Their backs against the wall with elimination staring them in the face the Tigerettes persevered Wednesday, winning back to back game in blowout fashion to make not only the district finals but also to reserve themselves a seat in the regional round.
The issue began with an 8-0 shellacking by Livingston in the second game of the tourney which is being held in Watertown. The Tigerettes won their opening game 2-0 over Cannon County but were plunged head-long into the loser’s bracket with the Livingston loss.
They began their rehabilitation with a win over their hosts, Watertown by a count of 9-6. The win put them in a precarious position of having to win two games Wednesday or have their season ended for the first time in many years without making regionals.
The Tigerettes took care of business in a big way in the first of the double header as they steamrolled Upperman 11-1 thanks to a softball clinic put on by Emme Colwell when drove in over half of DeKalb’s runs, registering six RBIs as she went three-for-four from the dish. Her batting numbers included three doubles. Maddison Parsley and Joni Robinson showed senior power as they both went two-for-three with Robinson swiping two bases on the day. Meanwhile Kenzie France held Upperman to just four hits as the super sophomore was ice from the circle, fanning four and giving no walks. Upperman assisted the Tigerettes as they made three fielding errors while giving up 10 hits to DeKalb.
While sending Upperman on an early summer vacation was likely good for the Tigerette psyche, it meant nothing if they couldn’t depose the highly rated Macon County squad.
However, what promised to be a cliffhanger ended up being a one-sided walk over as the Tigerettes stole Macon County’s lunch money, 14-0, the game stopped after five innings.
It was over early as the Tigerettes scored six in the first and four in the second. Kenzie France had the magic stick as she went three-for-four and knocked in four runs. Megan Walker also went three-for-four as did Joni Robinson. Emme Colwell knocked in three runners while working a shutout from the circle as she fell just short of a no-hitter, surrendering just one hit.
They were scheduled to play Livingston Thursday night in the District finals.
