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Lady Bears fall short at 9th-ranked East Central

By: Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information
Kayla McNabb (#15)

Softball | 3/26/2018 9:02:00 PM

The Lady Bears gave it their best shot Monday afternoon in Decatur, but in the end came up short as they dropped an MACJC doubleheader to the 9th-ranked East Central Lady Warriors, 3-2 and 9-1. Game one went eight innings while game two ended in the sixth.
 
East Central took a 1-0 lead in game one in the bottom of the third inning. The Lady Bears tied it at 1-1 in the top of the fourth on Terrah Nelsons one-out, line-drive double to centerfield (she later added a single) and a Jordan McNabb single.
 
With neither team able to score through the rest of regulation play, the game was forced into extra play. In top of the eighth, the Lady Bears (11-15, 4-12) took a 2-1 lead when Kayla McNabb launched a 0-1 pitch over the fence in left field. The Lady Bears' lead was short-lived, however, as a double, single and error in the bottom of the frame allowed East Central (22-6, 9-5) to push the tying and winning runs across the plate. 
 
Kassie Shipley took the loss in the circle for the Lady Bears, surrendering three runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks in 7.2 innings. She struck out three batters.
 
The Lady Bears scored their only run in the nightcap, and took a 1-0 lead, in the top of the fourth when Nelson singled with one out and scored two batters later on the first of Jordan McNabb's two base hits. A single, double and home run in the bottom of the fourth put East Central on top 3-1. They went on to close out the game with a six-run sixth.
 
Mikaela Smith allowed three earned runs on six hits and a walk over 4.1 innings in the circle to take the loss for the Lady Bears. She struck out one batter.
Ashley Elsensohn had two singles in the game while Madison Bates had a double.
 
The Lady Bears are next set to take the field on Friday at Itawamba (the doubleheader has been postponed from Thursday due to the threat of inclement weather). The start time of game one has not yet been determined.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kassie Shipley

#7 Kassie Shipley

P
5' 4"
Sophomore
L/R
Mikaela Smith

#24 Mikaela Smith

P
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
Ashley Elsensohn

#5 Ashley Elsensohn

IF
5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
S/R
Madison Bates

#6 Madison Bates

C/IF
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
Terrah Nelson

#10 Terrah Nelson

IF
5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
Kayla McNabb

#15 Kayla McNabb

IF
5' 8"
Freshman
L/R
Jordan McNabb

#18 Jordan McNabb

P/IF
5' 3"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Kassie Shipley

#7 Kassie Shipley

5' 4"
Sophomore
L/R
P
Mikaela Smith

#24 Mikaela Smith

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Ashley Elsensohn

#5 Ashley Elsensohn

5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
S/R
IF
Madison Bates

#6 Madison Bates

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
C/IF
Terrah Nelson

#10 Terrah Nelson

5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
IF
Kayla McNabb

#15 Kayla McNabb

5' 8"
Freshman
L/R
IF
Jordan McNabb

#18 Jordan McNabb

5' 3"
Freshman
R/R
P/IF