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DISTRICT SOFTBALL: Daniels’ walk-off hit sends Mount Vernon past Diamond in title game

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SoMo Sports staff reports

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — Harley Daniels delivered a double to right field with runners on second and third base and no outs to plate both runs and send the host Mount Vernon Mountaineers to a 7-6 walk-off win over Diamond in the Class 2 District 6 championship game. 

Mount Vernon improves to 34-1 with the come-from-behind win and advances to the quarterfinals of the Class 2 state tournament, where the Mountaineers take on Sparta (26-4) on May 16. 

Daniels earned the complete-game win in the circle after allowing six runs, five earned, on eight hits, four walks and four strikeouts in seven innings.

Caitlyn Suhrie took the loss for Diamond after allowing seven runs, six earned, on 11 hits,  a walk and three strikeouts in six innings.

The Wildcats (27-10-1) built a 3-0 lead in the first inning thanks to an RBI double from Suhrie before two more runs scored on an error later in the frame. Kabrie Parmley added an RBI groundout in the fourth inning to give Diamond a 4-0 advantage. 

Mount Vernon rallied in a big way in the fifth, loading the bases with one out before a walk drawn by Molly Daniels brought in the Mountaineers’ first run. Allison Schubert followed with a three-run double to center to tie the game up at 4-4. Harley Daniels came up with an RBI double to center in the next at-bat to give Mount Vernon a 5-4 lead.

Diamond had runners on second and third with two outs in the top of the sixth when a Mount Vernon error on the infield allowed the tying and go-ahead runners to score to give the Wildcats a 6-5 lead.

Mount Vernon had runners on second and third with one out in the last of the sixth when Diamond first baseman Talyn Daniels made a diving play to double off the runner at second and get the Wildcats out of the inning.

Harley Daniels had two doubles and drove in three, while Schubert doubled, scored twice and drove in three. Molly Daniels doubled, scored twice and added an RBI.

Grace Frazier had two hits and scored a run. Parmley had a hit and three RBI for the Wildcats.

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