Playing in Graham, the Kennedale LadyKats gained an 1-0 advantage in a best of three playoff series with a 7-1 win over the Lady Steers Friday night.Kennedale (18-2) now adds the home field advantage as the Steers (11-9) will have to travel to Kennedale to play. Game time for game #2 is scheduled for 1 p.m. with game #3 following if needed. {{more}}
Allie Thornton got the win allowing one run on 5 hits, striking out 8 with one walk. For the game Turner threw 70 strikes in 90 pitches with 10 ground/fly outs.
Kennedale broke open the scoreless game with a 5 run fifth getting two doubles (Jamie Franks and Alexa Niefert), two singles (Elizabeth Schiele and Jazyln Crowder) and a fielder?s choice by Rebekah Abair.
The LadyKats added two more runs in the fifth off a double by Abair and a single by Ashley McElvaney.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E KNDL 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 7 10 2 GRH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 Batting
- 2B: Rebekah Abair, Jamie Franks, Alexa Neifert, Jazlyn
Crowder
- TB: Elizabeth Schiele 2, Rebekah Abair 2, Allie Turner,
Jamie Franks 2, Alexa Neifert 3, Jazlyn Crowder 3, Ashley McElvaney
- RBI: Elizabeth Schiele, Rebekah Abair, Alexa Neifert, Jazlyn
Crowder, Ashley McElvaney 2
- ROE: Elizabeth Schiele
- FC: Rebekah Abair, Alyssa Bradberry
- SB: Elizabeth Schiele, Allie Turner, Jazlyn Crowder 2
Team QAB: 17 (50.00%)
- Elizabeth Schiele, Rebekah Abair, Allie Turner 2, Jamie
Franks 2, Alexa Neifert 3, Jazlyn Crowder, Ashley McElvaney 2, Alyssa
Bradberry, Mary Grace Howard 4
