Fillies Lose Walkoff

Wins are always hard to record.  On Monday, April 11, 2016, the Morrison High School Fillies gave the Sherrard, IL, softball team a painful win, after scrambling back against the Tigers.  The Fillies lost 6-5, after allowing an unearned run in the seventh.

Emma Melton started the game with a leadoff double and was sacrificed to third where Brooke Stralow drove her home with a flyball to center.  They scored again in the sixth inning with back to back doubles by Lauren Pannnier and Emma Sitzmore.

The Tigers scored an unearned run in the fourth and two runs in the fifth with the second run crossing after  advancing on a wild pitch and scoring on a past ball to make the score 3-2 entering the sixth inning in favor of the home team Tigers. Sherrard added a sixth inning run and led 4-2 to start the fatal seventh.  

Emily Szabo started the seventh with a flyball out to center.  Melton singled and was forced at second on a Lauren Vos fielder’s choice for the second out.  Stralow kept the inning alive with a single.  Jaeden Workman stepped in to slam a three-run home run to put the Fillies up 5-4.  This moment placed the MHS girls with only  three outs separating them from another win. 

To start the seventh inning, Sherrard’s leadoff hitter singled; she advanced to second two batters later on an infield error.  The Tiger’s clean up hitter singled in the tying run and was advanced with another single.  This filled the bases with only one out and the game tied at 5-5.  Six pitches, later a walkoff base-on-balls was issued.  The Fillies loaded the bus for a long ride home and a disappointing 6-5 loss.