No. 6 Pearl River splits with No. 4 Parkland in epic extra-inning battles

Richard Gleber - PRCC Athletics Media Services

POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The No. 6 Pearl River softball team battled in two epic extra-inning contests in a split with No. 4 Parkland. The Wildcats dropped a nine-inning opener 5-4 before bouncing back with a 3-2 ten-inning victory off a Caroline Lindsey (Gulfport) walk-off double.

"I thought our offense battled; they worked with each other. The players coming off the bench were the key," Pearl River head coach Christie Meeks said. "Ryleigh with a really big at-bat for us. Klair getting a big hit for us. Then Caroline, I mean, she has been battling. She separates herself because she stayed in the game the entire series. She was helping me call pitches; she was 100-percent in, and we knew to get her in there."

GAME ONE

Both teams struggled to find home plate in the early innings as each team looked to find an opening in the opponent's defense.

With bases loaded in the bottom of the first, the Wildcats could not capitalize and left the runners stranded.

Parkland struck first in the top of the second. With a runner on base after a Wildcat error, the Cobras scored on a wild pitch to give them a 1-0 lead. Parkland added another run in the top of the third off a sacrifice fly in foul territory to increase the lead to 2-0.