The DCHS Tigerettes are bound for the state softball tournament after coming from behind to defeat Polk County 6-4 Friday in the Sub-State played in Smithville.
This will be the seventh trip to the state tournament in the program’s thirty year existence under Coach Danny Bond (1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2008, 2014, & 2015) and the first time DCHS softball teams will have made state tournament appearances two years in a row (2014 and 2015). This is also the third DCHS softball team in program history to have won championships for the regular season district, district tournament, region tournament, and sub-state before advancing to the state tournament (1992, 1994, & 2015)
Down 4 to 2 with the bases loaded in the sixth inning, Myranda Bailiff delivered a grand slam homerun to give the Tigerettes the lead and the eventual win.
Kayley Caplinger, the winning pitcher, faced twenty eight batters through seven innings. She gave up four runs on seven hits, struck out nine, and walked none.
DeKalb County scored six runs on six hits and made three errors. Polk County scored four runs on seven hits and made two errors.
The Tigerettes scored one run in the third and fourth innings and four runs in the sixth. Polk County scored one run in the first and three runs in the fourth inning.
In addition to Bailiff’s grand slam homerun, Kayley Caplinger, Katie Hall, Allison Maynard, and Lexi Bates each had a single and Dani Meadows doubled.
The Tigerettes will make their debut in the State Tournament at Murfreesboro on Tuesday, May 19 at a time to be announced. WJLE plans LIVE coverage.
The DCHS record is now 27-6 for the season. Coach Bond’s all time record as softball coach is 642-250.
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