Stranded Base Runners Negates 10 Stolen Bases

PRAIRIE GROVE FALLS TO ROGERS HERITAGE 7-5

PRAIRIE GROVE -- Prairie Grove couldn't turn a day with no fielding errors and 10 stolen bases offensively into a win, falling 7-5 to Rogers Heritage Thursday at Veterans Park.

Ten runners left on base negated the stolen bases for Prairie Grove.

Rogers Heritage scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning to rally and hand the Lady Tigers a season-opening loss Thursday. The Lady War Eagles took a 2-0 run in the top of the second, then added another run in the third. Prairie Grove came back to tie the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the inning. The Lady Tigers moved ahead with one run in each of the fourth and fifth innings, but got into trouble in the top of the sixth.

Casey Castoe's 2-run double signified the turning point for Heritage. She came around to score on a throwing error to give the Lady War Eagles a 6-5 lead. Alexa Enos added an RBI-single before the inning was over.

Prairie Grove senior Katherine McConnell went 3-of-3 with an RBI and a run scored. She doubled twice. Classmate Madi Vinson was 1-for-4 with an RBI double. Sophomore Delaney Boyd was 1-for-4 with an RBI double. The Lady Tigers hit 5 doubles and recorded 7 bases on balls. Junior Madie Stearman (1-for-2) had the other double.

Prairie Grove had 10 stolen bases in the contest led by McConnell with 4 and freshman Sydney Stearman with 2.

Madie Stearman took the loss for Prairie Grove. She pitched 5.1 innings, surrendering 7 earned runs on 11 hits with 1 base on balls and 2 strikeouts. Liberty Kidd came on in relief to get the Lady Tigers out of the sixth inning. She allowed no runs in one and two-thirds of an inning.

Enos led Heritage with 2 hits and a pair of RBIs. Baleigh Birdcreek went 3-for-4 with a triple and a run scored. Birdcreek had the single stolen base for Heritage.

Sports on 03/07/2018