GLASGOW —
Eight different Barren County Knockouts knocked in runs to power the 14U squad to a rout win over Mt. Washington at the Ohio Valley Regional softball tournament. Barren compiled 14 unanswered scores over the final five innings in the pool play victory.
The triumph helped the Knockouts slot as the four seed in the tournament’s single elimination bracket, where a shutout from starting pitcher Reagan Kingrey allowed them to knock off Rhinelander (Wis.) 2-0 to advance to the semifinals.
Mt. Washington struck first in the morning matchup. After Barren failed to grab a hit in the bottom of the first, Washington lead off batter Tiffanie Brison smacked a single to right field and moved to second on a passed ball to land in scoring position. A subsequent Nadia Nutgrass pop fly found the outfield grass, advancing Brison to third before Emily Burke followed with a two-RBI hit that put Washington up 2-0.
In the top of the second, Barren again failed to generate much offense. A Washington error opened the base paths to Abby Elmore, who swiped second and third. Breanna Furlong walked and stole second to place two Knockout runners within reach of home, but a strikeout from opponent starting pitcher Brooke Shaw ceased the stanza.
The third turned out to be more productive. A Taylor White single and steal and an Emily Baker-King walk placed two Knockouts on base. A wild pitch on the ensuing at-bat moved both runners into scoring position before another errant hurl plated White and cut the Washington advantage to one. Later in the frame, a passed ball paved the way home for Baker-King to knot the score at 2-2.
Barren piled up five more scores in the fourth. Taylor Elmore and Furlong crossed the plate on a passed ball and error, respectively. A Likens pop fly bounced just beyond the infield to bring in White and a wild pitch gave Baker-King her second run of the game, ballooning the Barren lead to 6-2. Brilee Houchens capped the inning’s offense minutes later by bunting in Likens.
The lead continued to blossom in the top of the sixth. A two-RBI knock from Kingrey handed the Knockouts their eight and ninth scores. Two runs courtesy of wild pitches followed and preceeded RBI courtesy of Abby Elmore and Taylor Elmore.
Mt. Washington saturated the bases in the bottom of the sixth, but any hope for a comeback was squelched when Kingrey snagged a Raven Cochran liner and caught the runner leaning off first for a game-securing 6-6-3 double play.
In the Knockouts’ 6 p.m. win, a first-inning double from Houchens brought in Kingrey to hand Barren the initial 1-0 advantage. An additional score arrived in the third when Furlong stomped home plate to stretch the lead to two.
Rhinelander could never close in, however, as Kingrey tossed a complete game shutout to lift the Knockouts to a 2-0 victory. Barren continued bracketed play Saturday night at 6 p.m.
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Barren County Knockouts’ third baseman Taylor Elmore tags out a Mt. Washington runner during the 14U team’s 14-2 rout Friday morning in pool play action at the Ohio Valley Regional tournament at Beaver Trail Complex. The Knockouts advanced to bracketed play, where they defeated Rhinelander (Wis.) 2-0. The team competed in the tournament semifinals on Saturday. Jon Webb
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Knocked in
14U Knockouts down Mt. Washington, Rhinelander to advance in bracketed play
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It's tournament time
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Underdogs...
With the likes of softball powerhouses Greenwood, Glasgow, Bowling Green and Allen County-Scottsville in the tournament, the Metcalfe County High School Lady Hornets, winners of the 16th District, are probably heading into next week’s Region 4 Tournament as underdogs.
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Champions...
Another chapter in the Glasgow High School Lady Scotties’ fairy-tale softball season was written Wednesday night as they became the first GHS team since 1996 to claim the District 15 Tournament championship, after beating the tournament’s No. 1 seed and the No. 1 team in the state, the Allen County-Scottsville Lady Patriots, 1-0.
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Couldn't give it up...
Until a few weeks ago, Glasgow High School senior Shelby Ray wasn’t sure if she would pursue sports into her college career. Although a standout basketball and softball player, Ray thought it was time for her athletic career to come to a close so she could focus solely on academics in college. But in the end, she said she couldn’t imagine walking away from softball.
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Finally
After Glasgow High School center fielder Jordan Alexander settled under a fly ball to make the final out of the Scotties’ District 15 Championship game victory over Allen County-Scottsville Wednesday night, he raised his hands above his head, let out a big yell, and took off running to be with his teammates.
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Cornerstone
A cornerstone in the foundation that Steven Murphy has used to build the Glasgow High School softball program has been pitching. He believes you start everything with good pitching and then you can build from there.
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Season ends
The Barren County Trojans have struggled with their hitting over the last six or seven games of the regular season and unfortunately for the Trojan faithful, the problem arose again for Barren County on Tuesday in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association District 15 Baseball Tournament in Glasgow.
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Opportunity knocked
Going into Monday’s baseball game against Glasgow, Monroe County High School coach Jerome Taylor said the Falcons, to have a chance to beat the No. 1 seeded Scotties, would have to take advantage of every one of their opportunities.
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Big obstacle
The Monroe County Lady Falcons came into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association District 15 Softball Tournament Monday night in Glasgow with a big obstacle in front of them.
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