Red Devils edge Jemison in 10 innings

Published 10:54 am Thursday, March 10, 2011

From Staff Reports

Autumn Smith drove in Courtney Killingsworth in the 10th inning to give Maplesville’s softball team a 5-4 win over Jemison on Tuesday.

The score was 2-2 after the first inning and remained close throughout.

Morgan Little scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning on a single by Kiana Andrews to tie the game at 4.

Wendy Spigener scored for Jemison (1-3) on a single by Shelby Lopez in the top of the 10th.

Kimmie Jackson scored the game tying run on a double by Killingsworth in the bottom of the 10th, and then came Smith’s game winning hit.

Killingsworth was the winning pitcher for the Red Devils (6-2), going all 10 innings and striking out 11.

Little, Courtney Baugh, Killingsworth and Andrews each had three hits for Maplesville.

Shelby Griffin, Lopez and Tiffany Guin each had two hits for Jemison.