Lady Jumpers fall in slugfest against Casey County

Apr. 18—The Lady Jumpers were hoping to avoid a 1-3 start to district play on Tuesday as they traveled to Casey County to take on the Lady Rebels. Both teams bats seemingly were on fire and despite falling behind 5-1 after the first two innings, Somerset nearly made the comeback but fell to Casey 16-15 in a game that featured eight home runs between the two teams. Casey freshman Harmony Meece had a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to win the game for the Lady Rebels.

Jazlynn Shadoan had a massive performance with nine RBI's, a double and two grand slams on a 4-5 night from the plate. Sarah White added three RBI's and two home runs herself. Emry Pyles and Mollie Lucas each had one RBI in the loss. Baley Gretzner hit a triple during the contest. Kylee Wilson and White each had a stolen base. Madisyn Robertson earned the loss on the mound, allowing 16 runs on 11 hits with eight walks and two strikeouts. Casey County had four different batters hit a home run, with Meece earning the walk-off.

Somerset falls to 8-10 and will be back on the road on Friday as they will take on Russell County.

Jacob Pratt is the Sports Editor of the Commonwealth Journal and can be reached at jpratt@somerset-kentucky.com.