CARTHAGE, Mo. — The hosts Carthage Tigers dropped games against Ozark and McDonald County, while the Mustangs earned a split in Gold bracket play of the 22nd annual Carthage Invitational on Saturday.
OZARK 3, CARTHAGE 1
Both teams traded runs in the third inning before Ozark plated two in the top of the fifth on the way to a 3-1 win over Carthage.
Savannah Hughes earned the win in the circle after allowing one run on four hits in five innings. Jordyn Foley earned the save after pitching two scoreless innings in relief, striking out one and walking one.
Jensyn Elder took the loss after allowing three runs, one earned, on eight hits, four walks and 10 strikeouts in seven innings.
Hughes gave her team the lead in the top of the third when she came up with an RBI single to center with two outs.
Ashlyn Brust tied the game in the bottom of the third when she scored Ashlynn Jackson with a single to right field.
Mekaylee Linnebur gave Ozark the lead in the fifth inning when she led off the top half of the frame with a solo home run to center. Natalie Morgan picked up a bases-loaded walk later in the inning to wrap the scoring in the game.
Kenna Mayfield had three hits and scored twice, while Morgan finished with two hits for Ozark.
Mary Grace Richmond, Brooklynn Dolon-Main, Elder and Brust all had hits for Carthage. Brust had the team’s only RBI.
MCDONALD COUNTY 5, CARTHAGE 0
McDonald County scored two runs in each of the first two innings before adding insurance in the seventh inning en route to a 5-0 win over Carthage.
Madeline McCall earned the complete-game win for McDonald County after blanking Carthage over seven innings, allowing one hit, walking three and striking out 13.
Elder took the loss after allowing five runs on six hits, two walks and 10 strikeouts in seven innings.
Jacie Frencken doubled home Reagan Myrick, while McCall followed with an RBI single to right to give the Mustangs a 2-0 cushion over the Tigers.
Mariana Salas drew a bases-loaded walk in the second to force home a run, with Carlee Cooper singling home a run to center two batters later to make the score 4-0. Katelynn Townsend scored on a wild pitch in the seventh to cap the scoring.
OZARK 14, MCDONALD COUNTY 4
Ozark scored in each of the first five innings and capped the game with a four-run seventh inning on the way to the win.
The Tigers scored twice in the first and second innings, once in the third, two more times in the fourth and three times in the fifth to build a 10-3 lead. After Ozark scored four in the seventh, McDonald County scored once in the seventh but the rally stopped there.
Foley earned the win after allowing three runs, four earned, on nine hits, two walks and four strikeouts in seven innings.
Nevaeh Dodson took the loss after allowing 14 runs, six earned, on 17 hits and six strikeouts in seven innings of work.
Abby Ford had three hits, scored four times and drove in one, while Courtney Merrell had three hits and an RBI. Brooklyn Hasler and Linnebur also had three hits. Linnebur finished with two RBI and two runs scored.
Dodson had three hits and scored twice to lead the Mustangs.
