Russellville softball goes 3-1 at Corinth Invitational
Hatton 6, Russellville 5
Russellville opened the home portion of the season with a close loss to the Hatton Lady Hornets Feb. 27.
Hatton grabbed a 2-0 first inning lead on a home run before RHS answered with runs in the first and third innings to tie the score. Brooklyn Butler put the Lady Tigers ahead 4-2 in the fourth with a home run, but Hatton outscored RHS 4-1 the rest of the way. Russellville looked to have tied the game in the bottom of the seventh inning, but a runner interference call erased a run.
Paislee James and Addison Holcomb led Russellville with two hits each. Both players hit doubles, Holcomb added a triple and an RBI, while Khristyan Huerta doubled for a RBI. Additional RHS hits came from Emma Campbell, Jemma Moore and Kristin McGlaughn.
Jacey Moore pitched a complete game for Russellville. The senior struck out 10 batters and walked one while throwing 130 pitches.
Russellville 7, East Limestone 2
The Lady Golden Tigers went to East Limestone Feb. 29 and leaped over the opponent in the fifth inning to get the win.
Addison Holcomb and Bryleigh Butler had two hits each for Russellville. Jacey Moore and Huerta also had hits. Huerta had two RBI while James, Holcomb and Jemma Moore added one apiece. Brooklyn Butler pitched two innings and Jacey Moore threw five scoreless innings allowing no hits or walks.
Russellville 2, Corinth (Miss.) 0
Russellville opened play in the Corinth Invitational Mar. 1 and the Lady Golden Tigers got the win in a four-inning game over the home team.
Emma Campbell had the only RHS hit and RBI. Jacey Moore did the pitching for Russellville. The right-hander struck out seven and allowed two hits and a walk.
Kossuth (Miss.) 3, Russellville 0
Kossuth shutout RHS in game two of the day for the Lady Golden Tigers at the Corinth Invitational.
Russellville had hits from James, Campbell and Jacey Moore during the four-inning contest. Moore pitched and allowed no earned runs.
Russellville 4, Alcorn Central (Miss.) 3
Day two of the Corinth Invitational got off to a winning start for RHS. The Lady Golden Tigers got all of their runs during the fourth frame of the five-inning game.
Bryleigh Butler had two hits and one RBI to lead Russellville. Huerta had a hit and one RBI while Brooklyn Butler, Jemma Moore and McGlaughn also had hits. Paislee James was in the pitching circle for RHS, and the right-hander struck out four batters.
Russellville 6, Booneville (Miss.) 3
The Lady Golden Tigers continued their success over the state line with a win over Booneville to finish the Corinth Invitational.
Jemma Moore had an inside the park home run and picked-up two RBI. Brooklyn Butler also had two RBI and two hits while James added two hits. Holcomb had a double and a RBI while an additional RHS hit came from the bat of Ticelee Gholston. Jacey Moore pitched all five innings, allowing two earned runs.
