GLASGOW —
An early lead and a complete game from Brit Crabtree wasn’t enough for the South Central Babe Ruth League Barren County team, as the Trojans lost to Owensboro 7-1 at the Western Kentucky 15U state championship.
The loss came on the heels of a 4-2 Thursday night defeat to Warren County, dropping the Trojans to 0-2 in the tournament’s pool play. The two defeats marked the only blemishes on a previously perfect summer for Barren.
After a Luc Cook strikeout and ill-fated Crabtree bouncer up the middle opened the game, Barrett Billingsley walked and swiped second to move within scoring distance. An Alex Puleo infield single shoved Billingsley deeper into Owensboro territory before a wild pitch landed him on home and gave Barren a 1-0 advantage.
A chance to double said advantage through Puleo went by the wayside when Andy Highbaugh grounded to second to end the inning.
The initial lead didn’t deter Owensboro. Lead off batter Caleb Brand reached on an error, stole second and knotted the score thanks to Sean Pedley, who lofted a double deep into left field.
Due to a Jordan Haire pop out, Pedley soon found himself on third and was nearly picked off after Blaise Moore sent a line drive screaming down the infield’s right side. SC-Barren first baseman Alex Morgerson gloved the liner but missed on the potential pick off at third, allowing Moore to put Owensboro ahead 2-1. Another run in the top of the third notched Owensboro’s lead to 3-1.
Morgerson kicked off the top of the third with a walk, providing the Trojans with their first baserunner since the initial frame. A Cook bunt sent Morgerson to second and a Crabtree sacrifice landed him 90 feet away from scoring, but Owensboro starter Nick Small caused a groundout to cease the stanza.
Owensboro tossed in another run in the bottom of third after Walter Owens singled up the middle to cross Moore. Barren again put a runner on third in the top of the fourth thanks to a Puleo knock, sac groundout and passed ball. But any possible momentum didn’t materialize, as Small recorded back to back, inning-killing strikeouts.
Crabtree kept Owensboro off the board in the fourth, but watched his opponent add two scores in the fifth and another in the sixth to expand its lead to 7-1. Wyatt Price flared a single into centerfield in the midst of the top of the seventh, but remained on base when an SC-Barren strikeout sealed the win for Owensboro.
Barren continued state tournament pool play on Saturday with a 1 p.m. matchup against Okolona.
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Barren County’s James Page pops a pitch foul during his team’s loss to Owensboro Friday night. Before beginning the 15U state tournament, the Trojans were undefeated on the summer. Jon Webb
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SC-Barren falls to Owensboro
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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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