The Dillon Lady Wildcats came from behind in dramatic fashion in the bottom of the seventh inning to send Gilbert home as a 3-2 loser in the Class 3A lower state playoff game in Dillon on Friday, May 5.
Tori Grimsley pitched the 7-inning game and allowed 7 hits, 2 runs of which 1 was earned, walked 1, and struck out 6 to claim the win.
Gilbert’s Rosson was tagged with the loss. She pitched 6 and 1/3 innings and allowed 10 hits, 3 runs, walked 3, and struck out 2.
Gilbert committed 2 errors in the game while Dillon was guilty of 3.
Gilbert placed the first run of the game on the scoreboard in the top of the third inning on a bunt by # 2 that the ball was juggled, a bunt by #1 that the throw pulled the first baseman off the bag, a slow grounder by #20, and a single to right by #17 that garnered a rbi to give Gilbert the first lead of the game at 1-0.
Gilbert added another run in the top of the fifth on a home run by #9 to give Gilbert a 2-0 lead.
Dillon’s Johnna Rogers started the rally in the top of the seventh for the Lady Wildcats with a fly to left that was dropped, and Rogers ended up on second base. She advanced to third on a passed ball. A’Doshia Graves garnered a walk, and runners were on the corners with 1 out.
Ashley Phillips hit a grounder to the shortstop that was bobbled, and the runners were safe at first and second with Rogers scoring from third. #5 was the courtesy runner for Phillips.
Brittany Miller sent a grounder by first for a rbi, and once again Dillon had base runners on the corners.
Taylor Blackmon hit 1 to right and picked up a rbi to give Dillon the 3-2 win.
Dillon’s Brittany Miller connected for 2 hits and a rbi in 4 at-bats while Ashley Phillips and Taylor Blackmon each garnered a hit and rbi in 4 at-bats. Johnna Rogers connected for 2 hits in 4 at-bats.
Dillon will travel to play the winner of Hanahan/Aynor on Monday.
