RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS) - It came down to the wire on Wednesday afternoon at Starplex Field 2 as the Stewarts Creek Lady Red Hawks grabbed a thrilling 3 to 2 walk-off victory over Dickson County. The game was tied at two in the bottom of the seventh when Kloe Quigle became the hero of the day:
Rutherford County fans caught every bit of the drama live on WGNS, with Bryan Barrett and Jon Dinkins delivering the play-by-play call after a four and a half hour rain delay.
Dickson County struck first in the top of the second inning on a Coralee Grove single to push ahead. Stewarts Creek battled back, finally leveling the score in the bottom of the sixth when Alayna Wilson singled to the right side of the infield to score a crucial run. Samya Sandifer earned the victory for Stewarts Creek after going the distance in the circle, surrendering just two runs over seven full innings while striking out seven Dickson County hitters.
Meanwhile, severe weather played a major factor in the Class 1A state softball tournament on Wednesday afternoon. The Eagleville Lady Eagles were locked in an intense, high-scoring battle against Cloudland when the umpires paused the game due to storms. The scoreboard reads 8-8, and the teams will resume play Thursday morning at 8:30 AM to decide who advances in the winner's bracket.
Down in Gladeville, the Eagleville Eagles baseball team kept their momentum rolling in the TSSAA Class 1A State Baseball Tournament with a wild 8 to 5 victory over Coalfield at Wilson Central High School. Eagleville started early with three runs in the first inning, highlighted by a two-out, two-RBI single from Kelten Freeze. Coalfield battled back to tie the game in the top of the fourth, but the Eagles answered immediately in the bottom half of the frame. Eagleville plated four runs without recording a single hit in the inning, using two wild pitches, an RBI fielder's choice from Sam Dodd, an intentional walk, and bases-loaded walks from Wyatt McDougal and Jacob Sweeney to blow the game open. Sweeney entered the game in relief during the fourth inning and threw two frames to earn the win. Drake Rzemieniewski and Porter Blair took over late, with Blair striking out the final batter to shut down any hopes of a Coalfield comeback. The victory keeps Eagleville in the winner's bracket, moving them into the bracket final Thursday at 2:00 PM - just one win away from a return trip to the state championship game.
