Lady Dawgs Take Second Place At Notre Dame Tourney

It was the first year the Portageville Lady Dawgs got past Sixth Place. They had a great game from Portageville's Taylor Tiffany, but was not enough in the 1-0 loss to KELLY. The Dawgs played Kelly Saturday night in the championship bracket of the Notre Dame Tournament.

Tiffany handled KELLY's lineup with ease, racking up 12 strikeouts. Portageville Lady Dawgs 's pitcher tossed 7 1/3 innings of shutout ball and allowed only one hit.

KELLY managed to score one run in the eighth inning on a groundout by SAVANNAH ASHLEY.

"Our girls played great throughout the whole tournament. After coming from a loss against Notre Dame the previous Tuesday, these last few days have been very refreshing," said head coach Ashlie Patton. "As coaches, we knew they had the talent to make it to the finals of this tournament, they had to believe it too. They did!"

"They showed up and took control. We knew any of the games we play in this tournament is always a major hurdle, because every team is so competitive. This is the first year we have made it past 6th place in this tournament, and the girls deserved every minute."

"With the dedication and determination these girls showed, makes 2nd place easier to take, knowing they gave their all. There are always "what if's", but we have always told them "If you walk away from a game (winning or losing) and not wanting it back, then you have given your 110% to the game." They did exactly that with all 4 games," added Patton.

Earlier on Saturday, Portageville's sixth-inning burst was enough to top NOTRE DAME, 8-2

Portageville had a five-run explosion in the sixth inning for the win. The Dawgs scored on an error, an RBI double by Taylor Tiffany, an RBI triple by Mikayla Rone, an two more errors.

The game was back-and-forth heading into the fourth, with three lead changes.

Portageville took the lead in the fourth inning and held on for the victory. Portageville Lady Dawgs went up for good on a two-run home run by Jill Kellams, bringing home Destiney Crossno.

Savannah Lovins was solid at the plate for Portageville Lady Dawgs. Lovins went 2-4 and drove in one. She tripled in the first inning and singled in the sixth inning.

Tiffany got it done on the mound for the win. She allowed two runs over six innings. She struck out seven, walked three and surrendered three hits.

The bottom of the first saw Portageville Lady Dawgs take an early lead, 1-0. A triple by Lovins, scoring Kelsi Miller started the inning off.

Last Thursday, The Lady Dawgs defeated Perryville, 3-1 in six innings on Thursday behind Destiney Crossno, who went 1-2. She singled in the fourth inning.

The dawgs got the win thanks in large part to Taylor Tiffany's dominant, 13-strikeout performance. Tiffany allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks over six innings.

Perryville managed to score one run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly.

Portageville began the tournament against Saxony, winning 1-0. The Dawgs never surrendered the lead after the fourth inning, scoring two runs on.

Again Portageville's, Taylor Tiffany was untouchable on Thursday, throwing a no-hitter in Portageville Lady Dawgs 's 1-0 victory over.

No Saxony batter was able to locate Tiffany's pitches during the game. Tiffany threw a no-hitter, striking out 12 batters and walking one while recording her momentous feat.

Savannah Lovins helped the Dawgs take the lead for good in the sixth inning. After Destiney Crossno singled, Lovins tripled, plating Crossno.

Lovins had two extra-base hits for Portageville Lady Dawgs.

This past Monday, the Dawg's had a great effort by Tiffany to a 4-0 win in seven innings over Twin Rivers here.

Tiffany struck out 21 for the win and gave up just three hits over seven shut out innings. Kelsi Miller got a hit in each of her four at bats and singled in the first, third, fifth and sixth innings.

Portageville never surrendered the lead after the fifth inning, scoring three runs on a two-run double by Destiney Crossno.

On Tuesday Portageville hosts East Prairie, and then at Sikeston on Thursday.