HARRISONVILLE, Mo. — Top-seeded Nevada hammered second-seeded Warrensburg 11-1 on Friday in the championship game of the Class 4 District 7 softball tournament.
Nevada advanced to the quarterfinals, where they’ll host Platte County on Thursday at Bushwhacker Field.
The Tigers took control of the district title game early, as Nevada plated four runs in both the first and second innings.
Warrensburg pushed across a single tally in the fifth, but Nevada answered with three runs in the bottom half to end the game early via the run-rule.
Peyton Eaton was the winning pitcher. She scattered four hits and struck out four in five innings.
The Tigers had 10 hits. Bailey Ast, Skyler Burns, Kirstin Buck and Eaton had two hits apiece.
Kara Phillips drove in three runs, while Claire Pritchett and Buck had two RBI apiece. Ast scored three runs from the leadoff spot, while Burns, Pritchett and Buck scored two runs apiece.
The Tigers defeated fourth-seeded Harrisonville 10-3 in the semifinals.
Nevada is now 20-10 ahead of Thursday’s playoff game.
