Lady Tigers claim All “A” title
Paintsville picked the right time to get hot.
Heading into the 15th Region All “A” Classic Paintsville had collected just one win on the season.
After the dust has settled, Paintsville dominated opponents, winning three straight en route to a 15th Region All “A” Classic title.
The Lady Tigers allowed just two runs combined in those three games, outscoring their challengers 33-2.
Happy Birthday, Maggie: The Lady Tigers kicked off the 15th Region All “A” Classic action in style, snapping a six-game losing streak at the right time picking up a dominating 6-0 win over Martin County.
One of those runs came courtesy of Maggie Music, who had a lot to be happy about on her birthday as she celebrated her first career home run in the top of the third inning.
The Lady Tigers were already up 2-0 and by the end of the inning were up 4-0. Two more runs were tacked on in the top of the sixth to give Paintsville a final of 6-0 to move on to the next round, facing off against East Ridge.
The perfect game: You don’t see it too often, a perfect game.
Laney Bledsoe – with some help from her team — achieved just that against East Ridge in the 15th Region All “A” Classic.
Paintsville and Bledsoe was nothing short of dominate at the plate, too.
She collected four hits with four runs and two RBIs in the 15-0 mercy-rule win.
A nine run third inning was the highlight of the night for the Lady Tigers as they cruised past East Ridge.
Ashley Wells scored three runs on three hits in the win. Chessa Collins and Destiny Trimble each had two runs in the win. Collins added in three RBIs as did Maggie Music along with Wells.
No doubt: Paintsville removed all doubt in the win over Pikeville in the 15th Region All “A” finals.
It was just as lopsided as the final score showed with the Lady Tigers knocking off Pikeville 12-2.
Pikeville jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but by the bottom of the third inning it was all over.
The Lady Panthers had jumped ahead 2-0 before the Lady Tigers rattled off four straight runs to steal the lead away and never looked back.
The bottom of the fourth inning saw Paintsville repeat their earlier performance, picking up four runs as Kelsey Nusspickel, Madisson Trimble, Destiny Trimble and Laney Bledsoe all scored runs to make it 8-2.
It was all Paintsville for the rest of the game as they carried their lead to a 12-2 victory, winning the 2023 15th Region All “A” Classic.
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By Mike Muncy Sports Writer
