WHITLEY GRABS 2-SEED

Bethany Powers scored the first run of the game for the Lady Colonels in the 5th inning.

 The Whitley County Lady Colonels secured the number two seed in the upcoming 50^th District Softball Tournament with a 3-2 win over the Corbin Lady Redhounds Wednesday at WCHS.

Errors played a huge part in the game with Corbin allowing two unearned runs on five Lady Redhounds’ mistakes.

Three of those errors came in the bottom of the sixth after Corbin had taking a 2-1 lead in the game. Brook Hollinsworth led off the inning with a hit to shortstop Sarah Woolums. Woolums throw was high pulling the Corbin first baseman off the base. Ashley Lindsay followed with a hit to center field that was dropped.

With the runners at first and second, Stephanie Huffman was robbed of a hit when she bunted down the third base line. Corbin pitcher Hannah Hart grabbed the ball and made the play after Huffman had crossed the base. However, the umpire standing behind shortstop ruled her out.

Sophomore Alexa Chaffman followed with a hit that got away from Woolums and rolled into the outfield. Hollinsworth and Lindsay scored to put Whitley County ahead, 3-2.

Corbin threatened in the top of the seventh when Kelly Farley and Hart had back-to-back one-out singles. Whitley County retired the side when Lindsey Barton flew out to right field and Bethany Hensley flew out to left field.

Whitley County Coach Amanda Moses said she was worried in the top of the seventh, but a little nervous. “Errors have beat us all year,” she said.

Hart kept the Whitley County batters off stride in the first four innings, but Moses said. “We had to make some adjustments in the box. I was excited that no one struck out tonight. That might be the first time that year that no one as struck out.”

“It was a great game except for the bottom of the sixth,” Corbin Coach Chris Hart said. “Ultimately the mistakes cost us the game,” he said. “It was basically two teams very evenly matched.”

Corbin (17-11) will host the region’s second-ranked team, Bell County, today at 6 p.m. The Lady Cats (20-8) have won eight of their last 10 games.

Whitley County (12-13) will have the afternoon off. They will return to action Friday in the Paul Lawrence Bulldog Classic.

Whitley Co. 3, Corbin 2

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Hart and Hensley. Lindsay and Dople. W-Lindsay, L-Hart.