DUNLAP, Tenn. – With her softball team down by one run with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the sixth inning, Marion County senior Savannah Parker provided the shot heard around the valley.
Parker’s three-run double to the gap in right field proved to be the game-changing play Wednesday night as the Lady Warriors beat host Sequatchie County 6-5 in the Region 4-AA championship game.
“I went up to the plate and knew I had to do whatever I could to get a hit,” a smiling Parker said after helping lead the Lady Warriors to their first region title. “This was an amazing game in every way. I will remember it forever and everything about it.”
Parker’s was one of two momentum-shifting two-out hits with the bases loaded for Marion County (21-10), which had been shut out by Sequatchie County (31-10) in the district title game.
Marion County sophomore Audrey Schaefer opened Wednesday’s scoring with a two-run double to deep center to help build a 3-0 lead in the top of the third.