Shelbyville High School on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 –
The Shelbyville Lady Dragons gained a 10-0 run District 23 2A varsity softball win over the visiting Martinsville Lady Pirates on Tuesday. The win gives the Lady Dragons a 16-11-1 overall record and a 7-4 District 22 2A mark. This keeps them in contention for a playoff berth with a single conference game left to be played.
Shelbyville rallied in the bottom of the first inning and saw scores from Kylie Snell, Taylor Jones, Lanie Bass, Kara Jones and Emilee Pharris which gave them a 5-0 run advantage.
Snell scored her second run of the contest in the bottom of the second giving SHS a 6-0 lead. Runs scored by Gracie Leach and Kaleigh Mize in the third frame gave Shelbyville an 8-0 lead. Taylor Jones reached base in the fourth inning and later scored the Lady Dragons ninth run.
After reaching base on a walk, Kylie Snell alertly scored her third run of the contest when she raced home to score on a ball which got behind the Martinsville catcher. This gave the Lady Dragons a 10-0 run advantage and ended the game on mercy rule during the bottom of the fifth inning.
Taylor Jones struck out 6 batters for Shelbyville. She walked just one batter and gave up 3 hits.
The Lady Dragons will host the Lady Bearcats of Beckville on Friday, April 21, 2023 at Lady Dragons Stadium.
