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Lafayette beat Sumrall 9-8 on Wednesday in Game 2 of the MHSAA Class 5A softball championship series at the USM Softball Complex, winning the series 2-0.
Lafayette scored six runs in the fourth inning to take a 9-4 lead. Sumrall answered with four runs in the fifth but did not score over the final two innings.
Jenny Grace Dreher earned the win for Lafayette, allowing eight runs on 10 hits with four strikeouts and five walks in seven innings. At the plate, Dreher went 2-for-2 with an RBI and scored once.
Braleigh Crowe went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run for Lafayette. Caroline Kelly doubled and drove in three runs, and Sydney Cregar added a hit and an RBI.
Mallory Pope went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for Sumrall. Kynnedy Lumpkins tripled, drove in two runs and scored twice. Ella Robertson, Kara Applewhite and Sarah Beth Lewis each had an RBI.
Emma Pope took the loss, allowing nine runs, three earned, on seven hits with two strikeouts and two walks in six innings.
Lafayette improved to 23-8, while Sumrall fell to 31-7.
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Lafayette 9, Sumrall 8
Score by Innings
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumrall | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| Lafayette | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Sumrall Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ella Robertson, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kynnedy Lumpkins, 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Taniya Preston, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lauren Gray, DP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kara Applewhite, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Sarah Beth Lewis, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mallory Pope, C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Madison Gammel, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kara Parker, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kynlee Speed, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rylee White, CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Emma Pope, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
Lafayette Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cregar, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Harper Avery Lewis, SS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jenny Grace Dreher, P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gracyn Mitchell, PR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braleigh Crowe, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Caroline Kelly, CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bella Bumgardner, 3B/PH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Josie McKinley East, PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ava May, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rileigh E. Jones, LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ella Grace Wood, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 4 |
Pitching
| Team | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF | NP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumrall | Emma Pope | 6.0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 31 | 95 |
| Lafayette | Jenny Grace Dreher | 7.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 34 | 115 |
Game Details
Winning pitcher: Jenny Grace Dreher
Losing pitcher: Emma Pope
Save: None
Doubles: Mallory Pope, Sumrall; Caroline Kelly, Lafayette
Triple: Kynnedy Lumpkins, Sumrall
Stolen bases: Gracyn Mitchell 2, Lafayette
Errors: Kynnedy Lumpkins 2, Sumrall; Emma Pope, Sumrall; Harper Avery Lewis, Lafayette; Braleigh Crowe, Lafayette
Double plays: Lafayette 1
Left on base: Sumrall 5; Lafayette 4
Hit by pitch: Jenny Grace Dreher by Emma Pope
Sacrifice flies: Jenny Grace Dreher, Lafayette; Caroline Kelly, Lafayette
Wild pitches: Jenny Grace Dreher 4
Passed ball: Mallory Pope
Pitches/strikes: Emma Pope 95/55; Jenny Grace Dreher 115/66
Umpires: HP Allen Lunceford; 1B Les Kelly; 3B Bart Evans
Start: 12:08 p.m.
Time: 1:35
Weather: 78, partly cloudy, N 4 mph
