By Nick Brockman, Messenger Sports Reporter, nbrockman@the-messenger.com
DAWSON SPRINGS -- Pitcher Brooke Randolph established a career-high 10 innings pitched in a single day for the Dawson Springs softball team on Monday as the Lady Panthers split a doubleheader with Crittenden County.
Randolph struck out a total 11 hitters while Dawson captured a 6-2 victory to start the evening, but dropped the second contest, 5-1.
Crittenden County scored three runs in the first inning to begin the second game. The runs proved to be all the Lady Rockets needed as the Lady Panthers mounted just three hits in the contest.
After the games, coach Kent Workman said he has noticed his girls don't typically have the same intensity in the second half of a doubleheader.
"I don't know if it's the syndrome where it's like a JV game," he said. "They sit around for a few minutes, go do whatever they need to do and come back and it's almost like we lose our focus. I thought we came out flat in the second game and we never got a spark."
Making the loss even more difficult to manage was the fact Dawson stranded eight runners in the game and struggled to take advantage of Crittenden's four errors.
"It is disheartening when we leave base runners on almost every inning especially for as well as we did the first game," Workman said. "If we hadn't had batted very well and had those good innings in the first game, it wouldn't be as disheartening for me in the second game knowing we hit the girl and did the thing we did."
Randolph struck out a total 11 hitters while Dawson captured a 6-2 victory to start the evening, but dropped the second contest, 5-1.
Crittenden County scored three runs in the first inning to begin the second game. The runs proved to be all the Lady Rockets needed as the Lady Panthers mounted just three hits in the contest.
After the games, coach Kent Workman said he has noticed his girls don't typically have the same intensity in the second half of a doubleheader.
"I don't know if it's the syndrome where it's like a JV game," he said. "They sit around for a few minutes, go do whatever they need to do and come back and it's almost like we lose our focus. I thought we came out flat in the second game and we never got a spark."
Making the loss even more difficult to manage was the fact Dawson stranded eight runners in the game and struggled to take advantage of Crittenden's four errors.
"It is disheartening when we leave base runners on almost every inning especially for as well as we did the first game," Workman said. "If we hadn't had batted very well and had those good innings in the first game, it wouldn't be as disheartening for me in the second game knowing we hit the girl and did the thing we did."
The Lady Panthers appeared to get their much needed spark in the fourth inning, but an odd play ended the team's scoring threat.
Dawson had runners at second and third with Whitney Copeland at the plate. Copeland hit a pop up to the left side of the infield and a Lady Panther runner bumped into the third baseman, who then tripped the shortstop. Two runs would have scored on the play, but the umpiring crew ruled runner's interference and awarded Crittenden with the final out of the inning.
"In reality sake, our girl didn't actually hit her, but the official told me it caused the reaction," Workman said.
"But we should never been in that situation to rely on that with two outs. We should have hit the ball more consistently in the second game and we just didn't do it."
During the first game, offense did not prove to be difficult to find for the Lady Panthers.
Emilee Workman began the scoring in the second inning. Workman singled to left, advanced to second on a wild pitch, stole third and then slid safely into home on another wild pitch. Later in the second, Shelby Bruce knocked in a run on a single to right.
The Lady Rockets scored two in the top of the third, but the Lady Panthers put four more on the board in the fourth to create the final score.
Randolph and Kelsey Beshears singled to start the inning and each advanced a base on an error. Bruce brought the lumber again by knocking one in on a fielder's choice. Bruce's hit found the glove of a Lady Rocket infielder, who threw home, but could not get the Dawson base runner. The ball trickled away from the catcher's glove allowing another run to come home.
Dawson scored its final two runs on another error and a passed ball for a 6-2 game.
Meanwhile, Randolph allowed just two runs on five hits to secure the win. Randolph exhibited great control by walking just three batters in her 10 innings.
"I've been throwing ever since I was a sixth-grader and I know if I'm in a 3-0 count or 3-1 count, I have to just step off the mound, get my focus back and go after them," she said.
Dawson returns to action at 5:30 p.m. today to play host to Madisonville-North Hopkins. Randolph is slated as the Lady Panthers' starter.
1st game
Crittenden 002 00 -- 2 5 4
Dawson Springs 020 4X -- 6 7 3
WP: Brooke Randolph. LP: Sammie Jo Quisenberry.
2nd game
Crittenden 300 20 -- 5 6 4
Dawson Springs 001 00 -- 1 3 0
WP: Sammie Jo Quisenberry. LP: Brooke Randolph.
Dawson had runners at second and third with Whitney Copeland at the plate. Copeland hit a pop up to the left side of the infield and a Lady Panther runner bumped into the third baseman, who then tripped the shortstop. Two runs would have scored on the play, but the umpiring crew ruled runner's interference and awarded Crittenden with the final out of the inning.
"In reality sake, our girl didn't actually hit her, but the official told me it caused the reaction," Workman said.
"But we should never been in that situation to rely on that with two outs. We should have hit the ball more consistently in the second game and we just didn't do it."
During the first game, offense did not prove to be difficult to find for the Lady Panthers.
Emilee Workman began the scoring in the second inning. Workman singled to left, advanced to second on a wild pitch, stole third and then slid safely into home on another wild pitch. Later in the second, Shelby Bruce knocked in a run on a single to right.
The Lady Rockets scored two in the top of the third, but the Lady Panthers put four more on the board in the fourth to create the final score.
Randolph and Kelsey Beshears singled to start the inning and each advanced a base on an error. Bruce brought the lumber again by knocking one in on a fielder's choice. Bruce's hit found the glove of a Lady Rocket infielder, who threw home, but could not get the Dawson base runner. The ball trickled away from the catcher's glove allowing another run to come home.
Dawson scored its final two runs on another error and a passed ball for a 6-2 game.
Meanwhile, Randolph allowed just two runs on five hits to secure the win. Randolph exhibited great control by walking just three batters in her 10 innings.
"I've been throwing ever since I was a sixth-grader and I know if I'm in a 3-0 count or 3-1 count, I have to just step off the mound, get my focus back and go after them," she said.
Dawson returns to action at 5:30 p.m. today to play host to Madisonville-North Hopkins. Randolph is slated as the Lady Panthers' starter.
1st game
Crittenden 002 00 -- 2 5 4
Dawson Springs 020 4X -- 6 7 3
WP: Brooke Randolph. LP: Sammie Jo Quisenberry.
2nd game
Crittenden 300 20 -- 5 6 4
Dawson Springs 001 00 -- 1 3 0
WP: Sammie Jo Quisenberry. LP: Brooke Randolph.
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