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  • Silver Creek All Star second baseman Julian Condra makes a throw from the dirt to first base to make an out on a Scott County base runner Saturday afternoon during the 9-10 softball semifinal. Staff photo by Kevin McGloshen

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  • Scott County All Star catcher Beatle Rone drops the ball as Silver Creek All Star Mazden Ragland slides safely into home Saturday afternoon during the 9-10 softball semifinal. Staff photo by Kevin McGloshen

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July 9, 2011

LITTLE LEAGUE: New Albany, Silver Creek advance to finals

Championship game set for District V 9-10 softball

By MATT KOESTERS Matt.Koesters@newsandtribune.com

SELLERSBURG — In 9-10 softball action, New Albany and Silver Creek coasted into the finals of the District V Little League Tournament at Silver Creek Township Community Park on Saturday.

Once again, Silver Creek relied on stellar pitching to get the semifinal victory over Scott County, 13-0, courtesy of a no hitter by Lexi McAfee.

McAfee allowed just one Scott County batter to reach base on a walk. She retired 11 of the 13 batters she faced via strikeout.

The Silver Creek squad shortened the game with a steady output of runs in each of the first three innings. Silver Creek scored three runs in the first, five in the second and five in the third to force the 10-run rule.

Abby Whitlock was 1-for-1 with two walks and three runs scored, and Lexi Garloch was 3-for-3 with three runs scored for Silver Creek. McAfee helped her own cause with a double.

Silver Creek will face New Albany, which thumped Jeff/GRC 18-2. New Albany needed just eight hits, capitalizing on errors and walks to get the win.

Brookie Rainer and Camri Thomas each scored three runs for the New Albany squad. Thomas was 2-for-2 with a double and reached on an error, and Rainer was 1-for-1, reaching base twice on errors. Brianna Schoenfeld also reached base three times, going 2-for-2, a walk and two runs scored.

New Albany and Silver Creek will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday to play for the championship.



11 BASEBALL

• Jeff/GRC thumps HYR: Jeff/GRC’s first three batters accounted for 10 runs scored in victory over Highlander Youth Recreation, 17-3 in four innings.

Jeff/GRC scored five runs in the first, second and fourth innings in the victory.

The Jeff/GRC All-Stars were led byt Bailey Falkenstein, who went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and four runs scored. Benny Day hit two doubles and scored three runs, and Timmmy Borden was 2-for-2 with a double, two walks and four runs scored.

Garren Moore was the winning pitcher for Jeff/GRC.

HYR’s best offensive performance came courtesy of Matthew Weimer, who had two doubles.

Jeff/GRC will face new Albany on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. HYR will take on Silver Creek on Friday, also at 5:30 p.m.

• New Albany surges past Silver Creek: The only female playing in the District V baseball tournament was the best player on the field on Saturday, as Marissa Jones led New Albany past Silver Creek, 12-4.

Jones was 3-for-3 at the plate with a double, two RBI and three runs scored.

The game was close until late. With a narrow 5-4 lead, New Albany erupted for two runs in the fifth inning to get ahead, and plated five more in the sixth inning to quell any hope of a Silver Creek comeback.

Several New Albany players touched up Silver Creek for doubles. Touching two for the boys (and girl) in black were Jonah Boone, Cole Ryan, Zach Hubbard and Nick Smigel.

Scott Schueler was the winning pitcher for New Albany, while Bryson McNay was the pitcher of record for Silver Creek.



9-10 BASEBALL

• Jeff/GRC coasts past Charlestown: Brady Latham allowed just one run on two hits and the Jeff/GRC offense did the rest in a 13-1 victory over Charlestown.

Jeff/GRC jumped out to a 4-0 lead after one inning, and scored two in the second and seven in the third to shorten the game to four innings.

Brendan Brainard led the offensive onslaught for Jeff/GRC. After hitting a double early in the contest, Brainard topped himself with a grand-slam smash in the third inning. Brainard knocked in a total of six runs in the victory.

Also hitting doubles for Jeff/GRC were Jack Ellis, Ethan English and two by Matt Haub.

 

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