April 4, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Tigerettes outlasted Watertown for an 8 to 6 victory Wednesday in Smithville.
DC scored 8 runs on 11 hits and made 3 errors. Watertown scored 6 runs on 10 hits and made 3 errors.
The Tigerettes scored 3 runs in the 1st inning, 2 runs in the 3rd, 2 runs in the 5th and 1 run in the 6th inning. Watertown scored 1 run in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th innings and 2 runs in the 6th.
Kenzie France earned the win for the Tigerettes. She allowed 7 hits and 4 runs over 5 innings, striking out 1 and walking 3. Madison Whitehead and Emme Colwell entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out in relief. Whitehead gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and walked 3. Colwell recorded the last 3 outs to earn the save.
The Tigerettes launched 2 home runs on the day. Colwell had a homer in the 3 inning. Megan Walker smacked a dinger in the 5th inning.
For the game, Colwell, Walker, and Madison Whitehead each had 2 hits and 2 RBI, Kenzie France with 2 hits and an RBI, Maddison Parsley with a hit and an RBI, and Ellie Cripps and Jacey Hatfield each with a hit.