Lady Patriots finish fourth

Nathan Hutchinson
Register Sports Editor

RICHMOND May 11, 2008 12:56 am

— The Lady Patriots posted a pair of wins and took fourth place Saturday at the All “A” Classic State Softball Tournament in Louisville. Model (15-5) defeated Shelby Valley in the opener, then was knocked into the loser’s bracket with a 4-0 loss to eventual champion Reidland.
The 11th Region All “A” Champs bounced back to defeat Nicholas County before being eliminated by Hancock County, the tournament’s runner-up.
“We just kind of ran out of gas,” Model coach Kelli Bromley said.
Model jumped out to a lead in the tournament opener, then had to hold on a 4-3 win. Hannah Heath had a double and a single, Maggie Green had two hits, Emily Lowe had a double and a single and Madison Schneid had two singles.
Green started and went the first five innings without allowing a run. Tara Curtis gave up three runs in the sixth before Green, a left-handed pitcher, came back into the game to work the final inning.
Model was never able to get anything going in a second-round showdown with Reidland. The Lady Patriots got another solid start from Green, but were handed a shutout loss.
Against Nicholas County, Heath had two hits, Curtis had two doubles and Lowe had two singles in a 5-3 win.
In the tournament finale for Model, Hancock County picked up a 4-1 win. Curtis walked and scored the only run for the Lady Patriots.
Model is set to return to action Monday at Pulaski County.

Lady Patriots finish third at FCA Meet
Mary Ellen Wimberly posted first-place finishes in both the 800-meter and 1,600-meter run, leading Model to a third-place finish Saturday at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Meet at the University of the Cumberlands.
Emily Grimes took first in the javelin as the Lady Patriots racked up 110 points. Ballard won the meet with 138.5 points, while Bishop Brossart was second (126).
Kaylyn Pratt finished second in the 100-meter dash, fourth in the 200-meter dash and the long jump and was sixth in the high jump, Chelsea Harnack was second in the 300-meter hurdles and third in the 100-hurdles and 200-meter dash.
Hannah Nnoromele was third in the 400-meter dash and the Lady Patriots finished in the top six in all four relay events, including a second-place finish in the 4x200.