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The Lady Jackets went up 4-3 in the top of the seventh on a throwing error after a popup was dropped and another drive went off the center-fielder’s glove at the wall.

Trousdale reliever Sara Link retired the first two Lady Tigers in the top of the seventh. But Abby Smith kept Watertown alive with a single and scored on Thomas’ double,.

The win lifted the 17-11 Lady Tigers to tomorrow’s region championship game at either Liberty Creek or at home against Monterey as Watertown is seeking its first region title. A Wednesday win will mean a home sectional Friday while the loser goes on the road.

Kay McGuire, who pitched five in relief of starter Avery Taylor following the delay, was the winner. She gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits, two hit batters and no walks while striking out five.

Trousdale County outhit Watertown 10-9 but led after scoring two runs in the second inning until there were two out in the seventh.

Alyssa Wood gave the Lady Tigers a 1-0 lead in the first inning as she came home on a delayed double steal.

Trousdale County added a run in the third inning. Both teams squandered scoring opportunities through much of the moist night. The Lady Tigers finally tallied in the fifth and sixth to pull even.

McGuire didn’t have a hit but was credited with two RBIs. Olivia Lester doubled as she and Taylor had two hits apiece for Watertown.

Lady Hawks bomb McGavock 21-0 in two innings; Stockwell hits 300-foot bomb to campus boundary fence

MT. JULIET — Green Hill moved Monday’s Region 6-4A tournament game up 90 minutes in an attempt to avoid weather issues.

The Lady Hawk hitters thundered to a 21-0 two-inning triumph over McGavock which was over well before those 90 minutes were up.

Chezney Whipker’s two-run homer and Jayla Page’s three-run bomb staked Green Hill to a 7-0 lead before an out was recorded.

Avary Stockwell homered later in the inning. But it was her second blast of the afternoon, in the second inning, which may already be the stuff of legend. Her drive cleared the outfield wall and hit the fence at the top of the berm which marks the back boundary of the campus an estimated 300 feet from home plate.

In addition, Kendall Davis hit an RBI triple to the left-field corner to open the scoring. Julia O’Donnell hit a two-run double in the second.

Green Hill will play in the region final at 6 p.m. today seeking a third straight championship. Mt. Juliet was leading John Overton 7-0 in the third inning when weather halted play Monday. Coach Kevin Costley said the teams planned to try to finish the contest Tuesday. That winner and Green Hill will advance to Friday’s sectional with Wednesday’s winner hosting and the loser going on the road.

Friendship waits out weather, CAK-ECS winner

Christian Academy of Knoxville leads Evangelical Christian 3-0 in the top of the third inning of a State XII game suspended by rain Monday night at Friendship Christian.

The winner of the one-and-done will face Friendship in a best-of-three round- of-eight contest.

Lady Commanders coach Mike Kittrell said the teams will return to FCS (ECS is from Memphis) today to finish their game starting at 2:30 p.m. The winner will catch Friendship in the first game of the state quarterfinal at 4:30. Game 2 will be at 1 p.m. Thursday with the “if necessary� to follow.

The winner will advance to the final four in Murfreesboro next week.

In Division II, it’s common for teams from east and west Tennessee to meet in the middle of the team it would play next in an effort to trim the travel. This format is used in most other sports as well.

Lady Tigers trounce Monterey to repeat as 5-2A champs

WATERTOWN — Watertown repeated as District 5-2A champion by run-ruling visiting Monterey 12-2 last Friday.

The Lady Tigers scored in four of their five at-bats, highlighted by four-run frames in the third and fifth, as the notched nine hits.

Kay McGuire held Monterey to three hits and two unearned runs in the fifth inning. She walked three and struck out 11.

Harlie Phillips drove in five runs, homered and singled for Watertown. Avery Taylor drove in two runs on a double and single. Olivia Lester singled twice and Drew Pryor once as they also doubled.