PAINTSVILLE – It was a night of outstanding pitching as Pikeville and Johnson Central advanced to the 15th Region girls’ softball tournament semifinals with opening-round wins on Wednesday.
Pikeville eighth-grader Emily Ford tossed a three-hit shutout as the Lady Panthers blanked Belfry, 9-0. Meanwhile, Johnson Central senior Macy Daniel pitched a no-hitter in leading the Lady Eagles to a 10-0 mercy-rule win over Floyd Central in five innings.
Pikeville, now 29-8-1, will face Johnson Central (17-9) in tonight’s second semifinal game around 7 p.m.
Alexis Stanley had three of Pikeville’s eight hits while Lindsey Lockhart had two, both doubles, scored and drove home one run. Lindsey McNamee had a single and knocked in a pair of runs and Cassidy Lowe singled, walked twice and batted in one run.
Paula Dotson had two hits in a losing effort for Belfry, which saw its season end at 17-17. Autumn Hall suffered the loss.
In the opener, Ally Windland had three hits while Alaina Castle and Daniel collected two each for the Lady Eagles. Lindsay Stambaugh, Abby Fannin and Alyssa Hedrick drove home a pair of runs each.
Katie Conley was the losing pitcher for Floyd Central. The Lady Jaguars end the year at 12-21.
At Paintsville
(15th Region Tournament)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
BF (17-17)………000 000 0 – 0-3-1
PK (29-8-1)……..004 311 x – 9-8-3
Pitching:
WP – Emily Ford
LP – Autumn Hall
Hitting: Paula Dotson 2h, Belfry; Alexis Stanley 3-1b 2r; Lindsey Lockhart 2-2b, 2r, 1 RBI; Lindsey McNamee 1b. 2 RBI; Cassidy Lowe 1b, 2-bb, 1 RBI, Pikeville.
At Paintsville
(15th Region Tournament)
SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E
FC (12-21)…………….000 00 – 0- 0-1
JC (17-9)……………….141 31 – 10-12-0
Pitching:
WP – Macy Daniel
LP – Katie Conley
