out walk then scored on Rogers’ triple two batters later to cut the South Gibson lead to 8-2 heading into the top of the seventh inning.


South Gibson added a run in the seventh when Scott tripled then scored on a Whittemore fly out to extend the Lady Hornet lead back to 9-2 heading into the bottom of the frame.

The Lady Hornets then only surrendered a two-out way by Ray before sealing the win with a strikeout to advance to the District 13-3A Tournament Championship Game.

Rogers had three of the Choctaws’ five hits, going 3-for-3 with a triple, double and a single with one RBI in the loss.

Dyer County awaits the winner of Monday night’s game between Dyersburg and Crockett County in the consolation round. That game will be played on Monday at 5 p.m. The Choctaws will play the winner of that game at 5 p.m. on Tuesday and the winner of that will take on South Gibson in the district championship game at 7 p.m.

Coverage of this story brought to you by:




Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What A Game! Dyer County beats Dyersburg with PAT in OT

Image
  Jason Peevyhouse Editor, JP Productions Sports With the fanbases from both local schools in attendance and supporting their favorite teams, Dyer County rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to score twice in the third quarter. But, a late touchdown by the Trojans forced overtime where a special teams became the most important part of the game as the Choctaws blocked Dyersburg’s extra point attempt then were able to score and sophomore DC kicker Jotham Powell hit a PAT for the 35-34 win to open the season. The game marked the first career win for new Dyer County Head Coach Justin Dubruiel. It was also the first win by a Choctaw team at Dyersburg since 2007. “It was good,” Dubruiel said following the win. “It was good for our kids and good for Dyer County. “Whenever you can beat Dyersburg, it’s a fun night for everybody.” Trailing by a touchdown at the half, Dyer County was able to get a stop on defense, forcing a three-and-out. On the ensuing punt, Choctaw juni...
Read more

Trojans headed to Region 7-3A Championship for the first time in 21 years

Image
  Jason Peevyhouse JP Productions Sports Thanks to a stellar second half which saw the Trojans outscore Haywood 45-23, the Dyersburg boys will play for a region championship for the first time since 2004 after the black and gold’s 68-55 win over the Tomcats on Tuesday night in Newbern. "I think our kids were extremely engaged from the tip," Dyersburg Head Coach Blaine Mahaffey said. "I thought we rebounded well all night.  "And then, in the second half, when we were able to play a little bit better offensively, I think it showed up more." Trailing by nine at the break, the Trojans cut it to eight early in the second half but a three-pointer from Haywood put the Tomcats back up 35-24 with just over seven minutes left in the frame. Dyersburg went on a tear after a Breyden Turnage bucket was followed by a layup from AJ Higgins. This opened up four-minute stretch which saw the Trojans outscore Haywood 19-3 and was capped by a Jeff Cobb three-point play and tw...
Read more