Lexington runner Brooklyn Hays is safe at second after a wild throw to Sequatchie County infielder Shiann Stockwell during their Spring Fling winners-bracket softball quarterfinal.MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Defending state champion Lexington looked like possibly a future state champion the way the Lady Wildcats played Tuesday night.
Lexington took advantage of some Sequatchie County miscues during a 10-run second inning with nine of the runs being unearned. The Lady Wildcats defeated the Lady Indians 16-2 in five innings in a TSSAA Class AA state softball tournament opening-round game at Starplex No. 2.
Sequatchie County (23-13) will play today in the losers bracket at 11 a.m. EDT.
Iesha Kizer had a three-run home run in the big inning for Lexington (43-5). Samantha McDaniel added a three-run shot in the fourth to make it 13-0.
“I’ve never seen these girls more ready to go,” Lexington coach Ronnie Burke said. “Not to take anything away from Sequatchie, but we looked through the program and saw a lot of teams haven’t been here in a while, some here for the first time. That made us feel pretty good, although nothing is guaranteed.”