HOT SPRINGS - Horatio scored on a ground out in the bottom of the sixth as the Lady Lions edged the Woodlawn Lady Bears, 2-1, the championship game of the Hot Springs Tournament on Saturday.Neither team scored until bottom of the fifth when Horatio had a two-out double that brought the first run in for a 1-0 Lady Lion lead.Woodlawn answered in the top of the sixth when Addison Holland and Anniston Wright both singled to put two aboard with one out. Holland moved to third on a passed ball and then scored on another passed ball to tie the game 1-1.In the bottom of the sixth, Horatio’s Hayli Lyon singled to start the inning, stole second and then advanced to third on a ground out, setting up the winning run. The Lady Lions, who improved to 8-2 overall with the win, had run-ruled Junction City (16-0) and Gurdon (15-0) to advance to the finals.The game lasted six innings due to the tournament format.Woodlawn out hit Horatio six to four. Kendall Tooke went 2-for-3 to lead the Lady Bears while Holland, Wright, Molly Shelby and Karsyn Chastain accounted for the other hits.The loss spoiled a strong outing by Woodlawn pitcher Laci Rauls, who struckout 13 while scattering four hits with just one walk over all six innings.Woodlawn 8, Bigelow 4HOT SPRINGS - Jaci Hoyt’s three-run homerun in the bottom of the third capped a five-run frame as the Woodlawn Lady Bears handed the Bigelow Lady Panthers their first loss of the season, 8-4, in the second round of the Hot Springs Tournament Saturday.Woodlawn trailed 4-3 heading into the bottom of the third after Bigelow scored on an error in the top of the third to break a 3-3 tie.Addison Holland and Karsyn Chastain led off with back-to-back hits before Anniston Wright’s sacrifice fly brought Holland home to tie the game. Chastain then scored on an error to give the Lady Bears the lead, and after another error put another runner aboard, Hoyt...
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