Portageville wins District 1 Tournament

SENATH, Mo. -- For the second time in as many days, the Portageville Bulldogs found a way to get a walkoff win. Portageville and South Pem traded the lead six times Tuesday,

The Bulldogs got a popup from Derrick Priggle that turned into a game-winning base hit that scored Cameron West in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Portageville a 5-4 win over South Pemiscot in the Class 2, District 1 Tournament championship game here Tuesday.

Portageville, the tournament's No. 2 seed, reached the district finals by downing third-seeded Campbell 3-2 in eight innings on Monday on another walk-off play.

Portageville pulled out the win thanks to a strong sixth inning. Portageville scored on an RBI single by Ben Story off Jacob Trammel, bringing home Jon Kellams. An RBI single by Story scored Kellams that gave the Bulldogs the lead for good.

Hunter Cooks got the win for Portageville as he tossed one inning of shutout ball. He struck out three, walked non and gave up no hits.

South Pemiscot, the No. 4 seed, took a 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth inning when Logan Carter singled and later scored on a sacrifice flyball from David Perry. However, Portageville tied the game in the bottom of the sixth when Jon Kellams reached on an error and later scored on a double from Ben Story to tie the score at 4-4, setting the table for the exciting finish.

The Portageville Bulldogs defeated South Pemiscot 5-4 to win the District title. Below Derrick Priggel celebrates after his walk off hit allows Cameron West to slide across home plate for the win. -Neil Priggel photo

The Portageville Bulldogs defeated South Pemiscot 5-4 to win the District title. Below Derrick Priggel celebrates after his walk off hit allows Cameron West to slide across home plate for the win. -Neil Priggel photo

South Pemiscot trailed 1-0 after three innings, but used a big inning to take the lead in the top of the fourth. Perry walked and later scored on an error to tie the score at 1-1, then after a base hit from Brett Brown and a walk to Carson Yarbrough, Easton Blankenship doubled to score both and give South Pem a 3-1 lead.

But once again, Portageville had an answer in the bottom of the inning. Hunter Cook reached on an error and scored on a sacrifice flyball from Hunter Jackson to make it 3-2, then Chance Howard singled home Kellams to tie the game.

Trammel took the tough loss for South Pemiscot, allowing eight hits, a walk and five runs -- but just one earned -- in six-plus innings.

The Portageville Bulldogs celebrate as they win the Class 2A District 1 tournament Tuesday evening in Senath. -submitted photo

The Portageville Bulldogs celebrate as they win the Class 2A District 1 tournament Tuesday evening in Senath. -submitted photo

Portageville travels to East Carter County in Ellsinore for a Class 2 sectional on Monday. East Carter defeated Neelyville 6-4 to win the Class 2, District 2 Tournament on Tuesday. Portageville is now 19-8 for the season.