May 21, 2025
By: Dwayne Page
Tigerettes Win!
(View revised Class 3A state softball tournament bracket at link below)
A 2-run homerun in the bottom of the 8th inning by Hannah Brown handed the DeKalb County Tigerettes a 4 to 2 win over McNairy Central in the first round of the Class 3A state softball tournament this morning (Wednesday, May 21) in Murfreesboro.
Tigerette Pitcher Kora Kilgore recorded 19 strikeouts in the game and gave up 3 hits. Bailee Shelton, the pitcher for McNairy Central who has committed to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville struck out 13 and gave up 9 hits.
DC scored 2 runs in the 1st inning and did not score again until the game winning homerun in the 8th inning. McNairy Central scored 1 run in both the 5th and 6th innings.
For the Tigerettes, Riley Wilbur had a double and scored a run; Zayleigh Bain singled, Bryna Pelham had 2 singles and an RBI and scored a run, Kora Kilgore had 2 singles and an RBI, Maggie Hendrixson singled, Brooke Fuson singled and scored a run, and Hannah Brown had a 2-run homerun and 2 RBI.
The Tigerettes will face Unicoi County today (Wednesday, May 21) at 3 p.m. in the winner’s bracket of the tournament also at McKnight field #1. Unicoi County shutout Dyer County 3 to 0 Wednesday morning on their side of the tournament bracket.
WJLE will have LIVE coverage on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and on the Live audio stream at www.wjle.com