The Bishop Brossart “Defeating Those Ranked Ahead Tour” continued on Wednesday afternoon at Dixie Heights as the Lady 'Stangs won their 6th game in a row over teams that were ranked ahead of them in the polls. Somewhere above Rodney Dangerfield is looking down on the 20-7 team (7-0 in the NKAC) and thinking “I know how you feel.”

Today's “Titanic Struggle” as Marty Brennaman might call it set a new Bishop Brossart school record for longest game lasting 11 innings and breaking last year's 10th inning frog strangler with Bracken County at NKU.

Brossart looked like it was going to have an easy time with Dixie pitcher Bailie Spencer scoring three times and banging out 6 hits thru the first two innings, but Spencer settled down and locked into a good dual with Brossart freshman Karlie Shackelford. Shackelford allowed just one hit thru four innings and led 3-0.

The Lady 'Stangs scored in the first when Erica Riedemann singled and came home on Maria Greis' grounder after Molly Williams' ground rule double to right. They tacked on two more in the second after Allie Anstead was hit and Taylor Hardy reached first after a strikeout. Those two came home on an error and a Riedeman infield hit and it was 3-0.

Dixie Heights scored on a close call at first that should have been out number three in the fifth and cut it to 3-1. They added two in the sixth with two out to tie it 3-3 when Designated Player Haley Delaney delivered a clutch hit past just past Anstead and it was 3-3.

That scored remained til the 10th when both teams were forced to go to the International Tiebreaker. Brossart first then Dixie executed it to perfection and entered the 11th with a 4-4 tie.

In the top of the 11th Allie Anstead was placed on second and on the bunt raced to third where Dixie made a wild throw sending Anstead home with what proved to be the game winner.

In the bottom of the 11th Dixie placed their runner on second and she advanced immediately on a wild pitch with no out. The next batter went to third baseman Gretchen Trumbo. Trumbo froze the runner and went to second baseman Molly Williams covering first for out one. The runner at third broke for home and Williams fired a perfect strike to home where firstbaseman Maria Greis was covering on the bunt rotation and tagged the runner out at home for out number two. Dixie then got two hits and with two outs had the game tying and game winning runs on second and third before Shackelford jammed Bella Lopez on a pitch she lofted into foul territory at first where Williams made the game ending running over the shoulder grab to end the game.

Dixie falls to 15-9 on the season while Brossart has yet another 20 win season for new Head Coach Tom Baynum.

Baynum is only the second Brossart coach to win 20 plus games in his first season and should be a leading candidate for “Coach of the Year” honors after the team lost several key players from last year's squad.

The Lady Stang's will now take on Nicholas Co. and Greenup County in the Bourbon Co. Invitational.

Allie Anstead Pic:

The Bishop Brossart “Defeating Those Ranked Ahead Tour” continued on Wednesday afternoon at Dixie Heights as the Lady 'Stangs won their 6th game in a row over teams that were ranked ahead of them in the polls. Somewhere above Rodney Dangerfield is looking down on the 20-7 team (7-0 in the NKAC) and thinking “I know how you feel.”

Today's “Titanic Struggle” as Marty Brennaman might call it set a new Bishop Brossart school record for longest game lasting 11 innings and breaking last year's 10th inning frog strangler with Bracken County at NKU.

Brossart looked like it was going to have an easy time with Dixie pitcher Bailie Spencer scoring three times and banging out 6 hits thru the first two innings, but Spencer settled down and locked into a good dual with Brossart freshman Karlie Shackelford. Shackelford allowed just one hit thru four innings and led 3-0.

The Lady 'Stangs scored in the first when Erica Riedemann singled and came home on Maria Greis' grounder after Molly Williams' ground rule double to right. They tacked on two more in the second after Allie Anstead was hit and Taylor Hardy reached first after a strikeout. Those two came home on an error and a Riedeman infield hit and it was 3-0.

Dixie Heights scored on a close call at first that should have been out number three in the fifth and cut it to 3-1. They added two in the sixth with two out to tie it 3-3 when Designated Player Haley Delaney delivered a clutch hit past just past Anstead and it was 3-3.

That scored remained til the 10th when both teams were forced to go to the International Tiebreaker. Brossart first then Dixie executed it to perfection and entered the 11th with a 4-4 tie.

In the top of the 11th Allie Anstead was placed on second and on the bunt raced to third where Dixie made a wild throw sending Anstead home with what proved to be the game winner.

In the bottom of the 11th Dixie placed their runner on second and she advanced immediately on a wild pitch with no out. The next batter went to third baseman Gretchen Trumbo. Trumbo froze the runner and went to second baseman Molly Williams covering first for out one. The runner at third broke for home and Williams fired a perfect strike to home where firstbaseman Maria Greis was covering on the bunt rotation and tagged the runner out at home for out number two. Dixie then got two hits and with two outs had the game tying and game winning runs on second and third before Shackelford jammed Bella Lopez on a pitch she lofted into foul territory at first where Williams made the game ending running over the shoulder grab to end the game.

Dixie falls to 15-9 on the season while Brossart has yet another 20 win season for new Head Coach Tom Baynum.

Baynum is only the second Brossart coach to win 20 plus games in his first season and should be a leading candidate for “Coach of the Year” honors after the team lost several key players from last year's squad.

The Lady Stang's will now take on Nicholas Co. and Greenup County in the Bourbon Co. Invitational.

Allie Anstead Pic:

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Now that's the "magic pencil" doing some creative writing. :lol: Good job BGH.

Now that's the "magic pencil" doing some creative writing. :lol: Good job BGH.

 

Again get off the horse. Now why can't you take one thing from me. Watch this LB.

Nice win BBHS. Another great year good luck on the rest of the season.

Wow, sounds like it was a heck of a game! That says alot about those young pitchers out there. Did Bailey and Shackelford pitch the entire game? Congrats to BBHS!

Actually, Brossart/Bracken Class A semi-final game last year lasted 11 innings too, right?

Wow, sounds like it was a heck of a game! That says alot about those young pitchers out there. Did Bailey and Shackelford pitch the entire game? Congrats to BBHS!

 

Yes they both went the distance ! It was a very great game to watch. Both teams got out of some big situations to extend the game. Great game by both teams !

Why can't Brossart just lose!! Kidding congrats on the win. Dixie is playing well just seems like they are losing all the close games against good teams. Usually a team like Dixie that is getting close this year will be a force the following year if they do not lose to many kids.