Late Rally Spells Disaster For Lady Cards

MIKE CAPSHAW ENTERPRISE-LEADER Coach Randy Osnes has built Farmington into one of the top softball programs in the state. The Lady Cardinals should be strong again next season with many key players returning.
MIKE CAPSHAW ENTERPRISE-LEADER Coach Randy Osnes has built Farmington into one of the top softball programs in the state. The Lady Cardinals should be strong again next season with many key players returning.

A three-run seventh inning spelled disaster for the Lady Cardinals' softball team as Beebe rallied from behind for a 5-4 victory in the Class 5A State Tournament in Harrison on May 12.

Farmington sandwiched a pair of two runs innings around a two-run fifth inning by Beebe to take a 4-2 lead heading into the Lady Badgers' final at-bat.

Paige Devecsery and Madison Parrish each drove in a run to put the Lady Cardinals on the scoreboard the top of the fifth after Callie Harper led off the inning with a double to right field.

Following Beebe's two-run fifth, Camryn Journagan was hit by a pitch and later scored on Carley Antwine's single. Harper, who reached on a fielder's choice, scored on the same play to help Farmington regain the lead.

Devecsery allowed 6 hits while striking out 6 and walked 4 in 6-plus innings.Beebe went on to lose 7-1 to De Queen in the quarterfinals.

Farmington finished the regular season with 20 wins and had outscored Harrison 30-1 during a doubleheader sweep on May 3.

In an 18-0 win in the late game, Brandy Wallace 3 for 4 with 3 runs, Devecsery and Journgan both were was 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs and Harper was 2 for 4 with 4 RBIs. Parrish and Antwine beach had two hits, two runs and two RBIs.

Wallace and Devecsery combined to pitch a two-hitter in the four inning game.

The Lady Cardinals blew open the opener with a seven-run sixth inning on their wary to a 12-1 victory.

Journagan and Alyssa Reed each had three hits and 2 RBIs. Parrish has a game-high 3 RBIs while going 2 for 3. Devecsery and Anna Bennett both had 2 RBIs.

Brooke (BR) Smith allowed no earned runs on 5 hits while striking out 4 to pick up the win.

Sports on 05/18/2016