The end result was Ryle, the Ninth Region champion, whipping 15th Region champion Magoffin County, 12-1, in a game called after five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule, while Walton-Verona, which won the Eighth Region title, lost to Second Region champ Hopkins County Central, 5-0, at Jack C. Fisher Park in Owensboro.
Ryle (31-8), which is playing in the state tournament for the sixth time in the last seven seasons and won the state championship in 2006, advances to play Louisville Ballard, the No. 1 team in the state, at 9 a.m. CDT today in a winner's bracket game of the double-elimination tournament. Ballard (36-4) advanced with a 15-0 win over Letcher County Central in a game called after three innings by the mercy rule.
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By John Lachmann
Six second-inning runs helped lift Ryle to a 12-1 win in five innings over Magoffin County in the first round of the state tournament at Jack Fisher Park in Owensboro on Thursday.
“We swung the bats really well, hit the ball really hard, got our bunts down,” Ryle coach Patti Oliverio said. “It’s just a great way to get started.”
The Raiders scored once in the first inning, and freshman second baseman Bella Steinle and eighth-grade right-hander Haylee Smith singled home two runs each in the decisive second. Smith and junior center fielder Kate Rouse belted back-to-back doubles to cap off a four-run third inning that sealed the game. Smith, who started in the circle, was pulled after three scoreless innings. Freshman Ali Crupper tossed two innings in relief.
Oliverio said the move was made to keep Smith fresh for the long day on Friday, as the Raiders were already ahead, 11-0 after the third.
The game started about 20 minutes late because of heat delays in the 6 p.m. matchups, and it was not completed until nearly 10 p.m.
That means Ryle, which advances to play Ballard (36-4) at 9 a.m. on Friday, has less than 11 hours of down time before starting a potential marathon of games.
“We’re going to get up early and go hit, and go right to the game,” Oliverio said.
If the Raiders beat Ballard, they would play again at 3 p.m. If Ballard wins, Ryle would drop into the consolation bracket and would play again at 1 p.m., and also at 5 and 7 if the team continues to win.
If Ryle beats Ballard and wins its 3 p.m. game, it will advance the semifinals on Saturday. If the Raiders lose at 3 p.m., they would play their third game of the day at 7 p.m. in the consolation bracket.
RYLE 164-01—12 15 1
MAGOFFIN 000-01—1 3 3
WP: Smith (30-6). LP: Prater. Hitting leaders: R—Hamilton 2-3; Steinle 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI; Sander 3 RBI; Smith 2-2, 3B, 3 RBI; Rouse 2-3, 2B; Dickerson 2-3; Crupper 2-2. MC—Shepherd 2B. Records: Ryle 31-8, Magoffin County 28-11.
“We swung the bats really well, hit the ball really hard, got our bunts down,” Ryle coach Patti Oliverio said. “It’s just a great way to get started.”
The Raiders scored once in the first inning, and freshman second baseman Bella Steinle and eighth-grade right-hander Haylee Smith singled home two runs each in the decisive second. Smith and junior center fielder Kate Rouse belted back-to-back doubles to cap off a four-run third inning that sealed the game. Smith, who started in the circle, was pulled after three scoreless innings. Freshman Ali Crupper tossed two innings in relief.
Oliverio said the move was made to keep Smith fresh for the long day on Friday, as the Raiders were already ahead, 11-0 after the third.
The game started about 20 minutes late because of heat delays in the 6 p.m. matchups, and it was not completed until nearly 10 p.m.
That means Ryle, which advances to play Ballard (36-4) at 9 a.m. on Friday, has less than 11 hours of down time before starting a potential marathon of games.
“We’re going to get up early and go hit, and go right to the game,” Oliverio said.
If the Raiders beat Ballard, they would play again at 3 p.m. If Ballard wins, Ryle would drop into the consolation bracket and would play again at 1 p.m., and also at 5 and 7 if the team continues to win.
If Ryle beats Ballard and wins its 3 p.m. game, it will advance the semifinals on Saturday. If the Raiders lose at 3 p.m., they would play their third game of the day at 7 p.m. in the consolation bracket.
RYLE 164-01—12 15 1
MAGOFFIN 000-01—1 3 3
WP: Smith (30-6). LP: Prater. Hitting leaders: R—Hamilton 2-3; Steinle 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI; Sander 3 RBI; Smith 2-2, 3B, 3 RBI; Rouse 2-3, 2B; Dickerson 2-3; Crupper 2-2. MC—Shepherd 2B. Records: Ryle 31-8, Magoffin County 28-11.
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