y Nick Brockman, Messenger Sports Reporter nbrockman@the-messenger.com
Thrust onto the mound in the middle of the second inning, Madisonville-North Hopkins pitcher Katlyn Daniel exhibited none of the tension she felt within and carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning.
When North's No. 1 Kyleigh Taylor left the game with a knee injury, coach Kacie Jackson called Daniel from the bullpen and the pitcher did not disappoint as the Lady Maroons (6-8) defeated Caldwell County (1-5), 7-1.
"I could not be more proud of her," Jackson said. "She stepped up. She started to get a little tired at the end, but she pushed through and did a great job for us tonight."
Taylor went down after a follow-through on a pitch in the second and was carried off the field. After the game, Jackson said Taylor has been having problems with her knee cap popping out of place and believe that's what happened when the pitcher set her plant foot.
Daniel, a freshman, had already been loosening before the injury occurred and entered with a comfortable 5-0 lead, but said she still felt pressure to perform.
"My catcher turned around and told me Kyleigh's hurt and I just looked like a deer in the headlights," Daniel said. "I don't do so well under stress, but if I don't think about it I do so much better."
Taylor retired the first five batters in a row and Daniel continued the trend by striking out the first batter she faced looking. With a 2-2 count in the top of the sixth inning, Lady Tiger leadoff hitter Danielle Flood finally broke up the no-hit attempt.
When North's No. 1 Kyleigh Taylor left the game with a knee injury, coach Kacie Jackson called Daniel from the bullpen and the pitcher did not disappoint as the Lady Maroons (6-8) defeated Caldwell County (1-5), 7-1.
"I could not be more proud of her," Jackson said. "She stepped up. She started to get a little tired at the end, but she pushed through and did a great job for us tonight."
Taylor went down after a follow-through on a pitch in the second and was carried off the field. After the game, Jackson said Taylor has been having problems with her knee cap popping out of place and believe that's what happened when the pitcher set her plant foot.
Daniel, a freshman, had already been loosening before the injury occurred and entered with a comfortable 5-0 lead, but said she still felt pressure to perform.
"My catcher turned around and told me Kyleigh's hurt and I just looked like a deer in the headlights," Daniel said. "I don't do so well under stress, but if I don't think about it I do so much better."
Taylor retired the first five batters in a row and Daniel continued the trend by striking out the first batter she faced looking. With a 2-2 count in the top of the sixth inning, Lady Tiger leadoff hitter Danielle Flood finally broke up the no-hit attempt.
After the game, Daniel said she was unaware of the near accomplishment.
"Not really, I was kinda out of it," she said. "I was just trying to get my job done and get some runs in."
Flood promptly stole second and advanced to third on a ground-out. Flood then scored on a wild pitch, but represented Caldwell's lone run of the contest.
Daniel finished the game with seven strikeouts and allowed just one run on two hits.
Offensively, the Lady Maroons did the bulk of their damage in the first inning. Morgan Hestand began the scoring by reaching home on a dropped fly ball to left field. Later in the first, Chelsea Britt provided the biggest hit of the game with a three-run double to right-center field for a 4-0 advantage. Next up, Karah Gill drove Britt home with a single to left.
Senior Caitlin Todd knocked in a run with a single in the second and Gill added another RBI hit in the third to go ahead 7-0.
Britt, a sophomore, and Gill, a freshman, combined for a 3-for-6 performance with four RBIs and a stolen base.
"They're young girls, but they've been practicing hard and stepping up and getting it done," Jackson said of the duo.
Other North individuals with hits included Taylor, Daniel, Audra Lee and Kaci Rainwater.
The win marked North's first district victory of the season and just the team's second home game. The Lady Maroons next play 5:30 p.m. today at Webster County.
Caldwell (1-5) 000 001 0 - 1 2 2
North (6-8) 511 000 X - 7 8 1
WP: Katlyn Daniel
LP: Samm Jones
"Not really, I was kinda out of it," she said. "I was just trying to get my job done and get some runs in."
Flood promptly stole second and advanced to third on a ground-out. Flood then scored on a wild pitch, but represented Caldwell's lone run of the contest.
Daniel finished the game with seven strikeouts and allowed just one run on two hits.
Offensively, the Lady Maroons did the bulk of their damage in the first inning. Morgan Hestand began the scoring by reaching home on a dropped fly ball to left field. Later in the first, Chelsea Britt provided the biggest hit of the game with a three-run double to right-center field for a 4-0 advantage. Next up, Karah Gill drove Britt home with a single to left.
Senior Caitlin Todd knocked in a run with a single in the second and Gill added another RBI hit in the third to go ahead 7-0.
Britt, a sophomore, and Gill, a freshman, combined for a 3-for-6 performance with four RBIs and a stolen base.
"They're young girls, but they've been practicing hard and stepping up and getting it done," Jackson said of the duo.
Other North individuals with hits included Taylor, Daniel, Audra Lee and Kaci Rainwater.
The win marked North's first district victory of the season and just the team's second home game. The Lady Maroons next play 5:30 p.m. today at Webster County.
Caldwell (1-5) 000 001 0 - 1 2 2
North (6-8) 511 000 X - 7 8 1
WP: Katlyn Daniel
LP: Samm Jones
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