MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Tipton-Rosemark’s seven-run third inning proved to be costly for Silverdale Baptist Academy as the Lady Rebels went on to defeat the Lady Seahawks 9-2 in a Division II-A softball state semifinal Tuesday on Starplex No. 3.
Earlier on the same field, Knoxville’s Grace Christian Academy downed Chattanooga Christian School 9-1.
The Chattanooga-based district rivals will meet in an elimination game at 11 a.m. EDT today on the same field.
The Lady Seahawks played even with the Lady Rebels, minus the third inning.
“We made a couple of errors, they had a couple of hits,” SBA coach Tim Couch said. “We hadn’t been in that situation this year, and we didn’t handle it well. We didn’t hit the ball like we typically do. All that compiled and it gets to 5-, 6-0.