Hounds softball falls to Irish
By PHIL COBB Publisher
Maryville senior shortstop Meghan Yarnell gets into position to throw out a Lafayette runner in first inning of a 5-4 loss for the Spoofhounds Thursday at Maryville High School.
A seventh-inning comeback attempt fell one run short as the Maryville High School girls’ softball team lost to Lafayette 5-4 Thursday at MHS.
Trailing 1-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning, Maryville sophomore Emma Baldwin beat out an infield hit to get things going for the home team.
Senior Meghan Yarnell followed with a walk and senior Abbie Greeley was hit by a pitch, loading the bases with no outs for the Spoofhounds.
A hard hit comebacker to the mound by freshman Jessica Finch turned into a double play, however, and a groundout ended the inning.
It was the best chance the Hounds had to take the lead in the game, but it was not the last time they would threaten the visiting Fighting Irish.
Leading off the Hounds half of the fifth inning, junior Kiley Proffit drew a walk, took second on a passed ball, reached third on a groundout by sophomore Jacklyn Hersh, and scored on a passed ball. Freshman Riley Gray singled sharply to right field, advanced on sophomore Summer Swalley’s groundout and scored on a single by Baldwin.
Down 5-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh and final inning, Proffit was hit by a pitch and moved around to third on groundouts by Hersh and Gray.
Swalley then stroked a single, scoring Proffit.
Swalley then came around to score when Baldwin, having reached on an error, stole second, drawing a throw from the Lafayette catcher in search of the third and final out.
That’s all the Hounds could muster, however, falling to the final, 5-4, score.
Gray worked all seven innings on the mound for the Hounds, striking out three and walking two.
She was backed by a solid defensive effort early, but it was two defensive miscues in the top of the fifth that opened the gates for the visiting Irish.
The Hounds gained their composure from that point on, but it was not enough to recover from what at one point was a five-run deficit.
Next up for Maryville will be the Auburn (Nebraska) Tournament Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m., followed by a home game against Savannah at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
By PHIL COBB Publisher
Maryville sophomore second baseman Summer Swalley makes the turn on a double play attempt in the second inning of a 5-4 loss for the Spoofhounds against the visiting Lafayette Fighting Irish.
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Maryville freshman pitcher Riley Gray lets loose of a pitch against the visiting Lafayette Fighting Irish Thursday. The Irish escaped the Hound Pound with a 5-4 Midland Empire Conference victory.
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Maryville head softball coach Chandra DeMott gets in sophomore catcher Emma Baldwin’s grill during the fourth inning of the Spoofhounds’ 5-4 loss to the visiting Lafayette Fighting Irish Thursday. Baldwin had started what turned into a no-out, bases-loaded situation by beating out an infield hit.
