The DCHS Tigerettes are District Tournament Champions.
They defeated Macon County Wednesday night 9-2 in the title game played at Upperman High School in Baxter. The Tigerettes will host their first round game of the Region Tournament Monday against Grundy County in Smithville at 5:00 p.m.
It’s the 14th district tournament championship for Coach Danny Bond in his thirty year softball coaching career at DCHS.
The Tigerettes stayed undefeated throughout the district tournament with wins against York Institute 10-0 on Friday, Cannon County 3-2 on Monday, Macon County 3-2 on Tuesday, and against Macon County 9-2 on Wednesday.
In the Championship game Wednesday evening, the Tigerettes scored nine runs on ten hits and made three errors. Macon County scored two runs on four hits and made two errors.
DeKalb County scored five runs in the second inning, one run in the third, one run in the fifth, and two runs in the sixth inning. Macon County scored two runs in the seventh inning.
Kayley Caplinger, the winning pitcher, struck out five.
Katie Hall and Allison Maynard each had two singles while Tyra Graham, Loren Cripps, Dani Meadows, Myranda Bailiff, Hannah Walker, and Lexi Bates each singled.
Meanwhile, All-District 8-AA Regular Season and All-District Tournament selections were announced Wednesday night following the Tigerettes victory over Macon County in the District Softball Tournament Championship game at Baxter.
DeKalb County’s Dani Meadows shared the District’s Regular Season Most Valuable Player honor with Paige Clark of Macon County. Meadows also received the Defensive MVP distinction for the season. Kayley Caplinger was named the District’s Pitcher of the Year.
Meanwhile, Kayley Caplinger and Katie Hall made the First Team All-District for the Regular Season while Tyra Graham and Loren Cripps were selected to the Second Team-All District.
Tyra Graham was named Most Valuable Player of the District Tournament. Graham made the All-District Tournament Team along with Kayley Caplinger, Dani Meadows, and Allison Maynard.
Former DCHS Tigerette Cynthia Woodward was among four inductees to the District 8-AA Softball Hall of Fame.
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